28 Feb 08 - SHL awards top students with MSc project prize
SHL, the leading psychometric testing company, has recognised the best occupational psychology students with its MSc Research Project Prize, awarded at this year’s Division of Occupational Psychology Conference. The first prize was shared by Anne Herrmann from the University of Lueneburg, Germany, and Louise Burgess from the University of Manchester. Third prize was awarded to Rene Immanuel Kusch from the University of Mannheim, Germany.
05 Feb 07 - SHL’s Occupational Personality Questionnaire is recognised by the BPS as representing ‘marked progress in analysing the world of work’
SHL, a leading global provider of psychometric tests and expert consultancy services has received an outstanding evaluation for its latest Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) from the UK’s leading independent professional psychological association, the British Psychological Society (BPS).
05 Feb 07 - SHL’s Occupational Personality Questionnaire scores top marks in BPS test evaluation
SHL, a leading global provider of psychometric tests and expert consultancy services has received an outstanding review for its latest Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) from the British Psychological Society (BPS). The UK’s leading professional psychological association has pronounced SHL’s personality test ‘at the top of the first rank of personality tests’.
11 Dec 06 - SHL assessment tools increase companies’ productivity
Independent research company pH Group Ltd has released evidence demonstrating that organisations that use carefully developed assessment methods have increased levels of productivity.
04 Dec 06 - Poor service could put High Street Christmas profits at risk
1 in 3 shoppers think that service levels drop during the festive season.
31 Oct 06 - SHL Reports on Largest Ever Graduate Survey
Recruiters advised not to take qualifications, universities attended and extra activities at face value.
23 Oct 06 - Companies waste billions letting their best staff go
As HR professionals recognise the importance of identifying what motivates their employees, leading global provider of online employee assessment SHL launches an innovative tool to help understand what drives people to perform better in the workplace.
23 Oct 06 - “Motivation is Crucial in Retaining the Best Staff”, says SHL
As HR professionals begin to recognise the importance of identifying what motivates their employees, leading global provider of online assessment SHL has launched a new tool to help understand what drives people to perform better at work.
28 Sep 06 - OPQ is the first psychometric tool to receive a Det Norske Veritas certification
SHL, world-leading provider of psychometric assessment, has become the first assessment provider to receive a Det Norske Veritas (DNV) certification of test quality for its Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ 32i). A DNV certification is an important guarantee of quality which confirms that OPQ has been independently judged to meet high standards of product excellence.
02 Aug 06 - SHL Launches New Guidelines for Online Recruitment Testing Industry
As the barriers to Internet access decrease and the demand for assessments online increases, SHL is committed to minimising the risk and maximising the value of online assessment tools with a new set of ‘Better Practice’ guidelines. These have been designed to accompany the launch of The SHL Verify™ Range of Ability Tests.
31 May 06 - Online Testing Without the Compromises - SHL Launches Revolutionary New Online Recruitment Tool
With online recruitment growing*, SHL, the world-leading provider of psychometric assessment and development solutions, is to launch a tool that it believes will solve the problem of potential dishonesty in remote tests.
17 May 06 - HR Directors wasting time and money by not using online testing, says SHL
HR directors are missing a trick in speeding up and cutting costs of recruitment. So says world leader in workplace assessment, SHL Group.
05 May 06 - Research reveals that being economical with the truth is to be expected in job interviews
Lying, exaggerating or trying to be someone else is par for the course for most people when attending job interviews.
01 Mar 06 - Guildsrealm steps up the game with best match executive recruitment
Executive search firm selected to join exclusive SHL partner network
01 Mar 06 - Kalido turns to SHL to help select high quality people
Kalido, a data warehouse software company spun out of Shell in 2003, has put three values at the heart of its business: to be an ethical software company; to be customer, not product led; and to employ the highest quality people. To achieve this last value the company uses a number of objective assessments from SHL to help select the very best.
28 Nov 05 - Personality Measure Comes of Age
The Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) – the original workplace personality assessment is 21 years old this year. Over the past three decades the OPQ has become one of the most widely used occupational psychometric tools throughout the UK and worldwide.
07 Oct 05 - SHL ability tests select the right apprentices at EMTEC
Ability tests from SHL, a world leader in objective assessment, are being used by EMTEC, a leading provider of training services, to filter the best candidates for apprenticeships in the motor industry. So far this year, over 3,200 candidates have already been assessed using SHL tests.
28 Sep 05 - UK workers think inside the box
Noughties managers see themselves as less adaptable and independent minded than their nineties equivalents according to new data from SHL, the world leader in objective assessment.
07 Mar 05 - New Freephone Service for SHL (Ireland)
This new system will help us to further enhance our customer service offering in the Irish market and has been designed in response to your comments and requests for an easy-to-use, single point of contact for routine enquiries.
05 Nov 04 - SHL Raises Bar with Launch of New Management and Graduate Test
SHL, the world leader in psychometric assessment, today announces the launch of its newest ability test - Management and Graduate Item Bank 6 (MGIB 6).
09 Aug 04 - Three Eminent Psychologists to Advise SHL
SHL, the world leader in objective assessment, today announced that Professor Ronald Hambleton, Professor Peter Warr and Professor Robert Roe have agreed to act as independent advisors to the group. They will meet on a regular basis and provide feedback to the SHL Board on research and the latest developments in academia.
09 Aug 04 - Three Eminent Psychologists to Advise SHL
SHL, the world leader in objective assessment, today announced that Professor Ronald Hambleton, Professor Peter Warr and Professor Robert Roe have agreed to act as independent advisors to the group. They will meet on a regular basis and provide feedback to the SHL Board on research and the latest developments in academia.
04 Aug 04 - SHL Unveils Universal Competency Framework to Provide Common Standard Worldwide
Employers will be able to standardise the way they assess the required competencies of potential and current employees thanks to a new framework launched today by SHL, the world leader in objective assessment.
21 Jun 04 - UK Wastes £12 Billion Managing Poor Performance
The UK is losing £12 billion a year due to poor people management, according to a new independent report from SHL, the world leader in objective assessment.
06 May 04 - SEAT’s Champion Motor Racing Team Uses its Head to get into Pole Position
SEAT is using personality and aptitude tests, developed by SHL, the world leader in objective assessment, to accelerate its driver selection and development programme. This process is aimed at ensuring that SEAT selects the best racing talent for the track.
14 Apr 04 - SHL Psychologist Awarded Professional Achievement Accolade by British Psychological Society
Professor Dave Bartram, research director for SHL Group plc has been chosen to receive the prestigious ‘Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Psychology’ by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
19 Jan 04 - Hiring the Wrong People is Draining Business
Companies worldwide are significantly damaging their bottom line through poor recruitment policies, according to new research from SHL.
23 Oct 03 - Barclays Invests in Talent with UK’s Biggest Ever Staff Assessment from SHL
Barclays bank today announces that it has put 1,000 line-managers through a groundbreaking staff training project in partnership with SHL.
06 Oct 03 - SHL puts image to the test with re-vamped brand
SHL Group plc, the global leader in psychometric assessment, unveils a new brand identity.
05 Sep 03 - AC Milan scores with psychological profiling from SHL
European Champion AC Milan has proved that football success is down to brains as well as brawn. Borrowing business techniques straight from the boardroom, the club is using psychological profiling to help shape its dream team.
04 Sep 03 - New Online Assessment Tool Helps Employers Spot Graduate Talent Globally
Ability Screening Online, launched today in 15 languages, is the only commercially proven on-line test of business reasoning. The product enables organizations to operate a more efficient global recruitment process at a reduced cost per hire.
20 Nov 02 - New Online Application Process Attracting More Graduates to Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer is already on course to reach its target intake of graduates this year following the introduction of an innovative new online application process.