We are doing a shout out today to Apple. A former Apple employee Huxley Dunsany posted a set of 11 “rules for success” that were attached to the back of his employee badge when he started at Apple back in 2004. It's been reported in the USA in various publications and CNBC carried the article. It's also on LinkedIn. The substance of this post is one we think many of our clients and partners will identify with. We often talk about how to hire the right people - this post is about how to start them off on the right foot. So thanks to Huxley and others for sharing. Read More...

The second of two posts looking at AI (Artificial Intelligence). This one with particular reference to applications within Recruitment and HR
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Tags: Selection, Technology, psychometric

The first of two posts looking at AI (Artificial Intelligence). What you can do with it and whether it really does deserve all the hype it is getting in terms of delivering useful services right now and in the future.
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Tags: Selection, Technology, psychometric

We thought it was worth revisiting selection and screening again. It is somewhat of a perennial topic within recruitment and HR - but an important one nonetheless. You can find lots of, well intentioned, advice on the web for how to go about screening candidates once they apply. However, its difficult to present any single "method" that will work in all cases. Read More...

Tags: Selection, Search, psychometric

Another round up of the best April Fools gags and pranks that we have had reported to us. We normally add a more practical and serious side as well as celebrating the fun of the day. We had planned on doing a piece about "fake news" to chime with this. However there is enough scary stuff going on right now regarding Fake News, so we have ended up keeping this post all light hearted. That said we have one item that we though was an April Fools prank - but was in fact real - it's a crazy world we live in... Read More...

Tags: Humour