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Apprentices Need Room to Grow and Expand: 2025 Apprentice Spotlight with Daniel

As we approach the end of Apprenticeships Week for 2025, we come to our final Apprentice Spotlight, this time featuring Recruitment Coordinator Apprentice, Daniel… “My name is Daniel, I have just been to college where I studied A level maths, business, and computer science. I play football and badminton in my spare time and taught […]

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Gaining Firsthand Experience: 2025 Apprentice Spotlight with Amanda

It’s Apprenticeship Week! A week of celebration and recognition for apprentices and the opportunities that Apprenticeship schemes can offer. For 2025, Apprenticeship Week takes place from 10th-16th of February. This year, we’ve decided to focus on three of Amberjack’s very own apprentices. We dive into their experiences, skills, and how employers can support them to

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Unlocking Volume Hiring Success with Amberjack: Insights from the 2025 IHR Breakfast

As Amberjack continues to be a trusted partner for volume hiring, it’s clear that valuable lessons from early career recruitment can be effectively applied to high-volume hiring challenges. On January 30th, we partnered with IHR to explore this topic, featuring insightful contributions from Octopus Energy and Network Rail. A key question emerged for every stage

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Record Applications for 2024 Explained

85,000 candidates completed assessments through the Amberjack Volume Assessment Platform in October 2024. This number smashed all previous records. Whilst some of this increase can be explained by a record year of sales for Amberjack in 2023/24, this certainly doesn’t explain it all. Martin Kavanagh, Amberjack’s Head of Assessment, believes that we’re seeing the results

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Why Assessments for Potential are Key to Long-Term Success

In today’s fast-paced job market, companies are mainly focused on not just hiring for experience but also for potential. The ability to identify and cultivate talent that may not yet have all the skills or years of experience but has the capacity to grow into a high-performing employee is becoming a key differentiator for successful

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Ensuring Fairness in Assessment and Selection 

Is your assessment and selection process job relevant? Does the candidate understand how your assessment is relevant to the job they are applying for? If not, then they probably don’t think the process is fair. Relevance is one of the biggest factors impacting perceived fairness of an assessment and selection process.  After reading the CIPD’s

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What is Candidate Management? Definition and Best Practices

In the dynamic world of modern recruitment, securing top talent extends beyond merely identifying qualified candidates.  At the heart of this intricate process lies candidate management – a strategic and comprehensive approach that guides potential hires through every stage of their journey with an organisation. Understanding the nuances of effective is essential for businesses aiming to

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