People Consulting
Solutions for Multinational, SME and Public Sector Clients
Our Solutions
Assessments
Our Consultants deliver a variety of assessments including aptitude, psychometric and competency based assessment solutions for recruitment and development purposes.
Culture Audit
We can complete a culture audit within your organisation to assess individuals motivation and engagement levels and provide a detailed action oriented report.
Interviewer Training
Our consultants specialise in competency based Interviewer training with a focus on GDPR and Diversity & Inclusion should this be a priority for the client.
Outplacement Plus
Outplacement support programmes can be provided to individuals who are impacted by redundancy situations.
“Collins McNicholas' People Consulting Team have worked with us since 2017 providing assessment solutions in a timely and efficient manner for our recruitment needs. The team are exceptionally responsive and can always be relied on to deliver quality service. Psychometric assessments have added remarkable value to our process helping achieve the right cultural fit for our organisation.”
- Sarah Kinsley, Global HRIS & HR Generalist, Transitions Optical
“As our staff numbers have grown over the years, we have relied on the team at Collins McNicholas to assist us in identifying new staff at all levels to work with us in Sligo Credit Union. We greatly value their participation in our recruitment process, identifying suitable candidates with talent right through to interviewing and training and most recently introducing the use of aptitude, skills based and psychometric testing into our recruitment and development processes. We specifically found the personality custom reports really added to the interview stage of the process. It has been extremely rewarding to be able to expand our workforce in Sligo from local talent and those wishing to work in the North West – we consider Collins McNicholas to be an integral part of this recruitment process who have always been a pleasure to engage with and with whom we look forward to working with in the future.”
- Barry O’Flynn, CEO, Sligo Credit Union
“Since our Athlone office opening we have worked with Collins McNicholas. Our roles and business needs have evolved over time, as has our recruitment processes. Our current recruitment processes often require a series of tests to determine key skills and attributes for roles e.g. attention to detail, comprehension, teamwork and collaboration. Since COVID, these assessment centres have evolved again. We are now completing assessment centres and group exercised 100% remotely and are still achieving a high level of reliability and validity with high-quality candidates being put forward for interview. The People Consulting Team in Collins McNicholas manage all the logistics, tailor the invitations to our needs and effectively partner with us throughout the process – adapting and evolving as needs change. Thank you Emma, Caroline and Mairead for your ongoing support and making each process almost effortless.”
- Ursula Gilleran, HR Director NPD Group
“Edwards Vacuum has a strong commitment to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We wanted to upskill hiring managers and HR to apply a Diversity and Inclusion lens to their interviewing and hiring practice, ensuring it supported Edwards Vacuum’s commitment to attracting and hiring the best candidates from the widest possible talent pool.
We partnered with Collins McNicholas' People Consulting Team to deliver an online training session focussing on relevant theory and practice in this area. The session was highly interactive, engaging and focussed on our challenging assumptions. Collins McNicholas incorporated our current processes and practices which resulted in a thoroughly enjoyable training session."
- Niamh Scully, Snr HR Specialist, Edwards Vacuum
“Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group delivered Competency Based Application Form training to a group of over 100 employees here at Louth County Council. As per our request, they delivered this session via webinar, over the course of 2 hours. The training delivered was tailored to our needs, and provided our employees with excellent advice, guidance and direction on how to complete competency based application forms. The feedback from those who attended the training has been extremely positive, and it appears to have been a very beneficial and worthwhile session for all.”
- Ann Kieran, Louth County Council
"Collins McNicholas have partnered with us over the past number of years in providing outplacement support to impacted individuals in EA Games. The individual outplacement programmes they delivered were completely tailored to each employees role and requirements along their re-employment journey. The sessions provided excellent support, tools and confidence to those who were made redundant. The feedback I received from the participants has been very positive and it appears to have made a significant impact on their employability skills. The whole process was exceptionally seamless and professional."
- Imelda Grimes, Lead HR Business Partner, Electronic Arts
"Collins McNicholas delivered Group Outplacement support to approx. 30 individuals across two locations in addition to 1:1 sessions. The programme provided excellent support and guidance to those who were made redundant. Feedback from the participants indicated that the sessions were highly informative on current processes and gave them more confidence in taking the next step."
- Carmel Hackett, Regional HR Manager – ROI, Provident Financial Group UK & ROI
Contact our People Consulting Team for an Initial Consultation:
Emma joined Collins McNicholas as an Occupational Psychology Consultant in September 2016 designing and administering bespoke assessment solutions for Collins McNicholas clients. She was promoted to Senior Consultant in 2019 and appointed as Manager of the People Consulting Team in March 2020. Emma has previous experience working with a psychometric assessment provider for recruitment, selection and development. Emma’s background is in Organisational Psychology with a BA in Psychology from Mary Immaculate College, Limerick and an MSc in Work and Organisational Psychology from the University of Limerick. Emma is certified by the British Psychological Society for Level A and B Test User Qualifications: Ability and Personality Psychometrics. She is also QQI Train the Trainer certified.
Caroline Macklin
Senior Occupational Psychology Consultant, People Consulting Team
Caroline Macklin is currently an Interim Manager of the People Consulting Team at Collins McNicholas. She joined the team in 2011 and is responsible for designing and providing assessment services, ranging from volume recruitment to executive search support for a wide range of clients, providing recruitment project management, training and outplacement. Caroline holds an MSc in Occupational Psychology from the University of Nottingham and is certified by The British Psychological Society to carry out Levels A and B+ Psychometric Assessment (OPQ, 16PF and Dimensions personality profiling tools), as well as assessment centre design. She is a Chartered Member of the CIPD and Chairperson of the CIPD Ireland Midlands Region.
Ciara Holohan is an Occupational Psychology Consultant at Collins McNicholas. She joined the team in 2021 and is responsible for designing and administering bespoke assessment solutions for Collins McNicholas clients. Ciara has previous experience working with a psychometric assessment provider in areas of selection and development. Ciara’s background is in Organisational Psychology with a BA in Psychology from the National University of Ireland, Galway and an MSc in Work and Organisational Psychology from the University of Limerick. Ciara is certified by the British Psychological Society for Level A and B Test User Qualifications: Ability and Personality Psychometrics.
