Richard MacKinnon

Current

Senior Consultant at Talent Q

Past

Consultant at Kenexa
Director at MacKinnon Consulting (Sole Proprietorship)
Consultant at Royal Mail

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Education

University of East London
University of Surrey
Goldsmiths College, U. of London

Trinity College, Dublin

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Connections

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Industry

Human Resources

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Richard MacKinnon’s Summary

I have been working as an Occupational Psychologist in the UK for the past 10 years, working as both an in-house and external consultant, in public and private sector environments.

I am a senior consultant with Talent Q (www.talentqgroup.com), specialising in online assessment solutions and talent management consulting.

Inspired and developed by Roger Holdsworth, Talent Q offers leading edge online psychometric assessment and a new way of applying psychometrics in talent management.

Traditionally many organisations have used assessment in a piecemeal way, with little connection between assessment for recruitment, development, teambuilding and identifying potential. Talent Q changes this through an innovative system mapped across the talent lifecycle.

We deliver tailored solutions combining our online technology, blended learning and consulting capabilities.

Richard MacKinnon’s Specialties:

Psychometric testing, 360 Degree Feedback, Assessment Centres, Training, Training Evaluation, Employee research, Organisational Surveys, Work-Life Balance, Ergonomics, Organisational Change, Employee Engagement

Richard MacKinnon’s Experience

Senior Consultant

Talent Q

(Privately Held; Human Resources industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
Consultant

Kenexa

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; KNXA; Human Resources industry)

September 2005 — March 2008 (2 years 7 months)
Director
MacKinnon Consulting (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Human Resources industry)

2003 — 2005 (2 years )
Consultant

Royal Mail

(Public Company; Human Resources industry)

2000 — 2003 (3 years )

Richard MacKinnon’s Education

University of East London

D.Occ.Psych , Professional Doctorate in Occupational Psychology , 2007 — 2010 (expected)

I'm conducting research into the impact of personality and demographic factors on the successful navigation of work/life balance challenges. In particular, I am interested in understanding how minority groups such as gay and lesbian employees deal with work/life balance difficulties and how they view their organisation's attitude to flexible working.

You can participate by completing my online survey here:
http://tinyurl.com/6m8k7o
University of Surrey

PG Dip. , Ergonomics , 2004 — 2005
Goldsmiths College, U. of London

MSc , Occupational Psychology , 1999 — 2000
Trinity College, Dublin

BA , Psychology , 1994 — 1998