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Benedict Vezhoto / Chief Human Resources Officer

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Practical recruitment evidence5 min read

Before the workshop sees the applicant

A degree filter can make recruitment easier while excluding the very evidence a workshop needs. Changing the filter requires a paid, supervised way to assess the work, not a lower standard.

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Practical recruitment evidence

  1. Practical recruitment evidence5 min read

    Before the workshop sees the applicant

    A degree filter can make recruitment easier while excluding the very evidence a workshop needs. Changing the filter requires a paid, supervised way to assess the work, not a lower standard.

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Workforce geography and service design

  1. Workforce geography and service design5 min read

    The service plan had already chosen where people would live

    Centralising a technician team looked straightforward until its travel and relocation assumptions became explicit. A regional alternative cost more, and that cost belonged in the decision.

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Outside work and proportionate employment decisions

  1. Outside work and proportionate employment decisions5 min read

    A music lesson and a competing booking were different questions

    I proposed a broad outside-work restriction before examining the activities it would cover. Individual review protected real business interests more clearly than treating every professional commitment alike.

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