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How to Create an AI-Proof Pre-Screening Assessment

Whether you’re ready or not, AI is shaking up the recruitment process like never before. To stay ahead of the curve, it’s essential to adopt better pre-screening practices. If you’re considering using pre-hire assessments, here are some important dos and don’ts to help you create an AI-proof pre-screening process: What Not to Do 1. Use […]

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Types of pre-employment questions

If you want better answers, you need to start with better questions. Poorly designed pre-employment questions can lead to weak insights and missed hiring opportunities. That’s why it’s crucial to understand the different types of questions you can ask—and how each type contributes to predicting job performance. At ThriveMap, we group pre-employment questions into four […]

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Employee Selection Tests: Types, Tips, and Best Practices

In today’s job market, it’s not enough to rely solely on resumes and interviews to make hiring decisions. Employee selection tests are a useful tool to help employers make informed decisions about candidates. These tests measure job-related skills, knowledge, and abilities, and can provide valuable insight into a candidate’s potential for success in a role. […]

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Introducing the Smart Assessment Builder by ThriveMap

Create tailored job assessments in minutes. No psych jargon. No generic tests. Just real work, done better. If you hire for entry-level roles, you know the struggle: CVs tell you nothing, and off-the-shelf assessments are often irrelevant, abstract, and easy to cheat. That’s why we built the Smart Assessment Builder. With ThriveMap’s new self-serve tool, […]

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Best Talent Assessment Platforms in 2025: Features, Benefits, and How to Choose

In 2025, recruiters are navigating a hiring landscape unlike anything before. AI-enabled candidates are flooding the pipeline, making it harder than ever to distinguish genuine talent from algorithmically optimised applicants. With job applications skyrocketing and AI-generated resumes perfectly tailored to keyword scans, recruiters must stay one step ahead with smarter assessment tools to ensure quality […]

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The “Great Expectation Mismatch”: Why Job Descriptions Are Just Fairy Tales in Disguise

Imagine If Job Descriptions Were as Misleading as Online Dating Profiles—Oh Wait, They Already Are There’s a reason why 55% of employees have quit a job due to a disconnect between the job’s portrayal in the recruitment process and the actual experience—a 15% increase since 2019, according to ThriveMap’s latest research. The hiring process is […]

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The 3 best pre-Hire assessment Tools for graduate recruitment in 2025

The recruitment landscape is being reshaped by artificial intelligence, and hiring teams must adapt to stay ahead. This is particularly true in graduate recruitment, where over 50% of candidates are already using AI tools. The result? Recruitment processes are becoming faster, more competitive, and harder to navigate. For recruiters using pre-hire assessment tools, the rise […]

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How Higgs LLP is transforming early-careers recruitment in law with ThriveMap

At Higgs LLP, everything starts with people. For over a century, this Black Country-based law firm has been a cornerstone of legal expertise, built on a foundation of authenticity, inclusivity, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. But for Higgs, the key to delivering exceptional results lies in a simple philosophy:“If we take care of our […]

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Hiring Trends 2025: What matters and what doesn’t

The hiring landscape in 2025 is evolving rapidly. AI-generated applications are flooding inboxes, recruitment trends are shifting constantly, and every week a new “must-have” tool promises to revolutionise hiring. But which hiring trends in 2025 actually matter, and which are just noise? Chris Platts shared his predictions in our February newsletter: The rise of smarter […]

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