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So you think you can interview?
Written by John Berry on 12th March 2018. Revised 31st October 2023.
6 min read
Most managers think they can interview. Many even believe that they are good at it. And yet precious few have been trained and fewer still understand the true role of interviewing in ensuring fairness and valid assessment. Simply, structured interviews win. But they must be built vacancy by vacancy. Here's how to improve the predictive ability of your interviews.
The use of psychometric assessment in recruitment and selection
Written by John Berry on 14th March 2023. Revised 29th October 2023.
4 min read
Managers have one aim in recruitment and selection – hiring someone who will do well in the job, and contribute to business outcomes. This aim is satisfied during recruitment and selection by exploiting a simple principle – ensuring that the person who is hired has personal characteristics which match those for optimal performance in the job. Have candidates do our Preselect Assessment before first interview. Then have them do our Main Assessment prior to second interview. Both report match with the ideal.
A framework for people management
Written by John Berry on 25th September 2023. Revised 30th September 2023.
4 min read
The essence of people management? That people have a value. People as employees are not a resource to be dismissed at a whim. People have the right a career and to be treated well. In return, the employee will give good service. There are five tenets. The manager must: offer employees a good standard of living; design good jobs; give equal access to opportunity; offer security of tenure; and not give special treatment to anyone.
Bank Holidays - England, Wales and Scotland
Written by Sue Berry on 9th May 2017. Revised 29th August 2023.
4 min read
Bank Holiday dates for England, Wales and Scotland
Employing Foreign Workers in the UK
Written by Sue Berry on 27th June 2018. Revised 8th July 2023.
11 min read
The UK is suffering a massive skills and labour shortage. Whilst we hear a lot about the NHS, any manager in a technology-centric business will tell a similar story – we simply have too few engineers and scientists. Employing overseas workers can help. This article discusses how you apply for a visa sponsorship licence and go on to have a foreign worker apply for a visa. This article is up to date at 20th August 2020. It will not be kept up to date and should be considered general reading only.
National Minimum Wage Rates
Written by Sue Berry on 9th May 2017. Revised 6th July 2023.
1 min read
National minimum wage figures for UK employers. This data is updated whenever legislation changes.