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Onboarding new employees. Learn from my mistakes.

February 22, 2021June 19, 2019

This year I had the pleasure of hiring a new graduate consultant at Saville. With just over a year of management experience, this was a fairly daunting task.

I haven’t managed that many people before and I didn’t have that much experience onboarding people. I basically recounted the experiences I’d personally had (some of which were non-existent) and cherry-picked the best parts. On reflection, I didn’t think about the fact that these experiences were very traditional and administrative focused.

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Expectations vs. Reality – My Onboarding Experience

February 22, 2021June 12, 2019

As a new graduate, I can’t emphasise enough the importance of onboarding and how, as an employer, it should be at the front of your mind. It’s so much more than just going through the motions, giving your new employee a computer (installing all of the countless required updates), the Wi-Fi password and an office tour. There is nothing worse than having the best candidate experience leading up to the job offer, only to be let down by a manager who doesn’t know anything about you, having arbitrary goals being forced upon you without any consideration and a team who doesn’t know where you fit in.

Luckily for me, this wasn’t my experience! Some of my classmates weren’t so fortunate.

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Seven factors affecting the outcomes of your selection process

July 6, 2020May 18, 2017

Selection is arguably the most important aspect of HR and is critical to the continued success of your organisation. So what do you need to be aware of when developing your selection process?

There are a number of factors which affect the outcomes of an organisation’s selection process, we’ve outlined seven that you should be aware of.

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Product Segment- Wave Interview Guide

November 24, 2020March 29, 2016

Designed for recruitment, the Saville Assessment Wave Interview Guide provides a clear structure for interviews by providing questions and probes designed to measure both talent and motive.

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Recruit your next employee fairly and objectively

July 5, 2018November 26, 2015

recruit on talent not likability

A struggle faced by many managers responsible for hiring new employees is to recruit fairly and objectively to allow all applicants an equal chance. While the recruitment and selection effort begins with the best intentions, personal bias can inadvertently find its way into the decision-making process. This can result in a situation that we as consultants see quite often; “We really like the candidate though, shouldn’t we just give them a chance?”

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