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WHO’S FOOLING WHOM IN JOB INTERVIEWS?
ACCORDING to
new research, 46% of UK employees admit that the interview process
failed to reveal their true selves: when interviewing for their
current job, they adapted the way in which they presented their
personality to try and ‘fit in’ with the company. And of
those who put on a false face to try and impress, 34% confessed that
they projected a very different personality from their true one.
The survey of 1,000 workers was carried out by business psychology
experts OPP. It also found that 22% of employees is stressing out
because they have continued to put up the false front they first
employed at the interview stage.
Robert McHenry, CEO of OPP, comments:- “This research
underlines why so many businesses are supplementing job interviews
with psychometric tests and other forms of assessment. If people
fake it to try and fit in, it can lead to major problems down the
line, particularly if the true personality that emerges later is
not best suited to the team, the role and the organisation.
It’s also self-defeating for employers. Businesses thrive on a mix
of personality types, not an army of clones. If individuals are
trying to fit in by deliberately disguising who they are and how
they behave, the consequences for them are typically stress and
productivity issues. This homogenisation also stifles innovation and
challenge at the organisation.”
To complicate matters further, the research also uncovered that
according to 47% of employees, the persona their boss adopted during
the interview was also a front. The eventual view many employees
have of their line manager’s personality is not consistent with that
1st impression.
Robert McHenry continues:- “On the one hand, you have half of
all interview candidates pretending to be something they’re not. On
the other, half of all interviewers are also concealing their real
personalities. It’s no wonder that recruitment and selection
practitioners recommend not relying on interviews alone.”
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Schools and groups encouraged to hop, skip or jump to success in the
Kick Asthma mini-marathon
RECORD Breaker
and Asthma UK Ambassador Paula Radcliffe is launching a challenge to
schools or groups in the North West to each collectively cover 26.2
miles by any means, like swimming, hopping, skipping, to raise vital
funds to improve the health and well-being of more than a million
children with asthma in the UK.
The Kick Asthma mini-marathon is supported by Asthma UK and enables
children of all different abilities and fitness levels to take part.
Each child is encouraged to complete a short section, which combined
with others, completes the marathon. Some children have chosen to
hitch a ride on piggyback, others have run three-legged with a
friend and some have even attempted it with an egg and spoon!
Paula Radcliffe, fronting the launch, says:- ‘All children
benefit from exercise, including those with asthma. By taking part
in the Kick Asthma mini-marathon again you and your school can enjoy
staying fit and active while training to complete another marathon
challenge’.
Schools or groups registering for the challenge will receive a pack
with everything needed to get started and a helpful Asthma UK team
is also available for support and information on making your Kick
Asthma mini-marathon a memorable event.
- For more information
or to register your school or group call the Asthma UK Supporter &
Information Team on 08456 03 81 43 or
email them.
For further information about asthma, please visit
asthma.org.uk.
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