Case study: Outsourcing executive selection at the LSC

The Learning and Skills Council outsourced selection interviews for the post of chief executive to an occupational psychology firm, so as to build up a detailed portrait of each candidate and their individual leadership style.

  • Psyched up for CEO search   By Alex Blyth, writing in Personnel Today.

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