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Archive for 'Selection'

Proctored or unproctored?

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on June 23, 2008 
Filed Under Selection | Leave a Comment

It is well known that job applicants lie in their resumes and at interviews to gain an advantage. In addition, much evidence exist that students cheat and plagiarise. Integrity testing and background checks of job candidates are now an integral part of the selection process. The question is who can you trust not to cheat or lie at the pre-employment stage.

Weighing down your career

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on June 2, 2008 
Filed Under Careers, Interviewing, Selection | Leave a Comment

Being overweight or obese is not only bad for your health but can also be bad for your career, according to a US study. Cort Rudolph, a researcher at Wayne State University looked at over 25 years of research on weight-based bias in the workplace to see whether being overweight hindered the chance of getting a job or moving up the work ladder.

CEOs with pretty faces perform better

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on January 14, 2008 
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Having a face only a mother could love may prove a disadvantage for budding CEOs. According to a recent study, the performance levels of America’s top companies are related to the appearance of their chief executive officers (CEOs).

Helping goalkeepers save penalties

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on December 16, 2007 
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In soccer penalty kicks, goalkeepers choose their action before they can clearly observe the kick direction. An analysis of 286 penalty kicks in top leagues and championships worldwide shows that given the probability distribution of kick direction, the optimal strategy for goalkeepers is to stay in the goal’s centre. Goalkeepers, however, almost always jump right or left. Why?

Tips on proactive recruiting

Posted by Rob McKay on November 8, 2007 
Filed Under Selection, Talent Management | Leave a Comment

Over the past years I have given dozens of seminars and speeches on the selection process. It doesn’t matter if I am in Invercargill, Auckland, Napier, Sydney, or Singapore, I always hear the same complaint: “Rob our area is different, there is a great shortage of talent here, we just can’t find good people”.

Literacy testing back-fires

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on October 15, 2007 
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A literacy test administered to job applicants by a US company was found to be discriminatory to African-American job applicants costing the company several thousand dollars in fines payable to those discriminated against.

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