Category: Workplace Trends

It’s that time of year again. Anxious teenagers across the country will have been collecting their A level results with the usual mix of trepidation and excitement. They’re right to be apprehensive – the outcome will determine their path for at least the next three or four crucial years, with…

Last month’s amazing rescue of the Thai football team had us all gripped and the world breathed a collective sigh of relief when the boys were all safe. Interestingly, initial reports in the UK press were much concerned with why the boys were in the cave, how they’d become trapped…

‘Snowflake Generation’ is a term used increasingly to describe young adults as being more prone to taking offence and less resilient than previous generations, or as being too emotionally vulnerable to cope with views that challenge their own. So, as Psychologists, we’ve found the recent commentary about England’s success in…

Work Psychology Group (WPG) recently worked with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the British Small Animals Veterinary Association (BSAVA) on a project to evaluate the effectiveness of the Professional Development Phase (PDP) for veterinary graduates.  This formal support mechanism aims to help graduates navigate the transition from…

Technology is undoubtedly changing the way the assessment part of recruitment is delivered. Gamification and the immersive candidate experience are perhaps the most visible innovations in today’s psychometric landscape. But technology could also transform the development of assessment tools. Specifically, crowdsourcing could be about to take assessment development by storm.…

Disruptors’ is a term that’s being used increasingly in business, but what sort of people are they and why are they good for business? Disruptors actively promote or seek out change, they consider approaches that others may not and use their influence to encourage adaptation and flexibility.  They are innovators. …

In article published on the BBC Business News website, Dr. Máire Kerrin from the Work Psychology Group gives her view on the need to balance the competing demands of home and work life for the UK’s rising number of teleworkers. Read the full BBC article, click here.