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Assessment centres

An assessment centre is a recruitment selection process where the organisation assesses a group of candidates at the same time and place using a range of selection exercises.


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    Octopus Energy in same-day hiring spree for 4,000 new jobs

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Mar 2024

    Octopus Energy expects to create up to 4,000 jobs this year, launching a same-day hiring festival to quickly onboard talent.

    • Assessment centres
    • Candidate experience
    • Latest News

    Molson Coors scraps CV requirement for some roles

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jul 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jul 2023

    Molson Coors will no longer require job applicants to provide a CV, in a bid to be more inclusive in its recruitment practices.

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    Personnel Today Awards 2021: Norfolk County Council on fire with Innovation in Recruitment Award

    by Personnel Today 16 Nov 2021
    by Personnel Today 16 Nov 2021

    Norfolk County Council was commended for its campaign to attract underepresented groups to the Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service.

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    Personnel Today Awards 2020: Resourcing Supplier of the Year shortlist

    by Personnel Today 20 Nov 2020
    by Personnel Today 20 Nov 2020

    Third parties have a key role in producing results for HR teams and helping them to achieve their commercial goals....

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    Coronavirus: Recruiter reports 67% spike in video interviews

    by Jo Faragher 16 Mar 2020
    by Jo Faragher 16 Mar 2020

    The number of companies using video interviews to hire staff spiked by 67% in the past four weeks due to...

    • Assessment centres
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    Seven ways to create an awesome candidate experience

    by Lee Biggins 10 Sep 2019
    by Lee Biggins 10 Sep 2019

    Despite many employers making efforts to improve their candidate experience, some still fall short on the simplest aspects. Lee Biggins,...

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    Why should candidate experience matter to business?

    by Nicola Sullivan 5 Feb 2018
    by Nicola Sullivan 5 Feb 2018

    What can better candidate experiences achieve that will convince boards to invest in them? Nicola Sullivan argues that improving candidate...

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    RAD Awards 2018 shortlist announced

    by Personnel Today 20 Nov 2017
    by Personnel Today 20 Nov 2017

    The shortlist for the RAD Awards, which celebrate the brightest and best in recruitment advertising, has now been announced.
    The...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Airbus tops best places to interview in the UK in Glassdoor survey

    by Jo Faragher 16 Aug 2017
    by Jo Faragher 16 Aug 2017

    Employer comparison and job site Glassdoor has revealed where candidates believe the best places to interview are in the UK....

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    • Online recruitment

    Don’t let candidates be put off by an outdated hiring experience

    by Charles Martin 11 Apr 2017
    by Charles Martin 11 Apr 2017

    Finding the balance between effective candidate selection and a positive candidate experience is no mean feat. Charles Martin looks at...

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    Selecting apprentices: lessons we can learn from Germany

    by Howard Grosvenor 14 Mar 2016
    by Howard Grosvenor 14 Mar 2016

    As National Apprenticeship Week begins, Howard Grosvenor looks at how German companies are selecting apprentices by supporting candidates to identify...

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    Name-blind recruitment for NHS and civil service by 2020

    by Rob Moss 8 Feb 2016
    by Rob Moss 8 Feb 2016

    The announcement by the Cabinet Office follows David Cameron’s pledge at October’s Conservative party conference to remove bias in recruitment...

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    How do you test and screen potential recruits?

    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2015
    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2015

    Personnel Today, in association with Network HR, is conducting research into how organisations approach selection tests during the recruitment and...

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    RAD Awards 2015 winners unveiled

    by Rob Moss 2 Feb 2015
    by Rob Moss 2 Feb 2015

    Virgin Money and TMP Worldwide emerged from the 2015 RAD Awards with the coveted Work of the Year prize at...

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    Personnel Today Awards 2014 winners: Accenture take top prize for recruitment innovation

    by Jo Faragher 12 Dec 2014
    by Jo Faragher 12 Dec 2014

    The Personnel Today Award for Innovation in Recruitment was given to Accenture for doubling it's amount of hires after the introduction of new technology...

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