Contents Technology and assessment


9 Does your recruitment strategy match your ambition? Video interviewing is the way forward, explains Sonru, using evidence such as the ‘Alfie effect”.


10 How technology is impacting assessment Candidates are changing, says Jill Summers at GradWeb, so


embracing technology is the best way to appeal to Millennials, whether that is gamification, video interviewing or immersive assessment days.


12 Do your interviewers get it right? With a growing focus on unconscious bias, Jason Ku at JKU


& Associates asks what can be done to increase interview effectiveness.


14 Paperless assessment The NHS move on from paper to avoid the usual struggles


associated with assessment days, Bonita Bryan, TMP Worldwide, tells us.


Getting creative


16 The world’s most creative CVs Internationally renowned artists come together for a world- first exhibition showcasing artworks made from student CVs.


18 Connected, concrete and challenging By graduates, for graduates: npower and The Message Business


hand the reins to their graduate cohort. New ways to tackle diversity


20 A situational judgement tool for diversity and quality Philip Wilson from the Civil Service Fast Stream explores how situational judgement questionnaires can provide a positive diversity mix.


21 Putting social mobility at the heart of student recruitment EY’s new assessment process, created in collaboration with


Capp, ensures that all candidates are measured in the same way, to increase social mobility.


Going back to basics


22 The story of construction Story telling proves fruitful for Laing O’Rourke when attracting future candidates.


24 Old is new Sanctuary Graduates go offline and encourage employers to


chat… Regulars


6 Up Front… Everything you need to know – and more.


8 Day in the Life… See it from the other side, as Angus Wood,


Kings College London graduate talks about his time on an assessment day.


29 Diarist Dr Paul Redmond suggests that to innovate,


you stop asking and start creating…


30 In Conversation With… Mitesh Bhimjiyani, Founder of Success at


School talks about the difficulty of cracking into the school market.


31 Analyse this AGR Research Analyst, Sam Gordon explains


how you can innovate with impact. Today we are witnessing an


assessment revolution driven by factors such as the demand


for a global workplace, competition, cost-efficiencies, application volumes, candidate awareness of legislation and Millennials wanting to engage and share information more readily than ever before.


A global mindset


26 HE innovation and collaboration: GW4 inaugural Careers Fair in China The GW4 consortium celebrate their success with their first Careers Fair in China.


28 Expanding employment horizons The EU Careers Challenge sees students from universities


across the EU work together, overcome language barriers and develop vital skills, says Bob Athwal, University of Leicester.


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