Rob Mckay
Rob McKay MA(Hons) is an Industrial/Organisational Psychologist and
Director of AssessSystems Aust/NZ Ltd. He specialises in employee
assessment for selection and development and has over 30 years of
practical hands on business experience. He can be reached at office@assess.co.nz or on the web at assess.co.nz
Articles by this Author
Your Personality - Lay 50% Of The Blame On Your Parents
- By Rob Mckay
- Published March 13, 2008
- Recruitment
- Unrated
Personality is strongly aligned to success in the workplace and as such should always be assessed during the selection process. Assessing a candidate's personality will tells us who that person is and not just what they know...
7 Ways to Stop Hiring Turkeys!
- By Rob Mckay
- Published February 24, 2008
- Recruitment
- Unrated
Hiring turkeys is easy when you rely on gut feel and emotional judgement. Using a structured, scientific approach will give you better odds of hiring the right person first time.
How To Construct A Job Description
- By Rob Mckay
- Published February 17, 2008
- Recruitment
- Unrated
It’s a legal requirement to have a job description for every position in your organisation (NZ/Aust readers). This must be provided to the employee as part of their employment contract. Apart from this legal requirement, it makes good business sense for all parties to have a clear, written picture, of what is required to be successful within the role and the organisation in total.
Bad Attitude, Identify It Before You Hire It
- By Rob Mckay
- Published January 26, 2008
- Recruitment
- Unrated
The hiring interview is the most expensive and poorest predictor of job performance, yet it is the most common selection tool. The use of a validated psychometric profile will greatly add to your chances of employing the right person first time. We call it getting "job fit". 