Staffing and recruitment agencies
Deliver shortlists your clients trust, and stop competing on price.
An educational series by SimplifiedIQ
Rethinking Hiring
From Résumé-First to Evidence-First
Practical lessons for finding, evaluating and recommending the right people, whether it's 20 candidates or 20,000.
New lessons every weekday · Weekly recap every Saturday
Who it's for
Built for people who hire for a living
Graduate and high-volume recruitment teams
Screen thousands of applicants fairly, on time, without a test-day crisis.
Episodes
This week's episode
Season 1
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Season 1: Better Evidence. Better Decisions.
- Week 1
Build a shortlist your client trusts
The Four-Part Shortlist
- Week 2
Stop sending CVs. Start sending evidence.
The Candidate Report
- Week 3
20,000 applicants, 200 places
Start With the Decisions
- Week 4
See what candidates can actually do
The 10-Minute Work Sample
- Week 5
Test day at scale
The Test-Day Readiness Check
- Week 6
Decisions you can explain
The Evidence-First Hiring Journey
Free toolkit
Free tools you can use today.
No account needed.
Candidate Screening Matrix
Screen every application against the same evidence, with a scoring scale and decision rules.
Employer-Ready Candidate Report
A one-page report that shows clients what each candidate demonstrated, and what still needs review.
Large-Scale Assessment Readiness Checklist
Plan a graduate or mass recruitment assessment before you open applications.
PDF only
Work-Sample and Rubric Template
Coming soon
Assessment Integrity and Fairness Checklist
Coming soon
Season 1 Playbook
Coming soon
Live and free
The Hiring Clinic
A free monthly live session where we answer the best questions from the comments.
First session: date announced soon
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Tell us what you're working on
Planning a large assessment, or want your agency's shortlists to stand out? Tell us what you're working on.