Field notes on hiring people for frontline work.
Hire smarter with our best articles, case studies, tips and tools.
How to reduce candidate drop off rates: Wincanton hiring case study
Here’s how Wincanton reduced candidate drop-off by 50% using Realistic Job Assessments Candidate drop-off is one of the hardest challenges in volume hiring. When applicants start a process but never reach interview or offer, it drains recruiter time, slows hiring and increases cost. But Wincanton, one of the UK’s largest logistics firms, implemented Realistic Job […]
How to handle high application volumes with an ATS
High volume hiring has shifted shape over the last few years. Application volumes for entry level and frontline roles have increased steadily, driven by mobile job search, one-click apply, aggregated job boards and, more recently, the growing use of AI tools by candidates. It is now common for a single vacancy to attract hundreds of […]
The Employment Rights Act 2025: What resourcing needs to fix now
The Employment Rights Act, to be phased in from 2026, represents a structural reset of UK employment law by shifting risk, accountability and decision making much earlier in the employee lifecycle. For resourcing leaders, this goes beyond procedural tweaks. It forces a rethink of how work is resourced in the first place. How demand is […]
New Eploy integration brings Realistic Pre-Hire Assessments to the heart of your workflow
Hiring teams using Eploy can now improve the accuracy of their candidate selection by adding ThriveMap’s Realistic Job Assessments into their workflow. In entry level roles, first week attrition can exceed 50 percent, usually because the reality of the job doesn’t match what the candidate expected. This integration gives Eploy users something they cannot get […]
The 4 biggest mistakes recruiters make when using personality tests for hiring
Personality tests can be useful tools in the right context. They offer structure, they give teams a shared language, and they can help people understand how they prefer to work. But when recruiters start using personality tests for hiring — especially as part of high-volume or frontline recruitment — things often go wrong. Misinterpretation, overconfidence […]
Are Personality Tests Valid for Pre-Employment?
Personality testing has been part of the HR toolkit for decades. It feels structured, it feels objective, and it gives the impression of insight into how people think and behave.But the moment you use a personality test for pre-employment screening, the expectations change. The assessment must be predictive, job-relevant, and defensible — not just interesting. […]
10 Best ATS for High-Volume Hiring in 2025
Hiring teams today face an overwhelming number of ATS options, and most vendors position themselves as suitable for any organisation. And technically, they can be. But when you look at how these systems are adopted in the real world, clearer patterns emerge. Certain platforms consistently show up in graduate schemes, others in multi-site operational roles, and others […]
Are your hiring assessments legally defensible?
A bad hire hurts. But using assessments that can’t be legally justified? That can cost far more — in tribunal payouts, reputation, and compliance penalties. From the UK to North America, employment law is converging around one principle: selection tools must be fair, evidence-based, and clearly job-related. Regulators, candidates, and courts are now asking what […]
How to Create an AI-Proof Pre-Screening Assessment
Over half of candidates now use AI at some point in their job search.That’s not a threat — it’s a signal that hiring needs to evolve. As Chris Platts, CEO of ThriveMap, puts it: “It’s not about beating AI. Companies use AI too. The real question is: how do we design hiring processes that still […]