Majority of employers prioritise skills-based hiring over academic credentials

Our MD, Karen Camilleri, contributed to an article in People Management about the increasing number of UK employers now using skill tests to assess candidates.

Karen said that, as a specialist transport recruiter, she has observed an increasing tendency among her UK-based clients in the rail and bus sectors towards skills-based recruitment.

“There has been a real demand for key skills overseas, in particular the Middle East, Canada and Australia, which has meant that there is a real deficit in the UK as many of the experienced candidates have moved overseas for higher pay and to be involved in large-scale programmes of work with heavy and committed investment,” she explained. 

Camilleri added that a focus on skills-based recruitment was also a way of encouraging diverse thinking from an organisation and clients were “rapidly” recognising this and moving away from the previous trend of sector-based hiring. 

To read the article in full, visit www.peoplemanagement.co.uk.