Philippa Riley

Member Since: 1st Oct 2010
Philippa leads the R&D team at a&dc, managing a team of psychologists and software developers to deliver innovative assessment and development solutions. Philippa believes passionately in the value of psychological research to inform and produce effective, engaging and evidence-based tools.
Philippa’s main interests lie in applying research evidence and new technology to find better ways to meet clients’ assessment and development needs. Her particular areas of interest include multimedia simulations, Situational Judgement Tests, Virtual Assessment Centres, and assessments of cultural fit and resilience. Philippa draws on scientific research to inform her work, and has written numerous articles and presented at conferences on a variety of topics.
Philippa is Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and is Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. Prior to joining a&dc in 2007, Philippa was a Senior Consultant at QinetiQ Ltd.
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20th Dec 2010
In spite of Chris’s best efforts, Stella English became this series’ winner of The Apprentice. It was certainly a hard fought battle, but I...
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16th Dec 2010
Blog Entry by Helen Bradley, Managing Consultant, A&DC I had to watch this week’s episode through my fingers as Lord Sugar’s...
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9th Dec 2010
Blog Entry by Nicola Maycock, Consultant, A&DC Ltd The six remaining candidates were feeling the heat this week, with Stuart eloquently...
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2nd Dec 2010
Blog Post by Rhian Griffiths - Senior Consultant, A&DC With just 7 candidates remaining, this week was destined to be competitive from...
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25th Nov 2010
Blog Entry by Ali Shalfrooshan, Product Consultant, A&DC This week we were treated to the now traditional culture-clash episode, where...
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18th Nov 2010
Blog Entry by Chris Rawlinson, Managing Consultant, A&DC Where to start? Smug (did you see ‘that look’ the moment he realised he had...
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11th Nov 2010
Octiclean’s “8 hands are better than 2” and the Germ-o-nator’s “Hasta la Vista gravy” brought back cringeworthly memories of the legendary...
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4th Nov 2010
Blog Entry by Will Mitchell, Director of Consulting, A&DC This week's The Apprentice was a tough one to analyse. No one did anything...
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28th Oct 2010
Blog Entry by Chris Rawlinson, Managing Consultant, A&DC Undignified, petulant, aggressive. Not qualities looked for in many job roles...
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21st Oct 2010
Blog Post by Dan Hughes, Product Development Manager, A&DC Well, it’s fair to say that neither team leader rose to the occasion in this...
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