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James Meachin is a Partner and Head of Assessment at Pearn Kandola. He is a Chartered Psychologist who specialises in Assessment and Recruitment and is an active contributor in establishing the best practice standards for assessments. James has also presented a number of papers at the annual British Psychological Society, Division of Occupational Psychology Conferences.
Due to his deep assessment expertise, the majority of James’ work with clients involves directing major projects that include in-depth leadership assessments for recruitment, promotion, and development, as well as job analysis, developing selection processes, and training hiring managers on fair and effective interviewing. He has worked with an extensive range of public and private organisations covering industries including professional services, government departments, and higher education.
James has been with Pearn Kandola since 2002, bringing with him experience gained from working as an in-house psychologist at Linklaters where he developed technical training programmes and carried out performance-based research.
Linklaters, NFU Mutual, Molson Coors, King’s Counsel Appointments, BP, Nando’s.
James co-authored You’re Hired: Psychometric Tests.
He has also authored several publications in BPS Assessment and Development Matters:
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