Apr 30, 2020 | Career, General Interest, HR and Training, Management
The Covid-19 crisis has certainly placed us all in uncharted waters – while we adjust to a new way of living and working, the majority of businesses are now navigating employment law scenarios with which they have never dealt with previously.Having spoken to HR...
Feb 6, 2020 | Hiring, HR and Training, Management
Job specifications (or ‘specs’ as they are known in recruitment) are central to every open role. They are the first thing a person will read before applying for a role and gives them a sense of the responsibilities and requirements. But, many job specs are...
Nov 4, 2019 | Assessment Centres, HR and Training, Management, Psychometric Assessments
Many of us working in talent management are aware of the saying ‘people leave managers, not companies’. According to the British Psychological Society’s latest research, 43% of HR Professionals rate ‘poor management style’ as one of the top causes of...
Oct 31, 2019 | Career, General Interest, HR and Training, Irish Market, Management, Recruitment
We all know that the recruitment industry today is a candidate-driven market. Ireland’s workforce is more qualified today than it has ever been before. It is estimated that 56.2% of adults aged 15-39 possess a third level qualification (CSO 2016), and level...
Sep 25, 2019 | Assessment Centres, General Interest, HR and Training, HR Services, Management
As an employer or HR professional, your employees are your most valuable resource. You are actively looking to address business needs with the human capital that you have at your disposal and therefore it is important to recognise the skills and abilities that they...
Jul 16, 2019 | Assessment Centres, HR and Training, HR Services, Psychometric Assessments, Recruitment
As a practitioner of ability and personality assessments, I’ve noticed a major push towards integrating psychometric tools into recruitment processes. Not only is this improving efficiency, but it also benefits the overall talent management process too. Evidence...
