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Competencies

In an HR context, “competencies” means the skills and attributes of an individual that enables him or her to perform effectively at work.

Employers can use the skills, knowledge and behaviours possessed by employees to help improve levels of organisational performance.


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    Josh Bersin: talent acquisition risks being cut off from company strategy

    by Adam McCulloch 3 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 3 May 2024

    Talent acquisition teams increasingly feel disconnected from company strategy and are being forced only to advise on ways of reducing costs.

    • Competencies
    • Local authorities
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    Toolkit emphasises importance of references in social care recruitment

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jan 2023

    The Disclosure and Barring Service has published a care worker recruitment toolkit to help social care employers gather sufficient employment...

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    CIPD: Stop using degrees to screen candidates

    by Rob Moss 3 Aug 2022
    by Rob Moss 3 Aug 2022

    CIPD calls on employers to stop screening for candidates with degrees and to hire according to skills and potential.

    • Assessment centres
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    Personnel Today Awards 2021: Norfolk County Council on fire with Innovation in Recruitment Award

    by Personnel Today 16 Nov 2021
    by Personnel Today 16 Nov 2021

    Norfolk County Council was commended for its campaign to attract underepresented groups to the Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service.

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    TUC taskforce to address ‘punitive’ use of AI in staff monitoring

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Nov 2020

    With the use of AI growing during the Covid pandemic a taskforce aims to protect workers from punitive ways of working.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Candidate experience
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    Personnel Today Awards 2020: Innovation in Recruitment shortlist

    by Personnel Today 2 Nov 2020
    by Personnel Today 2 Nov 2020

    With just a few weeks until we celebrate the Personnel Today Awards 2020, we profile the shortlisted organisations. The latest...

    • Employee engagement
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    Personnel Today Awards 2020: Talent Management Award shortlist

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Oct 2020

    We continue our countdown to the Personnel Today Awards 2020 by taking a closer look at the organisations shortlisted for...

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    Pandemic has changed the skills employers desire

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jun 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jun 2020

    There will be a shift in the skills and behaviours employers will be looking for in job candidates as organisations...

    • Competencies
    • Latest News
    • Executive recruitment

    Why ‘talent’ is no longer a useful term for business

    by Harriet Henaghan 16 May 2019
    by Harriet Henaghan 16 May 2019

    As the requirements for future leaders change, is it time to do away with the concept of focusing only on a select few?

    • Competencies
    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Intuition ‘very important’ in recruitment for nine in 10 leaders

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Mar 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Mar 2019

    Ninety-six per cent of business leaders say intuition is a “very important” skill in hiring and promoting staff, with a...

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    Businesses gunning for cyber skills should consider ex-forces personnel

    by Lee Holloway 21 Sep 2018
    by Lee Holloway 21 Sep 2018

    Recent research highlights how much companies could gain in fields such as cyber security from recruiting ex-armed services staff, writes...

    • Competencies
    • Early careers
    • Graduates

    Mindset and match: recruiting millennials is about more than speed

    by Tim Drake 4 Aug 2016
    by Tim Drake 4 Aug 2016

    Speeding up recruitment processes may appease applicants, but it won’t get to the heart of why some employers are failing...

    • Assessment centres
    • Candidate experience
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    Personnel Today Awards 2014 winners: Accenture take top prize for recruitment innovation

    by Jo Faragher 12 Dec 2014
    by Jo Faragher 12 Dec 2014

    The Personnel Today Award for Innovation in Recruitment was given to Accenture for doubling it's amount of hires after the introduction of new technology...

    • Employee engagement
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    • Sickness absence management

    BITC model to improve employee wellness and engagement

    by Personnel Today 14 Feb 2011
    by Personnel Today 14 Feb 2011

    A business model from corporate responsibility organisation BITC can improve employee wellness and engagement, says Louise Aston.Sickness absence costs UK...

    • Business performance
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    Civilians replacing police to investigate serious crimes

    by Daniel Thomas 24 Nov 2009
    by Daniel Thomas 24 Nov 2009

    Civilian staff are being used by police forces to investigate serious crimes, it has emerged.The new workers have already been...

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