HOW ABOUT SIMPLY ASKING CANDIDATES?
Stephen O’Donnell · Ask The Candidate It seems to be that people no longer expect a straight answer to a straight question these days.... Read More
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I am your Interviewer
Good morning and welcome. I am your interviewer, and I’ll be judging you today. Over the years I have seen countless articles, blogs and tutorials,... Read More
Psychometric Assessment Trends for 2015
Online Assessments in 2015 – My Predictions Fuelled by the recovery of hiring volumes, and by in-house recruiters taking greater “ownership” of technology, here’s how... Read More
Gambling on the CV Lottery
How often have you found that a CV gives you no real indication of the suitability of a particular candidate? Either a seemingly perfect candidate... Read More
The Crazy-to-Hire Matrix
Firstly I should point out that this is a bit of fun, and need not be taken too seriously. However, as with all good jokes,... Read More
Yes, but what does it do?
What exactly do I get from PC Evaluate? (I hear you ask) Well, let’s break it down into plain English. Faster and better hires. High... Read More
HRExaminer Radio: Episode #52: Stephen O’Donnell
HRExaminer Radio Episode: 52 Air Date: April 11, 2014 Guest: Stephen O’Donnell Host: John Sumser After 27 years in professional recruitment, and the last 14... Read More
Creating an Award Winning Employer Website
WEBINAR As the founder and host of the National Online Recruitment awards since 2001, Stephen O’Donnell probably road-tests more recruitment websites in the UK than... Read More
Top 10 Surprising truths about Psychometrics
The truth about modern Psychometric Profiling is often the very opposite of common perceptions. High quality professional profiling is now so cheap, you can have... Read More
PC Evaluate Partners with PeopleClues for UK Launch
PCEvaluate Brings America’s Leading Online Candidate Assessment and Profiling Tools to the UK PCEvaluate, founded by Stephen O’Donnell, one of the UK’s best known online... Read More
Famous First Tweets
They say we can tell a lot about a person by many things, including the personality, record collection, or indeed how they use social media.... Read More
MisEmployed – Word of the Day
As employers, how often do we find ourselves with staff members employed in the wrong job, which simply doesn’t match their skills. An under-utilised employee... Read More
Two Types of Personality Tests – It’s Important You Know the Difference
The broad description of “personality tests” fall into two distinct types – ipsative and normative. It is essential that an organization understands the differences between... Read More
HR Loves Recruiters
HR ♥ Recruiters A survey at the recent recruiting ‘unconference’ Trulondon, has identified an underlying personality mismatch between in-house HR and Recruitment Agency personnel. Is... Read More
INTERVIEWERS PERSONALITY PROFILER
We all know that there are many types of interviewers, and most develop their own style of interviewing. What is seldom appreciated, however, is that... Read More