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.
Businesses gunning for cyber skills should consider ex-forces personnel
Recent research highlights how much companies could gain in fields such as cyber security from recruiting ex-armed services staff, writes...
Mindset and match: recruiting millennials is about more than speed
Speeding up recruitment processes may appease applicants, but it won’t get to the heart of why some employers are failing...
Personnel Today Awards 2014 winners: Accenture take top prize for recruitment innovation
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...
BITC model to improve employee wellness and engagement
A business model from corporate responsibility organisation BITC can improve employee wellness and engagement, says Louise Aston.Sickness absence costs UK...
Civilians replacing police to investigate serious crimes
Civilian staff are being used by police forces to investigate serious crimes, it has emerged.The new workers have already been...
FSA vetting leads 10% of applicants for top bank jobs to drop out
Almost one in 10 applications for senior jobs in the financial sector has been withdrawn since the Financial Services Authority (FSA)...
Employer-college link-up call to close ‘soft skills’ gap among graduates
Employers should wise up to working with colleges, schools and universities to ensure future job candidates possess appropriate skills, according...
Haringey Council struggles to recruit social workers in wake of Baby P tragedy
The Baby P case has sparked a recruitment crisis in the social care sector as local authorities struggle to deal...
Competency-based interviews and online psychometric tests are best for choosing candidates
Introducing or improving competency-based interviews and online psychometric tests have been the most effective changes employers have made to their...
Quantity rather than quality as IT jobs market ‘goes berserk’
The number of IT vacancies in the UK is at its highest for five years, a study has revealed.A survey...
Stigma of public sector holds back top talent
I totally agree with Warren Broadbent (Letters, Personnel Today 10 April). Job applicants are totally ignored if long, valuable and...
Jobseekers rate women as better interviewers than men
Women are rated as better job interviewers than men, according to research.
More than half (56%) of 1,000 UK job...
Graduates screened by online psychometric tests to ensure property firm attracts best candidates
Property adviser GVA Grimley has introduced online psychometric tests to enhance its graduate recruitment process.
Each year the company receives...
Ethnic minority applicants face discrimination at job interviews over experience and languages
Job interview discrimination disadvantages ethnic minorities.
British Airways information chief calls for IT training to be integral part of all university courses
Chairman of chief infomation officers board at E-Skills highlights need for essential IT skills.
