Talent Lab creates the perfect formula

The launch of the UKís first Talent Lab announced today.

Any one whoís ever interviewed will know how frustrating it can be for all concerned if the venue isnít right.

Hotel bedrooms converted into temporary interview rooms, gawking eyes at the office and noisy reception areas in serviced facilities rarely set the right scene for important discussions about that critical role you need to fill.

And of course many candidates hate running the risk of being spotted when they turn up for a meeting about a new position.

Now all that is in the past, with the announcement of the opening of the UKís first Talent Lab in the Thames Valley.

Located near Bracknell, Berkshire, it offers high quality, purpose built interview and development assessment facilities. The air-conditioned building has been designed in consultation with recruitment companies and hiring managers. The design incorporates sound proofed interview rooms, assessor facilities, an internet enabled psychometric testing suite, and break out rooms with AV facilities and wi-fi internet access.

And its rural location will put paid to any candidatesí concerns that they might bump into their boss in the lobby!

ìWhen it comes to a fantastic environment to assess candidates or hold dedicated development sessions, there has never been anything like this before. Business leaders, HR professionals and recruiters often make do with the compromise of hotel or conference centreî said Roger Philby, Talent Lab CEO, adding ìCandidates and assessors are critical of assessment days completed on company premises as the rooms used are often spread across the site and rarely suitable for the task in hand.î

Commenting on how candidate and business expectations are changing Philby continued, ìCandidates and hiring managers at assessment centres are fed up with accepting poor standards. They want a smoothly run focused day, and not one worrying about whether the candidate is going to get lost on the way to the loo! They just want a great experience. Thatís what they get at the Talent Labs.î