Challenge We’d supported EDF Energy with candidate management and selection before. That meant we were well placed to help them recruit and select for their graduate and industrial placement schemes. EDF wanted 56 graduate hires, and we worked closely with their attraction provider to find them. A key challenge was to reduce candidate numbers before they reached psychometric testing stage – an expensive part of the process. Solution An integrated project plan mapped key milestones, while our dedicated Project Manager managed applications and kept candidates informed. We suggested a change to the competency screen to tackle the high numbers – making the pass mark higher. When we noticed a drop in application numbers, we re-opened some of the schemes. As we were managing the c

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