Sifting & Assessment
We offer a fully Civil Service Principles aligned Candidate and Application Sifting Service that provides a systematic review of applications against your predefined criteria, ensuring a fair, transparent and merit-based process.
Get in touchWhy Sifting & Assessment?
Our teams bring proven experience delivering high quality sifting across large and complex recruitment campaigns, supported by clear governance, consistent methodology and robust data. Working within your existing processes and assessment criteria, we apply reliable evaluation standards while reducing the administrative load on hiring managers, HR,TA teams and others usually involved in this process.
The result is a managed service that delivers a blueprint of consistency, oversight and confidence that every application is reviewed thoroughly and in line with agreed standards.
How it works
Our Occupational Psychologists and Assessment experts provide a comprehensive advisory and implementation service designed to deliver fair and valid assessments that represent a positive experience for a diverse range of candidates.
We will install and manage a streamlined assessment process that takes qualified candidates from our sifting service and narrows the funnel to identify the best candidates. We do this by designing and implementing assessment tools and methodologies that can be demonstrated to measure the right criteria. Our technology enabled approach will increase efficiency and reduce time to hire, while delivering robust data, insights, feedback and great outcomes for all.
The result is a diverse shortlist of candidates who have demonstrated the motivation, skills and potential to succeed in your roles, and who have had an engaging assessment experience that represents your roles accurately
What is it suitable for?
Our sifting and assessment optionsare suitable for:
Sifting
- Supporting your existing teams or hiring communities in accurately reviewing candidate applications at scale, volume and speed
OR
- As a full outsourced managed service taking the responsibility and pressure away from your teams and hirers, saving you time
- We can integrate and align with your current processes, but we can also offer elevation and innovation
- Our team can support with question and scenario design to ensure applicants are critiqued to the right level for your requirements, ensuring candidates have the required skills before progressing to next stages
Assessment
- Adding role and industry specific assessments at either pre or post sift stages will improve the quality and conversion ratios of candidates throughout the recruitment process
- Opportunity to tailor assessments to uncover specific capabilities and skills
- Assessments can be purchased individually or as part of our full managed service
Benefits
Fully Aligned with Civil Service principles
Opportunity to save significant time for your existing teams
Scalable for campaigns and large volume, through to more ad hoc requirements, we have you covered
Cost effective model
Confidence and quality in delivery
Speak to the team
For more information about how PSR can help support your sifting and assessment requirements, contact our dedicated Permanent Recruitment Services Team.