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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03 Dec 2012

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Workforce
Over 2 million Australians, or 1 in 4 workers, are classified as casual workers.  A spokesperson from the ACTU described the trend in the increase in casual workers, or 'casualisation' of the workforce, as "one of the dominant trends in the Australian workplace during the past decade". Much has been discussed about workforce casualisation, with varied views on its benefits, challenges...
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28 Mar 2012

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Our last blog looked at psychometric tests and the difference between psychometric and skills tests. The main focus was on cognitive ability tests and specific skills sets.  An interesting question, therefore, is where does personality fit in? Personality tests Personality tests are psychometric tests. They are based on personality research and theories about how personality is stru...
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29 Sep 2009

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Time Management
Published in the Sydney Morning Herald. Out of Time? Researchers at the University of Sydney's Department of Psychology have found that being a good time manager is closely related to how conscientious a person is, and that this may be a personality trait rather than a skill one can acquire. Good time managers are also likely to be early birds, and slightly more prone to worrying....
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