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How Berkeley Group transformed apprenticeship hiring with blind recruitment and CV-free applications
Berkeley Group, a leading property developer and house-builder, used ThriveMap’s pre-hire assessment tools to help implement a blind recruitment process for their apprenticeship scheme. The new approach helped to improve diversity, avoid hiring bias, and ensure candidates with the most potential were selected. We spoke with Catherine Hawkett, their Group Future Skills Manager, to learn […]
Symptoms of Recruiting Sickness
In many organisations, the relationship between talent acquisition and hiring managers has gone awry. Hiring managers are taking recruiting into their own hands. They’re briefing third-party agencies to fill positions or even conducting their own outreach. This often results in hiring managers and recruiters looking for different qualities in new hires, leading to a disconnect. […]
How to create an Ideal Candidate Profile
It’s all too common: candidates are hired, only for the individual and the organisation to soon realise they aren’t the right fit for the role. If this sounds familiar, it could be a sign that your recruitment process is flawed. One of the most common reasons is not agreeing on an Ideal Candidate Profile before […]
5 tips to reduce no-shows
No-shows disrupt the hiring process, waste valuable internal resources, and frustrate the hiring team. In this article, we explain what a no-show is and share five actionable tips to reduce your no-show rate. What do we mean by ‘no-shows’? A ‘no-show’ occurs when a candidate fails to attend a scheduled interview, assessment, orientation session, or […]
10 illegal interview question areas and how to avoid them
Job interviews can be minefields for potential legal issues if employers aren’t cautious. Understanding which questions are off-limits according to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidelines is crucial to conducting fair and effective interviews. While personal small talk can be a natural part of the interview process, it’s important that any personal questions do not […]
Skills-Based Hiring: What You Need to Know
In the rapidly evolving job market, skills-based hiring is becoming increasingly significant, heralding what some call the “death of the degree.” With technology advancing at breakneck speed, employees find themselves in a constant cycle of acquiring new skills to stay relevant. This shift has led many job seekers and employers alike to prioritize skills and […]
How to Hire Warehouse Operatives: Best Practice Process
The demand for warehouse operatives has never been higher, presenting a unique set of challenges for hiring managers to differentiate the role and company in the hiring process. In this article, we delve into the best practices essential for the recruitment of warehouse operatives. 1. Agree your hiring criteria Embark on your warehouse hiring journey […]
How to avoid unconscious bias with skills-based testing
Unconscious bias isn’t always loud — it often hides inside good intentions. It lives in the assumptions behind a “gut feeling”, in the comfort of a familiar background, or in the small design choices that decide who gets seen and who gets sidelined. The paradox is this: even when organisations move to skills-based testing to […]
Three example best practices to elevate your candidate experience
Looking to improve your candidate experience? You’re in the right place. In this article, we’ve compiled three “best practice” examples implemented by hiring teams to improve candidate experience. But first, we’ll define what candidate experience is and explore its significance in achieving a well-oiled recruitment machine. Let’s go. What is candidate experience, and why does […]