{{Short description|British psychologist and management author}} {{No footnotes|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox person |name = Rob Yeung |image = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} Death date first, then birth date --> |death_place = |death_cause = |education = Ph.D. psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London |other_names = |employer = Talentspace |occupation = Psychologist |years_active= |spouse = |partner = |parents = |children = |relatives = |website = {{URL|http://www.robyeung.com/}} |known_for = |awards = }}
'''Rob Yeung''' is a British psychologist and management author. He has published research studies on personality in academic journals, particularly ''Personality and Individual Differences''. He writes a column on confidence for UK newspaper ''The Daily Telegraph'' and contributes to newspapers including ''Financial Times'', ''The Guardian'' and ''The Sunday Times''. He appears on television programmes including CNBC news, ''Celebrity Big Brother'', ''BBC Breakfast'', CNN news, and ''Working Lunch'' on the BBC. He is a columnist for ''Accounting and Business'', a periodical published ten times a year by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
He is a Director at Talentspace, a leadership consulting firm. He has a B.Sc. in psychology from University of Bristol and a Ph.D. in psychology from King's College London, University of London. He is a chartered psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
He previously presented the BBC television series ''Who Would Hire You?'' in which real life candidates went through the recruitment process. He also presented a further series for the BBC entitled ''How To Get Your Dream Job'' and has been an expert on ''Big Brother's Little Brother''. He assisted Jade Goody in her search for a personal assistant in the 2006 Living series Jade's P.A and Pete Burns in the 2007 series ''Pete's PA''. He was the resident psychologist for the 2007 BBC Three series ''The Restaurant: You're Fried!''. He acted as resident psychologist on both ''Celebrity Big Brother'' and ''Big Brother'' in 2009.
== Works == * 2020 – ''10% Better: Easy Ways to Beat Stress, Think Smarter, Get Healthy and Achieve Any Goal'' * 2017 – ''Confidence 2.0: The New Science of Self-Confidence'' * 2015 – ''How To Stand Out: Proven Tactics for Getting Noticed'' * 2014 – ''How To Win: The Argument, the Pitch, the Job, the Race'' * 2013 – ''Confidence: Transform the way you feel so you can achieve the things you want'' * 2012 – ''You Can Change Your Life: Easy steps to getting what you want'' * 2012 – ''E is for Exceptional: The new science of success'' * 2011 – ''I Is For Influence: The new science of persuasion'' * 2011 – ''Confidence: The power to take control and live the life you want'' * 2010 – ''The Extra One Per Cent: How small changes make exceptional people'' * 2009 – ''Personality: How to unleash your hidden strengths'' * 2009 – ''Job Hunting for Rookies'' * 2008 – ''Confidence: The art of getting whatever you want'' * 2008 – ''Successful Interviewing and Recruitment (Sunday Times Creating Success)'' * 2008 – ''Should I Sleep with the Boss? And 99 Other Questions about Having a Great Career'' * 2008 – ''Should I Tell the Truth? And 99 Other Questions about Succeeding at Interviews and Job Hunting'' * 2007 – ''The Rules of Entrepreneurship'' * 2006 – ''Answering Tough Interview Questions for Dummies'' * 2006 – ''Public Speaking and Presentations for Dummies'' (co-written with Malcolm Kushner) * 2006 – ''The Rules of EQ'' * 2006 – ''The Rules of Office Politics'' * 2006 – ''The Rules of Networking'' * 2004 – ''Successful Interviews Every Time'' * 2003 – ''Coaching People'' * 2002 – ''Making Workshops Work'' * 2001 – ''Anyone Can Sell''
==References== * [http://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/member/ab/ab-pdf-archive.html Archive of ''Accounting and Business'' magazine]. Retrieved 2018-01-08. * [https://vimeo.com/82383439 Television interview: How can you win more arguments?]. ''Squawk Box'' television interview on ''CNBC''. Retrieved on 2014-11-01. * [https://vimeo.com/59491222 BBC Breakfast television interview]. BBC Television interview. Retrieved on 2014-09-18. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100123215524/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/wellbeing/6952442/Six-ways-to-deal-with-stress.html Six ways to deal with stress]. ''The Daily Telegraph'' 2010-01-11. * [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/09/17/expert-tips-to-get-you-hired-115875-21679854/ Dr Rob Yeung is the Gok Wan of work and careers]. ''The Daily Mirror'' 2009-09-17. * [http://www.thebookseller.com/news/89971-trio-by-yeung-to-pan-mac.html Trio of books by Yeung to Pan Macmillan]. ''The Bookseller'' 2009-07-23. * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/7856088.stm CV advice]. ''BBC Working Lunch''. Retrieved on 2009-02-06. * [http://www.speakers.co.uk/csaWeb/speaker,3215 Speaker Biography]. ''Rob Yeung profile on Celebrity Speakers''. Retrieved on 2008-02-11. * [http://www.onrec.com/content2/news.asp?ID=7525 Reality TV show for interview expert]. ''onrec'' 2005-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. * [http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Jade's_PA Psychologist on Jade's PA]. ''UK Gameshows''. Retrieved on 2007-10-23. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080414033230/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2005/04/04/hinterv04.xml How to shine in interviews]. ''The Daily Telegraph'' 2005-04-04. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. * [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_jobs/senior_executive/article600514.ece A faker's guide to mastering office politics]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''The Sunday Times'' 2006-06-15. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175440/http://www.episodeworld.com/episode/263285 The Restaurant: You're Fried!]}}. ''Episode World'' 2007-08-30. Retrieved on 2007-09-02. * [https://archive.today/20130201202304/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V9F-3VW1C2P-N&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1033893992&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=164311853923fdc16203e3a896d92be7 Effects of personality and acute exercise on mood states]. ''Personality and Individual Differences'' 1995-09-12. * [http://www.tv.com/Big+Brother%27s+Little+Brother/T4%3A+Episode+502/episode/1273417/summary.html?tag=container;episode_guide_list Big Brother's Little Brother episode guide]. ''TV.com episode guide''.
==External links== *{{IMDb name|name=Rob Yeung|id=1642303}} *[https://www.linkedin.com/in/robyeung/ Dr Rob Yeung LinkedIn] *[http://www.robyeung.com/ robyeung.com] - official site *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaRyNcnzqrc youtube] - clip from BBC TV show 'Get Your Dream Job' *[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rob-Yeung/e/B001HPS1YY/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Amazon's Rob Yeung page] - full list of books
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