Candidate assessment services
The costs associated with either missing great people, or hiring the wrong people are huge. So getting your assessment process right is key. We can help.
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Organisations can face several challenges with their candidate assessment process.
Whatever your challenge may be, we can analyse the causes and find solutions in our assessment process review.
Reed Talent Solutions has supported all kinds of organisations in enhancing their assessments. From interview and assessment design, and training your hiring managers, through to hosting assessment centres, we can help you make an impact and ensure your talent is the best available for your needs.
Why choose us?
As part of the Reed Group, with over 60 years’ experience assessing and placing candidates, we’re experts in understanding how to determine the right fit for your organisation.
With a vast pool of assessors, we can provide a flexible service that can scale with your hiring needs.
We can advise on latest tools and trends, and help you roll out process changes including training your hiring managers.
We partner with leading online, psychometric, and gamified assessment providers and can secure the best value and service that suits your requirements.
Case studies
Media company
Flexible, on-demand recruitment support for a large media client
Multinational professional service network
Contingent worker onboarding and payroll technology for a blue-chip client
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Driving a better solution: Recruiting 1,100 test centre associates
Royal Mail Group
Delivering the post: Recruiting postal workers across the UK for Royal Mail
Latest insights
FAQs
A candidate assessment is a process where a would-be employer evaluates the skills, experience, and qualification of candidates via assessments such as an interview, written examination, work sample test, or psychometric test. With the world of work constantly changing, organisations can face several challenges when it comes to recruitment assessment and the candidate assessment process. Candidate assessment services support an organisation’s search for top talent, finding the best and most diverse people available. Candidate assessment takes care of everything from interview and recruitment assessment design through to training of hiring managers and hosting assessment centres.
Candidate assessment services give a rich insight into the available candidate pool. Recruitment assessment methods allow you to take a data-driven approach to recruitment, resulting in:
A fairer assessment method
Faster decision-making with better results
Hiring people who better understand and fit your organisation
A system whereby the diversity of your hires can be tracked
A better candidate experience
Recruitment assessment can actually cut your organisation’s recruitment costs. Investing in candidate assessment will result in a more efficient, effective recruitment process. Using psychometric tests can dramatically reduce your time to hire as decisions can be made based on data, while pre-employment recruitment assessment results in an increased quality of hire and better retention rates, both of which are cost-effective in the long-term.
Recruitment assessment tools can include everything AI and automation, such as interview question generators or screening tools, to psychometric testing and gamified assessments.
The vast majority of businesses, across all sectors, use recruitment assessment methods.
A blended recruitment assessment is a combination of two or more assessment methods. Blended recruitment assessment methods offer a more realistic reflection of work life, allowing organisations to get a more rounded assessment of each candidate. Bringing together multiple psychological and task requirements allows recruitment assessments to achieve better outcomes.
Recruitment assessments provide a standardised, data driven set of results for every candidate, regardless of their background. This eliminates biases based on factors such as education, gender, race or age.