No More Square Pegs: How to Hire Winners For Your Business - Paperback

by Rob McKay (Author)

Hiring staff is a chore. It takes time, it costs money and it's usually hard work. So it's no wonder hiring managers too often hire the wrong people, pushing square pegs into round holes. These people - the misfit employees and the misguided managers who hire them - destroy the value in your business. The best way to avoid these disasters is to understand why they happen and how to avoid them. NO MORE SQUARE PEGS reveals the secrets to hiring the right people first time, as employment specialist Rob McKay shares his 7-step guide to avoid hiring your next horror story.

Author Biography

Rob McKay is one of New Zealand's leading authorites on the process of employee recruitment. He's the founder of AssessSystems Aust/NZ Ltd, an Auckland-based consultancy that provides online recruitment management systems and employee assessments (psychometric testing) to companies committed to hiring the best people. Rob has a BA in Business Psychology and an MA (Hons) in Industrial & Organisational Psychology from Massey University, but combines his knowledge with many years of hands-on business experience. He spent more than 25 years owning and managing radio stations in Australia and New Zealand - an an industry dependent on people performance.