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Here you’ll find the latest news, product updates and practical insights from a team that’s spent over a decade supporting leading brands, universities and SMEs — delivering world-class candidate experiences without the faceless tech giant feel.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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Shortlister, a pioneer in digital talent screening and career technology, proudly announces the addition of Tony and David Heard, founde…
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Here are five key myths surrounding video interviews, and an explanation as to why there are in fact, just myths.
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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…
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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).
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How the candidate experience should be viewed more as a customer experience.
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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.
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Is the overload in graduate recruitment holding your organisation back? Discover how to give your recruitment process the competitive edge...
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Assessment centres make the hiring process more precise. They make it easier for recruiters to spot the right talent before a decision is ma…
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Do you think the use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms will drive quality recruitment decisions and save time? Will it minimise leg…
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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…
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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…
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What’s the difference? Interview questions can be subtly changed to not only measure a candidates competencies but also what an indivi…
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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…
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When it comes to hiring trends, your recruitment funnel can tell you a lot, says chartered psychologist Claire Crisp. The Head of Assessment…
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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 …
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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…
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What do we mean by ‘Interpersonal Skills’? When we talk about interpersonal skills we are referring to a whole range of skills which hel…
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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.
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A new survey has revealed what job applicants really think of Video Interviewing. And the results are surprising. With bespoke branding and …
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This article identifies and explains the limitations of Telephone Interviews and explains why Video Interviews are a better choice.
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This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for a Telesales Executive.
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This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for a Sales Manager.
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This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for an Account Manager / Inside Sales Rep.
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Fast Facts showing the impact that adopting Shortlister Video Interviewing has on quality.
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Shortlister reveals the top ten things recruitment most rave about after using Shortlister video interviews and how they improve the recruitment process.
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This blog post defines a structured interview and explains the importance of having a structured interview process in your organisation.
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This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for an Apprenticeship.
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This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for a Graduate role.
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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.
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This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for a Finance role.
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How you can deliver a more diverse workforce with Shortlister Video Interviewing and how it can unlock the diversity dividend.
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This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for an Administration and Business Support role.
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This interview guide will help you to quickly identify the high performing candidates when interviewing for a Customer Support role.

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