How to Close the Gap Between Hiring and Job Performance Using Assessment

A Practical Approach for Manufacturing & FMCG Organisations

24 June

2026

12PM

Prompt

Zoom

Virtual

Event overview

Many manufacturing and FMCG organisations are facing increasing pressure to improve productivity, reduce operational inefficiencies, maintain quality standards and deliver business results in a highly competitive environment. Yet, despite significant investment in recruitment, many organisations continue to struggle with employees who possess the right qualifications and experience on paper but fail to consistently perform at the level required once they enter the role. The challenge is that traditional hiring methods often focus on what candidates have done in the past, rather than whether they possess the capability, judgement, behavioural traits and potential required to succeed in the role. This webinar explores how assessment can help organisations make more informed talent decisions, improve hiring quality and build a workforce capable of delivering stronger operational and business outcomes.

Why This Webinar Is Important

Poor hiring decisions affect far more than recruitment outcomes.
In manufacturing and FMCG environments, they often contribute to low productivity, quality issues, safety concerns, increased supervision requirements, poor customer service, higher turnover and slower business performance.
As organisations continue to compete for talent while managing operational costs, hiring decisions can no longer rely heavily on CVs and interviews alone.
Assessment provides a more objective and predictive approach to identifying individuals who can perform effectively, adapt quickly and contribute meaningfully to organisational success.

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What You Will Learn

Why traditional hiring methods often fail to predict workplace performance
What organisations should assess beyond qualifications and experience
How to evaluate problem-solving ability, learning agility and behavioural fit more effectively
Practical approaches for improving hiring accuracy and workforce quality
How assessment can help reduce turnover, underperformance and hiring mistakes
Steps for building a more predictive and performance-focused hiring process

Who should attend?

This webinar is especially relevant for:

HR Directors and HR Managers
Managing Directors and Business Leaders
Talent Acquisition and Recruitment Leaders
Learning and Development Professionals
Workforce Planning Professionals
Anyone responsible for hiring, workforce quality or organisational performance

Meet Our Speaker

Akindele Afolabi is the Director of Workforce Resourcing, the recruitment and assessment arm of Workforce Group, a leading business and HR consulting firm.

Akindele helps HR Managers, CEOs and SMEs in using assessment tools to make the right recruitment & selection decisions and access better performance, productivity, and profitability.At Workforce Resourcing, Akindele adopts a rigorous and innovative approach in working with clients.

In his 20-year career, he has assessed over 800,000 candidates and recruited over 5,000 exceptional talent to deliver high-impact and growth-driven solutions to high profile organisations in Africa.

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Join manufacturing and FMCG leaders for this practical session on improving hiring quality and workforce performance through assessment.

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