Sometimes an idea sounds so simple that you wonder why it hasn’t been done before. This is certainly the case with Rare’s new contextual recruitment tool, which will allow law firms to look at all of their trainee and vacation scheme applicants and quickly see the contextual information behind their academic results.
GCSE and A-level grades will be directly comparable with average performance across the candidate’s entire school, with aspects of personal and economic disadvantage also flagged in a way that is not too intrusive for potential recruits who may be reluctant to share details.