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Conform to the Norm?

There has been a big push from successive governments to try to modernise the public sector. As much as this relates to the structure, ...

‘Leadership: stress and hubris’

Why do some leaders, from all walks of life, succumb to hubris – arrogance, overweening pride and contempt for others? These questions were the ...

Is It Possible To Fool A Psychometric Test?

The way we present ourselves when completing a personality questionnaire is subject to the same distortion and manipulations deployed in real life encounters. We ...

Entrepreneur or Intrapreneur?

Judging by the daily pronouncements of international economic foundations, governments and think tanks everywhere, the world is looking to entrepreneurs to cure all our ...

How does your personality contribute to your success in IT?

In the 1980s, when computers were still a novelty, psychologists were busy researching “computer aptitude”, a specific kind of intelligence that would identify those ...

Five Pitfalls To Avoid With Online Personality Profiling

Online personality profiling is growing fast, and a few mouse clicks can shepherd tens of thousands of candidates through the mysteries of the psychometrics ...

Do you need to be a certain type of person to work in marketing?

The ultimate goal of those working in marketing is to promote a product and generates sales, but what does it take? Earlier this year, ...

The Five Pitfalls of Personality Profiling

    Many employers use personality profiling as part of the recruitment process – but are they giving you the right results? Geoff Tricky, ...

In Defense of Personality Tests

Recent pop personality quizzes such as those found on BuzzFeed make light of our fascination with personality and the practicality of self-awareness. While these may be fun coffee ...

Call Centre Work: Are You a Natural

Call centre work is not for everyone. Is your personality suited to the environment, or are you banging your head against a brick wall? ...

The Dangers of Serving the ‘Recruitment Type”

The industry needs to balance two sets of competencies, says Gillian Hyde, director of Psychological Consultancy
. In the December 2013 issue of Recruiter, readers ...

Making Sense of Your Career Choices – Are You Out of Your Comfort Zone

Geoff Trickey, MD of Psychological Consultancy Ltd, discusses the public sector’s values and organisational culture that set it apart from the private sector. Our ...