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		<title>Streamline your recruitment process to attract top talent!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 06:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent survey has shown that 79% of job applicants lose interest in a job when faced with a long recruitment process and 45% have withdrawn their application because they didn&#8217;t like the interviewer. This is consistent with the experience of James Nicholson, managing director of the professional recruitment consultancy Robert Walters.  Nicholson said he has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fraud and misconduct prevention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fraud and misconduct &#8220;grey areas&#8221; in the workplace Yesterday&#8217;s Human Capital Australia magazine outlined a recent decision by Fair Work Australia (FWA) and the implications for dealing with fraud and misconduct in the workplace.  A supermarket store manager was dismissed for taking groceries without paying, however the dismissal was overturned by FWA and he was awarded more than $15,000 in compensation as the matter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psychometric personality tests</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barrick Mount]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[OCEANIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sydney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our last blog looked at psychometric tests and the difference between psychometric and skills tests. The main focus was on cognitive ability tests and specific skills sets.  An interesting question, therefore, is where does personality fit in? Personality tests Personality tests are psychometric tests.  They are based on personality research and theories about how personality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psychometric tests and skills tests &#8211; what&#8217;s the difference and what&#8217;s the value</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MYOB]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Psychometric tests and skills tests are often used in job selection.  Both can be vital tools to help you find the best people for the job.  But what exactly are they, and what are the differences between these two types of tests? Psychometric tests are instruments that tell us about individual differences: such as personal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on skills tests v&#8217;s psychometric tests &#8211; declarative and procedural knowledge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mt Everest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sir Edmund Hilary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Declarative and procedural knowledge There are several different &#8216;ways&#8217; of knowing things and of acquiring knowledge.  Two of the main ways are declarative and procedural knowledge.  Declarative knowledge is knowing that &#8211; i.e.,  factual knowledge and information &#8211; for instance that Sir Edmund Hilary climbed Mt Everest.  Procedural knowledge is knowing how &#8211; i.e., knowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Theory based cognitive tests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theory based tests are best for your business From the end of the 20th Century and particularly in the early 21st Century a trend has developed so that cognitive ability tests are increasingly based on sound theoretical models. The benefits of basing ability tests on theoretical models are that they: Incorporate the most up-to-date research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personality can influence performance on cognitive tests</title>
		<link>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2012/personality-can-influence-performance-on-cognitive-tests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ARAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working Memory]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Personality and Cognition Personality and cognitive ability tests have long been used in job selection.  They have both been shown to be important predictors of job performance but are considered separate tests which measure different aspects of job suitability. An interesting set of studies shows that they may have more in common than previously thought.  It has [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://psychometrics-blog.rightpeople.com.au/2011/sleep-and-the-workplace-the-latest-trends-and-research-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marika Donkin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ABC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alla Keogh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr Craig Hassed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Perky Perks]]></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[Brad Haddin]]></category>
		<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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		<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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