Inclusive recruitment is an essential strategy for creating a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the world we live in. By using inclusive recruitment, businesses can increase the quality and size of the applicant pool and ultimately improve business performance and employee wellbeing.
According to CIPD – the professional body for HR and people development, even small changes to processes can have a big effect on who applies and who is selected, as well as improving the candidate experience.
They have a full guide for employers around the stages of inclusive recruitment including key recommendations. See: Inclusive recruitment: Guide for employers | CIPD
CIPD Inclusive recruitment: Guide for people professionals
The CIPD guide offers a full section on skill-based assessments in recruitment. This is a form of assessment that assess skills and abilities relevant to the role the employee is applying for. They can include work sample tasks, situational judgement tests, simulation exercises, or assessment centres.
The guide provides advice and step by step guide to designing a skill-based assessment as well as examples of work sample tasks:
- For a customer-facing role, role-play a situation that requires the candidate to resolve a challenging customer interaction.
- For a role that requires data analysis, ask candidates to analyse a dataset and pull out key summary statistics and trends.
- For a role that requires stakeholder management and communication skills, ask candidates to write a brief email to a potential client.
To learn more: How to use skill-based assessment tasks – an implementation guide.
Free support to help you attract the right staff for your business
Whether you are an SME or larger business in South Tyneside, South Tyneside Council can support you with your recruitment needs.
From advertising opportunities, to sourcing candidates, pre-screening and advising or supporting with the best type of assessment of candidates, we can help. Please contact our Skills Development and Business Engagement Officer, Claire Cook: claire.cook@southtyneside.gov.uk
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