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Human Resources, News

Arctic Shores partners with Teamtailor to redefine candidate experience and help businesses scrap the CV

  • Behaviour based assessment pioneer integrates with Teamtailor to empower businesses to assess candidates on their true potential

London, UK; 1st August 2022: Psychometric assessment pioneer, Arctic Shores, today announced that it has integrated with Teamtailor, the recruitment and employer branding applicant tracking system (ATS), to help businesses see more in candidates.

The integration will empower hiring managers using Teamtailor to add the Arctic Shores assessment as a stage in the recruitment process. This provides greater insight into candidate potential, without the need to switch between platforms.

Arctic Shores’ behaviour-based assessments measure candidates on their natural strengths and potential. An overall score of the candidate’s fit against the key success criteria for that role (on the candidate card in Teamtailor this score is then converted into a score out of a 100) will then be shared with hiring managers, who can then progress candidates to the next stage of the process.

Nathan McLaughlin, Partnerships Manager at Teamtailor commented: “Our integration with Arctic Shores will make the hiring process seamless and efficient, but also ensure that every candidate has an equal chance in the process. We know that the work Arctic Shores is doing is going a long way in improving diversity and recognising the potential of each individual. We’re proud to be working with the team bringing its assessment to our platform.”

Grant Jackson, Recruitment Lead at Simply Conveyancing added: “Arctic Shores and Teamtailor are revolutionary platforms in their own right, but the new integration has dramatically enhanced our hiring process. In terms of efficiency, we no longer need to switch between platforms, and the success scores allow us to make informed and fair decisions about candidates. We’re proud to be prioritising potential and creating more diverse teams across the business.”

Claire Jaques, Chief Product Officer at Arctic Shores, said: “Teamtailor and Arctic Shores both place the candidate experience at the heart of what we do. Our unbiased, scientifically backed assessment gives you insights you can trust – packaged in a format that candidates love. And with our Teamtailor integration, recruiters can finally leave behind manual CV screening, and say hello to more meaningful work.”

Human Resources, News

Younger generation say they have skills to succeed, but almost 90% worry that employers don’t recognise their potential, survey reveals

  • 87% of 16-24 year olds believe they have essential digital skills
  • Yet optimism and ability not matched by opportunity – 87% also believe employers focus on experience over potential, is holding them back

London, UK; 15 July, 2022: As the world marks World Youth Skills Day on Friday 15th July, a survey of 500 16-24 year olds revealed that 87% are optimistic about their ability to find a new role, with 4 in 5 declaring they feel prepared with the essential and digital/IT skills needed for existing and future job roles.

However, new research from Arctic Shores, the psychometric assessment pioneer, also reveals the same percentage (87%) believe employers focus too much on past experience and not enough on potential when hiring.

Despite their optimism, 3 in 4 young people felt that a lack of relevant experience or confidence in having relevant skills has held them back from getting a new job.

Furthermore, nearly half (48%) of all those surveyed have dropped out of a recruitment process even when they were still keen on the job, with lack of fairness (27%) the most common reason for doing so.

Half of those surveyed don’t believe or don’t know if they have enough experience on their CV to get their dream job, with 43% believing the CV to be an outdated hiring method. When asked what employers should determine their ‘potential’ based on in the recruitment process, ‘personality’ (39%) was most popular. This was as opposed to academic results, application forms and ability to pass tests.

When looking for a job, over half (54%) of all respondents want training and development the most from their employer, as opposed to remote working (16%).

Ed Halliday, Direction of Operations at futureproof, the technology training company, commented: “At futureproof, we see that many candidates are optimistic about getting some kind of job post-graduation. However, despite the volume of available positions, this is not the case with tech roles. Many candidates are conscious that they need additional extra training to become job-ready – even if they have gone through a tech-related degree.”

Wider concerns

As the country grapples with rising prices and supply shortages, it’s unsurprising that 72% of young people have concerns about the cost of living crisis, with 37% likely to change jobs as a result. However, with the employment process focusing on experience alone, it will be challenging for younger people to get into higher paying roles. More worryingly, over a fifth (21%) feel hopeless for the future.

Robert Newry, CEO of Arctic Shores, added: “As we look to the future world of work, sadly there is a huge mismatch between young people’s optimism in finding a new role and the hiring processes that are currently in place.

“The results reaffirm the urgent need to rethink the hiring process and redefine what employers should look for in candidates; otherwise the social mobility gap between those lucky enough to have specific skills and those that don’t will widen. Why are companies willing to pay ever increasing recruitment fees and inflated salaries for experience rather than growing talent? As roles and skills evolve with digitisation, recruitment needs to follow suit. Scrapping the CV and hiring for potential will address the mismatch and restore the optimism in our younger digital generation.”

News, Recruitment

Scrap the CV! Existing hiring methods exacerbating the UK’s skills crisis and social mobility divide, research reveals

  • Survey finds 88% screen out candidates because of a lack of experience, yet 67% say screening for experience reduces size and diversity of their talent pool
  • Arctic Shores CEO calls for organisations to “scrap the CV” and select for potential to address the skills mismatch crisis and social mobility divide

Manchester, UK; 26th April 2022: 88% of HR and talent managers have screened candidates out of their hiring process because of a lack of experience, yet 67% say selecting for experience reduces the size and diversity of their talent pool, further exacerbating the skills crisis.

That’s according to a survey by Arctic Shores, the psychometric assessment pioneer, which has identified that outdated hiring methods are shrinking talent pools and hampering diversity. It also costs organisations money, with 72% currently paying higher salaries in order to find candidates with the right experience.

Time to make the leap: embrace potential over experience

Experience is undoubtedly a key factor in whether a candidate is hired, with 91% of respondents identifying experience as a useful way to establish whether a candidate will suit their roles. In light of this, 68% currently use CVs as their first method of screening for experienced hires.

However, the majority (78%) believe a lack of relevant skills and candidate experience will inhibit their ability to achieve strategic objectives and/or financial goals in the next 24 months. By relying on past experience rather than the potential that a candidate shows, organisations are taking a financial and strategic hit.

The World Economic Forum has also warned that 85 million jobs will disappear and 97 million new digital-first jobs will arise by 2025.

Robert Newry, CEO of Arctic Shores, commented: “What we’re seeing isn’t a skills shortage, it’s a skills blindness. We live in a world with millions of capable workers yet companies are stressing about escalating salaries and an inability to fill roles. The issue is that everyone is playing musical chairs, poaching those with experience from other companies, who in turn poach from someone else. The only way organisations will get out of this costly spiral is to start hiring for transferable skills and potential.”

Scrapping the CV

Whereas the majority of hiring managers use CVs as their chosen method to screen out candidates, more than half (59%) have considered removing CVs from their hiring process altogether.

When it came to reasons why CVs hadn’t been removed from the process, 65% of respondents were blocked by the belief of a lack of viable replacements, hiring manager objections, and a lack of time and resources. Removing the CV feels like ‘hard work’ for many, with the perception that there are no viable alternatives. Only 27% use psychometric assessments in their hiring processes.

“Scrapping the CV might sound radical, but you cannot solve tomorrow’s challenges with yesterday’s solutions,” added Newry. “What we’re calling for is an awareness of the challenge we face and for the start of a transition to futureproof the UK’s workforce.”

There is already evidence that an alternative approach can be taken and with great results. Darren Cassidy, Managing Director of Xerox UK and Ireland, is one of the early adopters of a Scrap the CV approach: “At Xerox, we have always looked to hire people based on their potential, where diversity, inclusion and belonging are core to our culture. So we are excited about our pioneering partnership with Arctic Shores to select for potential. My team has seen how the platform can identify potential from a candidate pool who haven’t had the best start in life and bypass the need to see a CV, which too often holds back those who have had the least opportunity. This is definitely the way forward.”

News

Arctic Shores partners with SmartRecruiters to pioneer better recruiter and candidate experiences

  • SmartRecruiters’ integration with Arctic Shores’ API promises an experience that’s simple, intuitive and engaging, for recruiters and candidates alike.
  • The new partnership, launching this February, also supports both organisations’ vision for fair, unbiased candidate screening.

London, UK; 16th February 2022: Arctic Shores, the psychometric assessment pioneer, has partnered with SmartRecruiters, the Hiring Success company, to create a new hiring experience for both recruiters and candidates.

By enabling easy access to Arctic Shores’ Talent Discovery Platform, Smartrecruiters brings Hiring Success that bit closer for its 4,000 customers. The platform lets leading employers uncover true potential from thousands of applications – without a minute spent on manual CV screening.

And, with behavioural insight from Arctic Shores’ assessment delivered straight into SmartRecruiters, recruiters will never need to switch platforms. It’s a recipe for more productive, engaged recruiters, and faster, fairer hires.

The partnership is also built on the principle that candidates matter. SmartRecruiters customers can now invite candidates to complete Arctic Shores’ engaging online assessment, where intuitive tasks replace stress-inducing questions, and every candidate gets instant feedback. Surveys show that over 90% of candidates enjoy this experience – in contrast to more traditional measures of potential.

Robert Newry, Arctic Shores’ CEO, said: “Like SmartRecruiters, we want both recruiters and candidates to enjoy rewarding experiences, every day. That’s why we’re connecting our two platforms: to put potential in plain sight. With instant access to the right insight, recruiters can now say goodbye to manual CV screening, and embrace more meaningful work. And, with our unbiased, engaging assessment experience, we can make millions of candidates feel valued for their potential, and rewarded for their time.”

Jerome Ternynck, CEO and Founder, SmartRecruiters, commented: “The most successful businesses build their talent acquisition strategies on three key principles. This includes a compelling candidate experience, engaged hiring managers, and empowered recruiters. Our API integration with Arctic Shores is leading the next generation of hiring experiences, and we’re thrilled to be aligning our value propositions to continue to improve hiring outcomes.”

For more information about the partnership, get in touch here: https://landing.arcticshores.com/smartrecruiters.

Business Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Diversity, News

futureproof and Arctic Shores partner to uncover tech talent of tomorrow

  • HR tech pioneer Arctic Shores is helping futureproof screen thousands of candidates for true potential.
  • futureproof aims to double its intake of new trainees for 2022 with Arctic Shores’ Talent Discovery Platform

London, UK, 7th February 2022: Arctic Shores, the psychometric assessment pioneer, has partnered with tech training platform futureproof to double its trainee intake in 2022 to 400.

Rather than screening candidates for skills or experience, futureproof sought instead to measure curiosity, drive, resilience, and ability to collaborate – skills well-suited to the future of work. This led the company to Arctic Shores’ platform, which measures dozens of traits that go unseen on a CV.

By seeing more than candidates’ skills or experience, both organisations hope to map a route for more diverse tech talent to enter the industry. In particular, the companies aim to unearth a new generation of tech engineers from a diverse range of backgrounds, helping leading employers to strengthen the quality of their technology teams for years to come.

Ed Halliday, futureproof’s Operations Director, said, “At futureproof, we aim to transform how leading companies source high-quality, diverse tech talent. That’s why we’re so pleased to be working closely with Arctic Shores: using assessment’s next frontier to unearth the future engineers that others miss – and to help our clients build tomorrow’s brightest tech teams.”

Robert Newry, Founder & CEO at Arctic Shores, said: “As futureproof aims to double its trainee intake in 2022, I’m proud that the team has chosen our platform to support them. In 2020, women represented just 19% of all tech employees. And last year, only 15% were from ethnic minorities. This needs to change. This partnership is the latest step in a long journey: toward a world where we move beyond outdated assessment measures like the CV to a focus on potential and seeing more in people.”