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A-Levels results day | Advice from and for HR when it comes to exams and recruitment

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Advice from and for HR when it comes to exams and recruitment
Advice from and for HR when it comes to exams and recruitment

Everyone has an exam day story. Everyone. From the moments of relief to the 'failures' and looking forward on the impact of exams on employee's futures.

When it comes to recruitment and HR, it's becoming an outdated ideal that applicants need to have certain exam grades, or a degree. To mark a-levels results day 2023, here are words of wisdom from and for those in HR and leadership:

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