Stella Orr MSc, GMBPsS

About

I am a Talent Assessment & Development Consultant with 8 years of experience in corporate and consultancy settings. I have worked at Activision Blizzard (Microsoft) and various consultancies in Scotland, collaborating with high-profile clients. I specialize in designing inclusive hiring processes and am a certified psychometrics test user and DiSC certified. I hold an MSc in Occupational and Organisational Psychology and a BSc in Psychology. I am part of the British Psychological Society, working towards Chartered Status.

Experience

• Associate Consultant - Listening Team · Korn Ferry2024-09-01 –

  As an Associate Consultant in Korn Ferry’s Employee Listening team, I specialise in guiding clients through the full lifecycle of employee experience and engagement projects, from initial project kick-off to final delivery. • Survey Management: Managing survey setup, data handling, trend analysis, and dashboard development to deliver meaningful insights and actionable results. • Project Management: End-to-end project management related to Employee Engagement and surveys for prominent clients in the EMEA region. • Client Management: Collaborating with the Client Advisors and Sales Team to provide insights for client recommendations. • Reporting: Developing comprehensive reports to inform client strategy and decision-making. • Business Development: Collaborating with commercial and delivery teams to identify and support business development opportunities from an expert perspective.

• Talent Assessment & Development Consultant · Stella Korosi Consulting2024-03-01 –

  Running my own business, I provide services in the following practice areas: • Talent Assessment: Leading talent assessment initiatives to identify and develop top candidates for organizations. • Learning & Development: Providing tailored learning & development solutions to upskill talent. • Wellbeing & Resilience: Conducting well-being & resilience workshops to enhance employee well-being and productivity. • Career Coaching: Providing personalised career coaching services to help individuals navigate their career paths, change careers and achieve their professional goals.

• Talent Assessment Specialist · Activision Blizzard2022-06-01 – 2024-02-01

  As a Talent Assessment Specialist at a Fortune 500, global gaming and esports company (now a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft as of October 2023), supporting 13,500 employees in 4 operating companies globally. Being part of the Talent Management & People Analytics teams, I develop and deliver talent assessment & development initiatives globally for existing employees and candidates. I also collaborate on projects cross-functionally related to Performance Management, L&D, DE&I, leadership development, and others. I am also actively involved in the networks as the Communications Lead for the Disability Network London Chapter. Practice areas: - Talent Assessment: Streamlining selection and assessment practices across business units, ensuring that they are valid, reliable and free from adverse impact. - Performance Management: Led annual leadership feedback program and supported the wider performance management evaluations. - Learning & Development: Supporting L&D function with Interviewer Training, Leadership Development, 360s, Team Building and other initiatives. - DE&I: Leading the accessibility inclusivity efforts to ensure that hiring and development practices are fair to everyone.

• Business Psychologist · The Keil Centre2021-02-01 – 2022-06-01

  The Keil Centre’s Chartered Psychologists and Ergonomists provide consultancy, training and personal support to industry, government and private individuals. Part of the Business Psychology & Wellbeing team, I worked with 20+ clients across both private and public sectors such as the Scottish Government, NHS, BP, Heineken, JM and others. Practice areas: - Talent Assessment: Designed & delivered Interviewer Trainings, Assessment & Development Centres, led Interviewer Panels and written up psychometric reports. - Wellbeing & Resilience: Designed and delivered Wellbeing & Resilience workshops. - Learning & Development: Designed & delivered online and face-to-face learning materials for train-the-trainer sessions. - Performance Management: Delivered gap analyses in relation to health and safety behaviours, analysed results and written up reports. - DE&I: Revised the leadership assessment strategy concerning accessibility and inclusive hiring practices.

• Business Psychologist · MK Business Psychology2019-09-01 – 2021-02-01

  As a Business Psychologist, I designed and delivered robust assessment and development solutions from graduate to senior leadership positions in both the private and public sectors. Practice Areas: - Talent Assessment: Designed, developed and run assessment centres, interpreted psychometrics, delivered debriefs and written up reports on the results.

Education

• University of SurreyMaster’s Degree, Occupational and Organizational Psychology
• University of DebrecenBachelor's Degree, Psychology

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