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We bring together skills-based assessments, structured interviewing, and candidate-first design so you can make confident hiring decisions today and keep benefiting from the data tomorrow.
Grades and CVs show what graduates have done. We show what they can do. Measure the skills and behaviors that drive success in early career roles, reveal clear signals of fit, and understand who is truly AI-ready or may need support to use AI effectively.
45+ years of behavioral science behind every graduate hiring decision.
Traditional hiring asks graduates to apply to a role before anyone knows where they fit best. Our skills-based assessments give you the data to match each candidate across multiple roles and programs, so you make better decisions about where people belong.
Built to work across roles, programs and pathways.
Your hiring process is your first impression as an employer. And top graduates are paying attention.
Mobile-first assessments, branded touchpoints and personalized video feedback give every applicant a positive, professional experience and highlights your employer brand at every stage of the process.
Candidates leave with a positive impression, regardless of the outcome.
Interviews are where bias most easily creeps in. On-demand video interviewing handles volume at early stages, while structured live interviews ensure every candidate is evaluated consistently and fairly.
The same standard of evaluation for every candidate, hiring manager and region.
Most hiring data gets filed away the moment the offer is signed. Our skills insights also inform onboarding, guide development conversations, and support decisions on the right rotations and roles for each graduate.
The assessment happens once. The data is there when you need it next.
Get a clear overview or dive straight into the workflows. You choose the format that helps you evaluate the solution fastest.
Whether you’re hiring graduates, apprentices or interns, the approach is the same.
The best apprentices are defined by potential, not existing skills. We help you identify who has the ability to grow and thrive.
Short programs need fast reads on people. We help you surface who will contribute now and flag the ones worth bringing back.
Hired for the long term, expected to contribute from day one. We help you select graduates who can do both.
See how we help employers hire smarter and grow top talent from day one.
Explore the latest thinking on hiring graduates, developing early career talent, and potential. Curated to help you stay ahead.
Early Careers and Graduate Hiring
Early careers assessments help organizations identify candidates most likely to succeed in non-managerial roles such as apprentices, interns, or graduates. These assessments can measure skills, potential, and role fit. We recommend choosing scientifically-backed, reliable, and valid assessments to ensure objectivity, accuracy, and legal defensibility in hiring.
The selection of assessment tools should be driven by the specific requirements and competencies of each role. For example, some skills assessments are ideal for roles where job-specific knowledge and skills are critical, while cognitive ability tests are more suited for roles requiring problem-solving and analytical thinking. Structured interviews can offer insights into a candidate's experience and cultural fit.
The key to success is using a combination of these tools that aligns with outcomes critical to the role. SHL's Early Careers Solution is a pre-built package that streamline this process, ensuring that assessments are optimized to meet your hiring needs and deliver valuable insights at every stage of the talent selection process.
SHL's skills assessments measure all 96 skills in our taxonomy, reporting back on a priority of skills that are most predictive of success in early careers roles. This set of skills has been identified through validation studies with thousands of organizations and insights from 45 years of experience and 45 billion data points.
It depends on candidate volume, dropout concerns, and how much you want to automate interviews. We recommend getting in touch to access our graduate blueprints, which offer research-backed guidance on the best assessment timing for your needs.
