The Juice- Issue 2
Welcome to The Juice- the newsletter that keeps you posted and refreshed.
Every quarter we aim to bring interesting and fun articles to you. If you have any suggestions or would like to see an article/interview featured, please let us know by emailing paola.meloni@mendas.com
These are the topics that caught our attention this quarter...
Making Professional Skills for Government (PSG) and competencies more meaningful
The Professional Skills for Government (PSG) competency framework is a structured way of thinking about jobs and careers, for Civil Service staff at all grades. It sets out the skills you need to do Civil Service jobs well, no matter what grade the grade is, or where the post is.
It represents a significant step forward in the Government’s efforts to further professionalise the Civil Service and make it ever more accountable for the work that it does.
Mendas has worked with the PSG framework with a number of Government Departments and Agencies, on how to make the PSG framework more meaningful to better reflect their particular needs.
Read the full article on a fresh look at competencies written by Dr Simon Draycott and Dirk Palm
Psychometrics in Coaching. Using Psychological and Psychometric Tools for Development.
Passmore, J. (ed.) London: Kogan Page.
UK organisations continue to have great faith in using tests to assess people in the workplace. Recent research by the Test Agency shows that over 70% of companies use them in one way or another. But are organisations using tests well?
Whilst psychometrics have long been used to select staff into the workplace, they are now increasingly used for development.
Read our full review of the first comprehensive guide on psychometrics in coaching here.
The Profiling Clinic
Trying to choose between short-listed candidates?
Need to make recruitment or promotion decisions quickly and with no fuss?
Want to assess the strengths and limitations of your senior management team?
Welcome to the drop-in Profiling Clinic - a simple and effective new assessment service!
In addition to our successful bespoke recruitment and people development services, Mendas is pleased to now offer a brand new profiling and assessment drop-in facility. This is a completely unique service giving organisations the chance to assess and profile individuals quickly and easily using the expertise and insights of independent business psychologists.
Please click on our website for more details of this new revolutionary service!
Congratulations to VINCI Park...and to Mendas
One of our clients, VINCI Park, has recently won the British Parking Award 2008!
Created specifically to meet their requirements, Mendas designed a competency test which was part of the overall project that won them the award. So congratulations to both!
