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Careers and employability teams are ultimately trying to answer a simple question: How prepared are our students for the process of securing employment? The challenge is that preparedness is difficult to measure directly. Attendance figures, appointment numbers and activity completions provide useful indicators, but they rarely tell the full story. What often matters more are […]

Interviews shouldn’t slow your admissions cycle — yet too often, they do. At Shortlister, we’ve long helped universities run efficient, fair and flexible asynchronous interviews, enabling admissions teams to assess candidates consistently while giving applicants a better way to showcase their potential. Now, we’re taking it one step further. Shortlister is partnering with Stu3 to […]

Shortlist.me’s Confidence Index shows that over 70% of students begin video interview practice feeling unsure, yet confidence is highly trainable: a single practice boosts it by 30%, and high-confidence representation rises from 1 to 14 universities. In a tough graduate market where video interviews filter early, structured practice quickly improves performance and outcomes.

Shortlister welcomes new university partners adopting a faster, fairer admissions process with our digital platform. From the UK to the Middle East, they’re reimagining how admissions work.

Shortlister’s Authenticity Indicator helps hiring teams distinguish between conversational, natural answers and overly scripted or rehearsed responses — supporting fairer, more confident decisions in an AI-assisted world.

CV Co-Pilot is our boldest innovation yet — a fully AI-powered toolkit that helps students build, refine, and personalise their CVs for real-world job opportunities. From confidence-building to tailored interviews, it’s everything careers teams need in one scalable, best-value platform.

Human-Assist AI is Shortlister’s new approach to AI in talent screening — built to enhance human decision-making, protect integrity, and deliver fast, fair, and consistent results.

Shortlister, a pioneer in digital talent screening and career technology, proudly announces the addition of Tony and David Heard, founde…

Here are five key myths surrounding video interviews, and an explanation as to why there are in fact, just myths.

If your organisation is recruiting for one or more roles, you may be wondering if there is an effective means of interviewing that exists wh…

64% of candidates claim that the diversity and inclusivity of a company is an important factor in their decision to accept a job offer (Sapling HR, 2021).

How the candidate experience should be viewed more as a customer experience.

Avison Young boosted their conversion rate by 80% and reduced their time to hire by 7 days through the adoption of video interviewing technology. This innovative approach has streamlined their recruitment process, enhancing efficiency and candidate experience.

Is the overload in graduate recruitment holding your organisation back? Discover how to give your recruitment process the competitive edge...

Assessment centres make the hiring process more precise. They make it easier for recruiters to spot the right talent before a decision is ma…

Do you think the use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms will drive quality recruitment decisions and save time? Will it minimise leg…

If you have a connection to the hiring process, it is important not to lose sight of how bias can impact the decision-making process. That i…

Simply put, a strength is something that you love doing, gain energy from and are naturally good at. There is an increasing amount of eviden…

What’s the difference? Interview questions can be subtly changed to not only measure a candidates competencies but also what an indivi…

Do you know how many applicants you need to find the right hire for each vacancy? Data from your recruitment funnel can tell you – and muc…

When it comes to hiring trends, your recruitment funnel can tell you a lot, says chartered psychologist Claire Crisp. The Head of Assessment…

How can we improve the diversity of our talent? What about the potential of those who haven’t got work experience? Why are we hearing the …

If you have a connection to the hiring process, it is important not to lose sight of how bias can impact the decision-making process. That i…

What do we mean by ‘Interpersonal Skills’? When we talk about interpersonal skills we are referring to a whole range of skills which hel…

Live video tools weren’t built for recruitment. Shortlister offers a structured, scalable and branded alternative to Zoom, Teams and Meet — saving time, improving fairness, and helping you identify top talent with confidence.

A new survey has revealed what job applicants really think of Video Interviewing. And the results are surprising. With bespoke branding and …

This article identifies and explains the limitations of Telephone Interviews and explains why Video Interviews are a better choice.

This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for a Telesales Executive.

This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for a Sales Manager.

This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for an Account Manager / Inside Sales Rep.

Fast Facts showing the impact that adopting Shortlister Video Interviewing has on quality.

Shortlister reveals the top ten things recruitment most rave about after using Shortlister video interviews and how they improve the recruitment process.

This blog post defines a structured interview and explains the importance of having a structured interview process in your organisation.

This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for an Apprenticeship.

This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for a Graduate role.

This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for a Business Development role or an Outside Sales Rep.

This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for a Finance role.

How you can deliver a more diverse workforce with Shortlister Video Interviewing and how it can unlock the diversity dividend.

This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for an Administration and Business Support role.

This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for a Customer Support role.