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Ali Shalfrooshan

Head of International Assessment R&D

Ali is an award-winning business psychologist with a passion for using psychology, technology and psychometric test design to help organisations and individuals thrive. He has a particular interest in designing solutions that combine technology and scientific rigor to help deliver a measurable business impact. Ali has extensive experience in leading the design of technology-enabled solutions for both development and assessment. He and his colleagues have won multiple awards for supporting inclusive recruitment including: Inclusive Technology 2023 RIDI Awards (Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative), the Best Talent Management solution in 2022, ABP Excellence in Assessment Award in 2018 and 2017, and the ABP excellence in digital technology award in 2023. Ali has designed a variety of solutions covering the entire end to end recruitment cycle, from attraction, sifting out, to selecting in. However, his greatest areas of passion lies in Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Resilience/wellbeing, and fairness in recruitment. He is a keynote speaker on these topics, presenting across Europe, the US and Middle East. He is also the working group lead/convenor of Talogy’s global Diversity Equity and Inclusion Center of Excellence.

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    How unconscious bias in the workplace can influence our judgment

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    Ali Shalfrooshan

    The quality of our judgement and decision-making is increasingly becoming the most critical skill at work. With the tsunami of information and the wholesale adoption of generative AI, the…

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    What is employee engagement?

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    Ali Shalfrooshan

    Employee engagement is a set of words that have been used repeatedly by leaders across the last 30 years. It is a metric of organisational success and has been…

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    Move over millennials: creating the optimal candidate experience for Gen Z

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    Ali Shalfrooshan

    For the past decade or so, Millennials have been the generation everyone is talking about. Articles typically portray the common Millennial as a youthful, entitled, sourdough-consuming, technology-obsessed, Instagram-peddling podcaster-type,…

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    3 ways you can build resilience to overcome employee burnout and enhance well-being

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    Ali Shalfrooshan

    Building and maintaining resilience is the key to overcoming employee burnout — a major issue affecting workers and companies today. Learn three ways you can build resilience across your…

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    What is quiet quitting, really?

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    Ali Shalfrooshan

    Future of work. The Great Resignation. Hybrid workplace. Quiet quitting. All terms that have huge implications for businesses, which were relatively unheard of until recently. All come with a…

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    Conquering employee burnout: How to minimise stress in the workplace

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    Ali Shalfrooshan

    Employee stress has once again reached an all-time high — even higher than in previous years — with 44 percent of employees globally saying they experienced a lot of…

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    DEI is the foundation for belonging

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    Ali Shalfrooshan

    Belonging is a fundamental human need, hardwired into our brain chemistry and DNA. Unfortunately, according to recent studies many modern organisations have a belonging problem, with 25% of employees…

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    Structured interviews: The best way to predict future performance

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    Ali Shalfrooshan

    We officially live in the future. Ideas that were once science fiction are now science fact. Artificial Intelligence, drones, self-driving cars, and 3D printers are all examples of things…

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    What are microaggressions and how do they impact the workplace?

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    Ali Shalfrooshan

    ‘Microaggressions’ is now a commonly used term in the world of DEI. However, it is sometimes misunderstood or even mocked as the word ‘micro’ is typically used to describe…

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    Generational differences in the workplace

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    Ali Shalfrooshan

    Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard sayings like “Back in my day…” or “My generation knew the value of…”. Alternatively, you may have found yourself nostalgically reminiscing about…

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    Embracing diversity and inclusion – 6 core behaviours

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    Ali Shalfrooshan

    The topic of diversity and inclusion is one that has reverberated around workplaces over the last few years. While the conversation is typically very positive it can also lead…

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