Clickatest challenge Surrey companies to put old recruitment practices to the test

Weybridge recruitment company www.ClickAJob.co.uk believes it has the right answers to shake-up tried and tested recruitment approaches and help Surrey companies avoid potentially costly recruitment pitfalls.

Regarded as a leader in online recruitment through its cutting edge website www.ClickAJob.co.uk, the company, under the planning of CEO Yngve Traberg, has joined forces with one of the worldís leading psychometric behaviour analysts Thomas International, to provide the highest standard of assessment technology.

ClickATest believes that the introduction of psychometric testing will help companies avoid damaging hiring mistakes, ensure the employment of a superior standard of staff, and reduce the strain of the entire recruitment process.

Mr Traberg said: ìIf companies make the analysis of the crude costs involved in a failed appointment they would be horrified.

ìOur calculations show that a hiring mistake can easily cost a company 10,000 and at middle management level this could easily increase to 20,000.

ìSo putting in effort and applying risk mitigating tools in the recruitment process is time and money well spent.î

Simple mathematics highlight potential costs, both financially and to company productivity due to a mistake in staff selection.

According to findings published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, available on its website www.CIPD.co.uk: ëIt is possible to compute a ínot less thaní figure very easily by working out what it costs on average to replace a leaver with a new starter. The major categories of costs to take account of are:

administration of the resignation
recruitment costs
selection costs
cost of covering during the period in which there is a vacancy
administration of the recruitment and selection process
induction training for the new employee.
ëDirect costs can also be substantial where advertisements, agencies or assessment centres are used in the recruitment processí. (1)

Martin Reed, CEO Thomas Internatonal said; ëRecruiting the right person is fundemental. Getting it wrong will cost your business money, as much as 2.5 times a personís salaryí. (2)

Further damage can be caused by a quick turnover of staff. CIPD research shows; ëthat during 2003, 20 per cent of leavers left with between 0 and 6 monthsí service.í (1)

Adding: ëPoor recruitment and selection decisions, both on the part of the employee and employer, are usually to blameí.

With these figures easily reaching 5,000 to 10,000 in a short space of time, ClickATest believes its cost effective testing programme provides the sensible solution.

The quick and easy psychometric testing process costs just 30 per test, and can be completed via the Internet, providing two extra benefits; location and access.

Produced in 52 languages, the tests which must be taken in the mother tongue, can be emailed directly to candidates, eliminating delay and cost in sending out tests and receiving responses.

The simple 10 minute test then matches candidates working skills to a particular post, producing an outcome which suits both employee and employer, ensuring a long and happy working relationship.

Recent research carried out by Thomas International, shows ëminimal difference between results of tests carried out online or on paperí. (3)

ClickATest is currently offering a free 300 credit for companies wishing to try out the tests. ClickATest is able to generate up to 10 full work-themed reports, depending on the relevant area of business, each one offering a unique insight into the behavioural patterns of potential employees.

The sign up process can be carried out by visiting www.ClickATest.co.uk; it really is that simple.

Through its www.ClickAJob.co.uk website the company also provides registered job-hunters with unique free access to 143 of the UKís top online job boards, featuring 234,793 vacancies.

As the only search engine in the UK to provide this level of service, the merits for job-seekers are plain to see.

But ClickAJob has not rested on its laurels, with its site now providing instant uploading of CVs and client job vacancies and the superb Geographical Information Service, which enables users to type in a desired commuting distance from their home and receive job vacancy details relevant to them.

The superb e-alert system means that both job advertisers and hunters can be alerted as soon as a job appears, or details are posted with ClickAJob.
Employers can also benefit from the ClickAJobís free advertising service. Once they have posted any vacancies they have with ClickAJob, their entries will appear online immediately.

Registered companies who advertise directly also benefit from premium listings and access to thousands of experienced job-seekers.

For further information on www.ClickAJob.co.uk or www.ClickATest.co.uk, please contact Daniel Abrahams at fresh action PR on 0870 600 5590 or direct line 01932 871903, email dabrahams@freshactionPR.com. We would be pleased to arrange further interviews with Yngve Traberg.