30 May 2025

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psychometric assessment in the workplace
In today’s competitive business landscape, finding the right talent is more challenging—and more crucial—than ever before. Traditional recruitment methods often fall short in identifying candidates who will truly excel in their roles. This is where psychometric testing is revolutionising the recruitment process, providing human resources professionals with data-driven insights that go fa...
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23 Apr 2025

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Outplacement psychometrics
Outplacement programs have become a crucial resource for organisations dedicated to supporting employees through career transitions, particularly during restructures or redundancies. These programs not only reflect a company's commitment to employee wellbeing but also help maintain morale among remaining staff. A powerful tool that enhances the effectiveness of these programs is the inte...
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20 Feb 2024

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Managerial success depends on a leader’s ability to guide teams, make effective decisions, and deliver consistent results. It combines strategic thinking, communication skills, emotional intelligence, and the capacity to motivate others. Successful managers not only achieve organisational goals but also create a positive work culture that inspires growth and high performance In the re...
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04 Jun 2018

Aptitude Testing, Employee Testing, Executive Testing, Human Resources, Recruitment
Personality Assessment
In the world of personality assessment there are numerous tools that are used to measure and understand personality. A trait approach to personality has been in existence since the early 1900's, and it has been the aim of many researchers to identify which are the most useful underlying factors to consider - with numerous studies dedicated to this topic. Many of the largest and most r...
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16 Oct 2013

Employee Testing, Executive Testing, Human Resources, Specific & Custom Tests, Survey
Time Management
Issues including increasing workloads, less funding, and greater diversity in the client base highlight the importance of effective time management skills in the workplace. These issues create a situation where health professionals need to achieve more in less time, making good scheduling management skills essential. Graduates, supervisors of recent graduates, experienced practitioners, ...
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21 Aug 2013

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Employee Engagement
The importance of employee engagement has been discussed in previous posts. Recent research indicates that nowhere is employee engagement more important than in professional services firms. While these firms necessarily focus primarily on clients, their long-term success ultimately relies on the success of their employees' work. And the most successful employees are engaged employees. ...
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03 Dec 2012

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Report Reveals
Skills are specific competencies (such as knowledge of MS Excel) that enable performance of job tasks or functions (such as accounting tasks). While often thought of as 'less than' a qualification such as a degree, skills are essential in the workforce. Although intelligence and formal qualifications like degrees or diplomas provide a strong foundation, employees also need the practic...
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12 Nov 2012

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Research
A meta-analysis conducted in the United Kingdom (Bertua, Anderson & Salgado, 2005) has found that intelligence tests and tests of  specific cognitive abilities are strong, reliable and valid predictors of both job performance  and response to training.  Operational validities are in the range of .5-.6, meaning that these  cognitive tests can account for approximately 30% of the varia...
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15 Oct 2012

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Survey
Recent research has found that up to 80% of staff turnover can be better controlled by organisations by improving their understanding of employee needs, employee-organisational fit and workplace culture.  The research, which included over 11,000 employees from 40 Australian organisations, was based on exit survey responses from employees who left their organisations between January 2011 ...
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03 Sep 2012

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Legal Issues
When hiring senior executives, a lot of time and attention tends to be given to perfecting the remuneration package.  A leading workplace law and strategy firm warns that it is important to give equal attention to exit strategies, to avoid costly legal battles if the relationship sours. One aspect of the exit/departure process that is often disputed when senior executives move on is t...
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