Testing & assessment
Employers test and assess potential recruits and employees for activities such as recruitment and selection, training and development, career guidance and team building. Psychometric testing is one common form of assessment.
2019 RAD Awards shortlist unveiled
The shortlist for the 2019 RAD Awards, which celebrate the brightest and bravest in recruitment advertising, has been announced.
The...
Doctor practised medicine for 22 years without qualification
The qualifications of around 3,000 foreign doctors in the UK are being checked after it emerged a woman practised psychiatry...
Two in five hired into jobs not suited to their personality
Two in five people are being hired into roles which they discover they do not have the right soft skills...
Five ways blockchain could change the face of HR
If you haven’t heard of blockchain, perhaps you’ve heard of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that uses its technology? Sam Fletcher of...
Upwardly mobile: Why phones are now first choice for assessment
With changing candidate preferences, smartphone assessment has become the top priority for employers, says Richard Justenhoven...
Slow feedback putting off job applicants
Lengthy hiring practices and slow feedback from potential employers are among the biggest frustrations for jobseekers.
According to a poll...
Wolverhampton Homes now houses Youth Employment Initiative prize
Each of the entrants for this category recently launched initiatives that have increased youth employee numbers with pre-employment support and...
RAD Awards 2018 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the RAD Awards, which celebrate the brightest and best in recruitment advertising, has now been announced.
The...
Recruitment: psychometric test was discriminatory, holds EAT
Recruiters will have to be more careful about adjustments to the format of recruitment assessments for disabled job applicants, following...
Don’t let candidates be put off by an outdated hiring experience
Finding the balance between effective candidate selection and a positive candidate experience is no mean feat. Charles Martin looks at...
Measuring typical performance using situational judgement tests
PROMOTED | How you phrase a question in a psychometric test can affect how an employee... Find out more
Recruitment data: Is this the dawn of the biometric CV?
Wearable devices already measure metrics such as step count and heart rate. But could data generated from personal technology be...
Join the first In-house Recruitment LIVE! show
With an estimated 40,000 in-house recruiters in the UK and this number growing, a new event in September offers an...
Mindset and match: recruiting millennials is about more than speed
Speeding up recruitment processes may appease applicants, but it won’t get to the heart of why some employers are failing...
Gamification in recruitment: psychometric selection for more diverse talent
As companies endeavour to attract candidates with the right skills, Cath Everett looks at how gamification is helping recruiters select...
