9 November 2005

The confectionery company Cadbury Schweppes has improved its recruitment process by getting online.

It has introduced new online verbal and numerical tests instead of paper exams.

The move has helped the company objectively select a shortlist of candidates suitable for interview.

Previously, candidates had to complete a 90-minute paper-based test taken during an assessment day.

It has now been streamlined into a 45-minute online pre-selection test.

"We feel this is a far more efficient way of achieving what we want to achieve.

It also means we get better value out of our assessment days because candidates can spend more time on job-related exercises," explained Oliver West, Cadbury Schweppes' resourcing manager for UK and Ireland.

There are usually around 20 places on the Cadbury Schweppes' graduate programme and they attract around 4,000 candidates every year.

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