The OMT Group, which comprises Evalex Talent Management, Odyssey Talent Management, Elea and Via, has been awarded ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is a globally recognised standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), providing a systematic approach to identifying, assessing, and managing information security risks. By implementing the standard, organisations can better protect ...
In a previous blog – Odyssey’s hurdling platform addresses high-volume recruitment pain points – we introduced Odyssey’s hurdling platform, which addresses several problems experienced in the pre-hire phase of the high-volume recruitment process. Essentially the system puts candidates through a number of assessments (hurdles) in order to slim down the pool to make it more manageable. Here’s how i...
Odyssey Talent Management has built a new platform that addresses a number of pain points in the pre-hire phase of the recruitment process, particularly where there is a high number of applicants. “There are a lot of challenges in the high-volume recruitment space, both for candidates and for employers,” explains Odyssey MD, Kevin Distiller. “From a candidate point of view it feels like you're in a s...
The South African Human Rights commission has stated that South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a multi-pronged strategy to tackle inequality in the State of the Nation Address in 2018, which included paying increased attention to youth unemployment. This included job summits, the launch of the YES initiative, tax incentives, and an expanded publ...
Odyssey Talent Management (OTM) is a proudly South African assesstech company that was formed to address a clear gap in the assessment market: A locally developed assessment battery designed and developed from the ground up, catering for developing economies where many people are unable to find employment through the normal recruitment and selection channels. Traditional screening based on education excludes...
Richard Landers, associate professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota in the USA, will be discussing gamification in the assessment centre domain in a live webinar on Thursday, 13 August 2020 at 17:30 CAT. Gamification is a hot topic right now in the AC space and there have been some incredible advancements made in the field in recent times. Be sure not to miss this informative session! CPD poi...
Many blogs posted recently focus on how individuals, teams and organisations can use the downturn in normal business activity to remain positive, to plan, and to find unexpected opportunity to add value to their stakeholders. From an educational point of view, universities both in South Africa and around the world, have had to adapt to lockdown conditions, and are experimenting with the use of online classes ...
By Kevin Distiller, MD of Odyssey Talent Management Many blogs currently being posted focus on how individuals, teams and organisations can use the downturn in normal business activity to remain positive, to plan for the future, and to find unexpected opportunity to add value to their stakeholders. From an educational point of view, universities around the world, including South Africa, have had to adapt t...
Our previous blog highlighted the impact of Covid-19 on the recruitment space and provided some suggestions on how organisations and recruiters can consider the use of structured interviews and automated, integrated, online assessment processes to assist with continuity in recruitment. With lockdown situations in the majority of organisations globally, we are fast approaching a stage where people who a...
Our previous blog highlighted the impact of Covid-19 on the recruitment and assessment space and how recruiters are turning to online interviewing and digital platforms to assist with recruitment. The question many organisations are now facing is whether to stop recruitment for fear of the economic impact of the virus or to proceed with hiring to prevent business slowdown, and to ensure an adequately stocked...
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