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		<title>Sleep and the workplace: the latest trends and research</title>
		<link>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/sleep-and-the-workplace-the-latest-trends-and-research-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alla Keogh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Craig Hassed]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The work culture With Australians working longer hours than ever before and working the longest hours of all countries in the developed world, businesses are finding that they need to provide a greater number of more innovative ‘perks’ to reward their employees’ hard work, to keep their employees’ productive and to ensure they attract and retain the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAY NO TO BULLYING</title>
		<link>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/say-no-to-bullying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colon Fabig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Helena Cooper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Capital Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living Social]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mario Fenech]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new national campaign backed by big business, sportspeople, charities, ministers and celebrities has been unveiled in an effort to eliminate bullying in the workplace and other settings, according to Human Capital Magazine. Involved are such organisations as Foxtel, Channel 9, and Living Social; such high profile individuals as cricketer Brad Haddin, sports commentator Phil Gould, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selecting Job Applicants in the Age of Social Media</title>
		<link>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/selecting-job-applicants-in-the-age-of-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alan Geere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Jericho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mr Geere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Referee Checks]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/?p=221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An article in the ‘mycareer’ section of 4 October’s Sydney Morning Herald revealed that increasingly employers are using social media sites such as Twitter to help select job applicants.  Alan Geere, from Essex Chronicle Media Group and Northcliffe Media South East in the UK this week asked would-be reporters to apply for jobs by tweeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assessment in Organisations &#8211; Current Status, Trends and Emerging Issues</title>
		<link>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/assessment-in-organisations-current-status-trends-and-emerging-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/assessment-in-organisations-current-status-trends-and-emerging-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Applied Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aptitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conscientiousness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ones Viswesveran]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/?p=207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Meta-analyses have revealed that the most valid predictors of job performance are ability measures (cognitive or intelligence tests) and personality assessments, particularly the “Big 5” personality traits, followed by structured job interviews.  Together, ability tests and measures of conscientiousness or integrity provide an adjusted validity of 0.65 (Ones, Viswesveran, &#38; Schmidt, 1993; Ones &#38; Viswesveran, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How safe is your contact centre?</title>
		<link>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/how-safe-is-your-contact-centre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bloomberg Businessweek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Corp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The security breaches at Sony Corp., makers of the PlayStation consoles, in April this year exposed both the wealth of personal information that contact centre staff gather from customers on a daily basis and also the potential costs and reputation damage that can result from lack of risk management and appropriate security practices. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safety first?</title>
		<link>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/safety-first/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Dutch Shell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers Compensation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/?p=97</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent front page story in the Sydney Morning Herald (Wallace, 2011) “Injuries Show the Dangers of Childcare” highlights the serious problems that can arise when employees are unaware of, or do not follow, organisational safety procedures. The report indicated that there were 13,300 potential health and safety breaches in child care centres in NSW in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How emotionally intelligent are your managers?</title>
		<link>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/how-emotionally-intelligent-are-your-managers/</link>
		<comments>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/how-emotionally-intelligent-are-your-managers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[EI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lane Eds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schmidt Hayes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STEM]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/?p=94</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Leaders exert a significant influence over the satisfaction and engagement of the employees that they lead (Harter, Schmidt &#38; Hayes, 2002). A good manager can inspire and transform a workplace; while a bad manager can derail their own efforts and those of the organisation.  Signs of derailment include failure to delegate, attitude of arrogance and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Identifying your strongest and weakest leaders</title>
		<link>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/identifying-your-strongest-and-weakest-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/identifying-your-strongest-and-weakest-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resource Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LMEI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maylett Riboldi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personnel Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walker Smither]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/?p=88</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The idea of a 360 degree performance appraisal is to survey those around an employee to gather information about their performance from the perspective of different individuals they interact with at work. Feedback is typically provided by subordinates, peers and supervisors, the individuals themselves (self-assessment), and may include feedback from customers or clients. “360” refers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing for Workplace Bullies</title>
		<link>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/testing-for-workplace-bullies/</link>
		<comments>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/testing-for-workplace-bullies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Dolph</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dingler Duhon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Cooper Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ID]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Psychological Society defines workplace bullying as the experience of aggressive and negative behaviours towards one or more employees that results in a hostile work environment. To be classified as bullying, such negative acts must be regular (usually at least weekly) and persistent (continuing for a 6 month period or longer). The consequences of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psychometric Aptitude Tests vs Referee Checks</title>
		<link>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/psychometric-aptitude-tests-vs-referee-checks/</link>
		<comments>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/psychometric-aptitude-tests-vs-referee-checks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Thompson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ability Tests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Background]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychometric Aptitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychometric Aptitude Tests]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most jobs require applicants to provide references or referees in the form of former employers who can be called to ask about how the applicant performed in previous roles.  Whilst referee checks are very common, there is evidence to show that they do not predict job performance very well and can in fact be highly [...]]]></description>
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