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Peer Insights: Gemma Appleford
We’re excited to be launching our new mini blog series, Peer Insights, a place for HR, L&OD, People Managers and Workplace Psychologists to learn from each other’s experiences.
First up, we chatted to Gemma Appleford, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor, Early Careers, at IPG Mediabrands. Gemma, recently shortlisted as a Future Leader in the HR Excellence Awards, is heavily involved with MOTION, IPG Mediabrand’s apprenticeship programme.
The Risk Type Summit: One Year On
Did you know that on this date in 1984, McDonalds made its 50 billionth hamburger? Or that, apparently, it’s National Peanut Butter Fudge Day in the US? Even more momentous, however, is that it has been ONE WHOLE YEAR since our Risk Type Summit. Click to read about a few of the things we’ve been working on since.
The PCL Ponderers – the Risk Types that would form PCL’s football dream team
Football is played at an astounding pace. Top-level footballers reach speeds comparable to Olympic sprinters; with Kylian Mbappe recently reaching a staggering 36 km/h. The speed of players is only exceeded by the speed of the ball. Shots on goal regularly exceed 100...
A day in the life of PCL’s Composed Risk Type
To show how Risk Personality influences our everyday decisions, Elliot Phillips outlines a typical day in the life of a Composed Risk Type.
Academic Engagement through PCL’s Student Sponsorship Programme
Launched in 2016, the Student Sponsorship Programme was founded on the principle of academic collaboration. It achieves this by providing MSc students with access to our cutting-edge psychometrics. These have formed the basis of numerous exciting and innovative research projects.