Remote Assessment – Top Tips

Remote Assessment – Top Tips

Running remote assessments – our top tips Are you thinking about your next recruitment process?  Are you considering how best to carry out a robust assessment process, whilst protecting the health and safety of all? For an assessment centre to be successful, it...
Recruitment and Covid19 – Safety and business continuity

Recruitment and Covid19 – Safety and business continuity

How to ensure your recruitment processes minimise the risk of transmission of Covid19 Most organisations are urgently looking at preparing for the challenge ahead with Covid19.  But how can you continue to support the normal functioning of your organisation? ...
In-house leadership assessment training for clinical appointments

In-house leadership assessment training for clinical appointments

Do you need to raise the bar on the assessment and appointment of clinical leaders in your organisation, without necessarily adding costs to your existing processes? As one of the leading providers to the NHS of assessment services, Dearden has observed a significant...
One-off or rapidly engaged assessments now available – We’re now on the government DPS Framework Agreement for Assessment Services

One-off or rapidly engaged assessments now available – We’re now on the government DPS Framework Agreement for Assessment Services

We are delighted to announce that Dearden Search and Selection are now on the Executive Assessment and Executive Search, Selection and Assessment Dynamic Purchasing Systems, as set up by HM Revenue and Customs.   This covers assessment services for senior...
Values Based Recruitment: An Update of the NHS’s Position

Values Based Recruitment: An Update of the NHS’s Position

Since the publication of the Francis report into the failings of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust there has been increasing focus on the need to recruit NHS and public health staff with the right values, as well as skills. This has led many employers in the...
The dilemma of assessment for hard-to-fill positions

The dilemma of assessment for hard-to-fill positions

Some clinical leadership positions are hard to fill. When faced with a shortage of applicants, employers often wrestle with a secondary dilemma – whether or not the cost of an in-depth assessment can be justified? Or whether a ‘quicker’ solution, such as the panel...