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Testgrid’s psychologists had an unusual visit this week, from Cupid – the Roman god of love himself! He has put together a list of personality traits he longed for and talked to us about how he could measure these behavioural characteristics in a partner!
Testgrid is proud to be supporting Brain Awareness Week - see how you can learn more about Whole Brain Thinking or get your organisation involved!
In Australia alone, the estimated cost of fraud amounts to $8.5 billion annually. Sadly, 60% of fraud cases take over 3 years to detect, 61% of fraud cases result in no recovery, and a whopping half of Australian businesses experience economic crime. Lucky for you , there’s something you can do about it!
More and more businesses and government institutions are reaping the long standing benefits associated with psychometric testing, now it’s time for you to see why!
2019 is almost here and the rise of technology in recruitment is only beginning. The New Year will bring a new series of recruiting trends that will significantly impact your recruitment process. We’ve put together this list of the latest trends to help you improve your recruiting strategy. Are you ready to implement these new trends or will you be left behind?
This week, Testgrid was extremely honoured to receive an early visit from the man of the season himself: Santa Claus. Our psychologists were able to put together a profile of Santa, which we like to call ‘The Man Behind the Red Suit’: read on to find out all you need to know about Santa before Christmas Eve!
It’s that time of year and many of us are starting to think about our next graduate intakes. See the top 4 skills Testgrid deems critical for success in graduate positions!
The cost of work-related injury and disease in Australia amounts to over 60 billion dollars annually! Research tells us that up to 80% of workplace accidents result from human error - so how do you avoid hiring unsafe employees?
In one way or another we are all guilty of unconscious bias. A greater awareness and a practical approach such as blind recruitment can help to overcome this common workplace hurdle!
You may have heard ‘culture add’ being thrown around as a bit of a buzz word in recent months - but what does it actually mean, and how do we put it into practice?
It’s fantastic that Australian organisations are becoming increasingly open to adopting flexible work initiatives, there is still however a very strong ‘flexibility stigma’ that surrounds the approach. The solution is simple and it’s outlined it 3 easy steps!
Many of us already know that ‘candidate experience’ is an important consideration when designing and delivering a top-notch recruitment process. But let’s take a closer look at the reasons why…
Dulux and Testgrid teamed up to overhaul the Dulux recruitment process and the results speak for themselves!
Some organisations have successfully implemented gamified assessments to attract younger, digital native candidates, and to position their environment as a modern, fun or innovative place to work - but is it as groundbreaking as it seems?
Your sales force is the front line of your business. You want to find candidates with the qualities to get results even under difficult conditions and we've listed the key skills you need to look for and assess!
AI-powered recruitment is the way of the future and Monash University is leading the way with Testgrid.
We all know the ‘bad’ interview questions. We’ve heard them may times before and they make recruiters and candidates groan…
Hiring high performers, especially at the executive level – is not a simple or straightforward task. If the Jedi's had access to psychometric testing, they may never have recruited Darth Vader. We look at the best way to recruit Jedi's and stay away from sith hires!
This year alone has seen Testgrid undergo some exciting changes and welcome new additions, although we advise you drink our water at your own risk!
As an employer, it is your legal responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to recruitment processes for those with disability.
A personality test is a questionnaire or standardised ‘instrument’ designed to reveal aspects of a person’s character or psychological makeup.
To celebrate his 10 years with Testgrid, we sat down with Managing Director, Gerard Ward to ask him some questions about Psychometric Testing!
Your sedentary job is probably bad for your health – here’s how you can increase movement and avoid sitting too much.
’Validity’ refers to the ability of a test to measure what it claims to measure. But which methods are most effective at predicting performance?
The NDIS will not only change the lives of the disabled, but also create up to 70,000 new jobs.
We've teamed up with our friends at South Yarra Spine & Sports Medicine to give you the low down on posture and how its affecting you at work.
We’ve addressed some common criticisms of unconscious bias training to ensure that it works successfully to increase workforce diversity…