380. Psychometrics Guru Justin McNamara on improving recruitment selection, performance prediction and acing psychometric tests [Best of Series] episode artwork

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380. Psychometrics Guru Justin McNamara on improving recruitment selection, performance prediction and acing psychometric tests [Best of Series]

from The Inner Chief · host Greg Layton

"Resumés don't actually have that much useful information; your experience as a candidate can vary wildly based on the environment that you're in and your motivations to perform."   In this Best of Series episode, we replay a chat we had in 2019 with Psychometrics Guru, Justin McNamara, on improving recruitment selection, performance prediction and acing psychometric tests.   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/380 👂   NEED TO GET YOUR HIRING RIGHT? Discover 30 unique and powerful interview questions used by CEOs to help make sure you hire the right person for the right role: chiefmaker.com/interview   Justin is an Occupational Psychologist who loves working at the intersection of people and data, in order to support companies to solve tricky problems. During his career, he has been privileged to learn from great minds at the University of Queensland, and both Kent and Cambridge Universities in the UK, while happily immersing himself in the latest research. His passion for psychometrics, machine learning and data have resulted in deep expertise in the creation of custom assessment solutions for a variety of businesses in most industries to improve the performance of their people and selection processes. In his own words, he loves bringing the nerdier things to life for clients in a pragmatic and business-focused way.   In this Best of Series Masterclass we talk about: ✅ What Psychometrics are - and aren't - and which ones are useful in the recruitment process. ✅ Knowing the markers for success for predicting both performance and leadership. ✅ The future of Psychometrics and big data, and ✅ The key factors in ensuring you can ace a psychometric test.   Stay epic, Greg   Connecting with Justin McNamara You can reach Justin via LinkedIn. Books and Resources People Excellence website Practice psychometric tests: https://www.shldirect.com/en/practice-tests https://www.savilleassessment.com/practice-tests https://www.trytalentq.com Talent Intelligence – by Nik Kinley Mind Over Mood – by Dennis Greenberger Similar Episodes on hiring talent Chief Maker Minisode: 7 unique interview questions used by CEOs Nancy Slessenger, Founder and CEO of Vinehouse Hiring, on Scientific recruitment, the do's and don'ts of interviewing, and staff retention Linda Carroll, Chief People Officer of G8 Education, on Hiring for attitude and the critical power of human capital Follow Chief Maker 📝 Get my Finish Strong monthly newsletter with insanely valuable career tips 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn or Instagram 📈 Join the waitlist for the Chief Maker MiniMBA 🎓 Take one of the Chief Maker Academy courses 🍏 Subscribe for free to The Inner Chief podcast on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Subscribe for free to The Inner Chief podcast on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe for free to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

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