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Posted by Emily Hill on 4 June 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that ThriveMap, in partnership with Mitie and Equitas, has been shortlisted for the Best Candidate Assessment and Selection Strategy award at this year’s prestigious Talent Labs Awards.
Prison officer recruitment is notoriously challenging. The role demands not only technical skills but also immense emotional resilience, situational awareness, and the ability to perform under pressure. Unfortunately, traditional recruitment methods often fall short, leading to high attrition rates and mismatched expectations between candidates and employers.
Mitie, a leading facilities management provider, faced significant recruitment challenges for prison officer roles, including:
In collaboration with Equitas, who brought ThriveMap in as the assessment technology experts, we co-created a Realistic Job Assessment tailored specifically for Mitie’s prison officer recruitment needs. This innovative assessment simulates real job scenarios, allowing candidates to experience the role virtually before committing.
The results have been transformational:
Being shortlisted for this award alongside some of the most innovative organizations in talent acquisition is an incredible honor. It reflects the power of leveraging realistic, immersive assessments to solve complex hiring challenges—especially in high-stakes environments like prison officer recruitment.
We’re proud of the work we’ve done with Mitie and Equitas and are excited to continue pushing the boundaries of candidate assessment and selection strategies. Our Smart Assessment Builder platform empowers HR teams and recruitment leaders to build their own realistic assessments tailored to their unique hiring needs.
Read the full Mitie case study here:
https://thrivemap.io/mitie-prison-officer-recruitment-assessment/
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