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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.


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    easyJet launches pilot recruitment campaign aimed at women

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Apr 2024

    easyJet has launched a Europe-wide recruitment campaign to help potential candidates discover what it takes to become a pilot.

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    • Online recruitment

    Increasing use of skills assessments in hiring

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Mar 2024

    Ninety-six per cent of employers are using skills assessments in their hiring process to gauge trasnferrable skills.

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    BMI and childhood broken bones causing Army recruitment targets to be missed

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jan 2024

    Health screening is among the issues preventing the Army's recruitment partner from hitting its hiring targets, MPs have been told. 

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    Use of AI in graduate hiring soars as grade requirements relaxed

    by Rob Moss 14 Nov 2023
    by Rob Moss 14 Nov 2023

    Use of artificial intelligence triples in early careers hiring as employers continue to loosen graduate grade requirements.

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    Is the future of hiring based on attitude over qualifications?

    by Jen Wu 30 Aug 2023
    by Jen Wu 30 Aug 2023

    Is traditional recruitment based on academic qualifications is really necessary? Or should employers look for attitude? 

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    CIPD: Stop using degrees to screen candidates

    by Rob Moss 3 Aug 2022
    by Rob Moss 3 Aug 2022

    CIPD calls on employers to stop screening for candidates with degrees and to hire according to skills and potential.

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    Young people’s skills don’t match employer needs, finds survey

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 May 2022

    Half of organisations feel the economy would be productive and resilient if the education system was better tailored to employers' needs.

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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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    Unpaid work trials: legitimate recruitment practice or exploitation?

    by Alan Lewis 18 Aug 2021
    by Alan Lewis 18 Aug 2021

    Alan Lewis examines the grey area of work trials and their interpretation under national minimum wage rules.

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    Employers must be wary of laws surrounding automated decisions

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Apr 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Apr 2021

    Employers using AI to make decisions about recruitment and performance need to be mindful of the laws surrounding workers’ rights, it has been warned.

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    Pink Squid and Vodafone are class act at RAD Awards 2021

    by Personnel Today 26 Mar 2021
    by Personnel Today 26 Mar 2021

    Vodafone and Pink Squid received the 2021 Work of the Year at the 2021 RAD Awards, hosted online yesterday evening...

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    The 2021 RAD Awards shortlist revealed

    by Personnel Today 18 Feb 2021
    by Personnel Today 18 Feb 2021

    The shortlist for the 2021 RAD Awards – which celebrate excellence in employer branding, talent attraction and recruitment advertising –...

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    • Candidate experience
    • Competencies

    Personnel Today Awards 2020: Innovation in Recruitment shortlist

    by Personnel Today 2 Nov 2020
    by Personnel Today 2 Nov 2020

    With just a few weeks until we celebrate the Personnel Today Awards 2020, we profile the shortlisted organisations. The latest...

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    Six tips to avoid being overwhelmed with job applications

    by Suzanne Hurndall 14 Sep 2020
    by Suzanne Hurndall 14 Sep 2020

    With so little recruitment this year, organisations with vacancies report being inundated with applications for the limited roles they have...

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    3,000 police officers hired as recruitment drive moves online

    by Rob Moss 30 Apr 2020
    by Rob Moss 30 Apr 2020

    The government has said it is on track to meet its target of 6,000 additional police officers in England and...

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