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Last month, we drew to a close our Spotlight on SJTs series. Over five blogs, we shared: ➕ Eight ways SJTs can add value to your selection process 👥 Five tips to minimise group differences in SJTs 🔍 Where do SJTs fit in a selection process 👔 Bespoke or off-the-shelf 🤖 The future of SJTs in an AI-enabled world You can read all of the articles here: https://buff.ly/4gLPs2g #SpotlightOnSJTs #SJTs #SituationalJudgementTests

What trends do you think we'll see in the workplace in 2025? Here are some of our guesses. 1️⃣ Skills Over CVs 📜➡️⚙️ Expect to see a shift towards skills-based hiring, with less emphasis on traditional credentials. 2️⃣ Bias-free recruitment 🧠⚖️ Advancements in psychometric testing and machine learning are making strides in reducing unconscious bias, creating a more inclusive selection process for all candidates. 3️⃣ Real-time assessment ⏱️📈 Gamified and real-time assessment platforms will take centre stage, offering dynamic insights into candidate behaviour under pressure, creativity, and problem-solving abilities. 4️⃣ Employee-first approaches 🤝💡 Candidates will expect more than just a job offer. An engaging, transparent, and respectful selection process will become a key differentiator for employer brands. 5️⃣ The role of AI 🤖✅ From video interview analysis to predictive success modelling, AI will continue to shape the world of work in 2025. What trends do you see shaping the selection process in 2025? #FutureOfWork #WorkplaceTrends #TalentAssessment #SelectionInnovation

In our latest blog, we explore the future of SJTs and how AI might impact their future. If you're worried about an AI performing well in an SJT and want to mitigate the risk of AI answers, here's what you can do: 🎨 Design assessments so they're harder for AI to answer consistently. Multi-stage answers, questions that require applied judgment, and open-ended questions all help. 🔒 Deliver assessments in secure environments. Monitoring mouse movements or using locked-down browsers can prevent and monitor the use of tools like ChatGPT. 🗺️ Do a whole system review. For example, the use of multiple assessments can help validate performance across different methods. 🪟 Transparency and education. Explore how AI can be used ethically and ask candidates to do things like honesty statements. You can find out more in our latest blog, which is the last in our Spotlight on SJTs series here: https://buff.ly/3BIYnCK #AI #SJTs #SituationalJudgementTests

Are you considering Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs) as part of recruitment or hiring processes? The below carousel summarises the differences between bespoke SJTs and off-the-shelf solutions. If you want to find out more, you can read our full article: https://lnkd.in/ew3TKK2a If you want to understand about how Work Psychology Group can help with SJTs as a whole, you can find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eS5vG43w #SpotlightOnSJTs #SJTs #SituationalJudgementTests

At the end of 2024, we announced the winners of the WPG Awards at our festive get-together! They’re an excuse for us to come together, celebrate our collaborative achievements, and reward teammates living and breathing our values. Congratulations to our winners, Emma Dougan, Victoria Roe, Emma Morley, and Sarah Stott 🏆 #WPGAwards #WPGValues #EmployeeEngagement

Happy New Year from all of us at Work Psychology Group. We'll be back from our festive breaks soon! We look forward to connections and collaboration in 2025 🥂 #2025 #HappyNewYear

Before we switch off our computers, grab a mince pie, and turn on a film, we'd just like to wish all our colleagues, clients, and peers a restful festive season 🎄 #SeasonsGreetings #HappyHolidays

We had a fantastic time as a team celebrating our Christmas party last week. We headed to Birmingham, where we played virtual darts, enjoyed Birmingham's Christmas Market (the biggest outside Germany and Austria) and came together for a festive meal. You can find out more about our party and our review of the year in our latest newsletter here: https://buff.ly/3P3D0ze #ChristmasParty

Artificial Intelligence has been on our minds in 2024 👩💻 Just last week, we were reflecting on how AI technology can shape assessments and how much we trust it 🤨 But this new technology is having a big impact on recruitment and selection. In our blog 'Is AI the last straw for values-based recruitment?', we reflect on a panel from ABP Conference 2024, specifically: 💻The benefits that recruiting for values can give to organisations 💻What we need to be mindful of when assessing for values 💻How AI relates to values-based recruitment - does it threaten it? How is your workplace handling AI? Read our article here: https://lnkd.in/exiucGzj #AI #Recruitment #Assessment #Selection

Did you know that it's currently Disability History Month and today is also International Day of Persons with Disabilities? At WPG, we try to stay informed when it comes to disability and neurodiversity - it's an important aspect of psychology, after all! The working world is gradually moving towards an understanding that not all employees are neurotypical - our article, 'Neurodiversity at work: Where we’ve been and where we’re Going', recollects our session with Professor Nancy Doyle last year. Our key takeaways from this session were: 💼 Neurodiversity in the workplace is a topic that is rising to the forefront 👥 Neurodivergent people are not a homogeneous group 📚 Research in this area is still early stages 🔄 Context matters 🔗 There were unexpected links to our work at WPG 📝 Ensure we involve neurodiverse individuals in the design of our assessments 💭 We must consider what we’re assessing Read more here: https://buff.ly/47DO9i9 #DisabilityHistoryMonth #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity