1. Switching tools after 20 years: Replacing a solution used for twenty years is never straightforward. Yet the transition to AssessFirst went smoothly: the platform's ergonomics made adoption easy, and the AssessFirst team's support secured every step of the rollout. Today, 16 licenses are active. Both HR teams and candidates quickly grasped the added value of results that are visible, clear, and immediately actionable.
2. Hiring based on potential: For three years, Caisse d'Épargne Hauts de France has been broadening its sourcing to include career changers from backgrounds far removed from the banking sector. The philosophy is clear: it's not where you come from that matters, it's who you are. AssessFirst is the foundation of this approach, enabling objective evaluation when a CV falls outside standard norms and opening the door to profiles that would have been screened out in a traditional process.
3. VOICE: assess English proficiency in three minutes: International expansion creates a specific need: objectively evaluating candidates' English proficiency, without involving a bilingual recruiter or lengthening the process. VOICE, our conversational evaluation agent, addresses exactly this need. The candidate speaks from their phone for three minutes. Scoring is instant, aligned to the CEFR, and comes with a full report available before the first face-to-face interview. Recruiters save significant time. Candidates appreciate the mobile-friendly, fast, and engaging format. And for employer branding, it sends a strong signal of innovation.
4. Co-pilot: from talent data to informed decisions: With Co-pilot, AssessFirst becomes a true decision-support assistant. It transforms assessment data into concrete recommendations: targeted interview questions, identification of each profile's strengths and areas to watch, and personalized advice to managers on how to motivate and engage their team members. AI enriches the evaluation, it doesn't replace the human. This combination, transparent and intentional, reassures both teams and candidates.
5. One tool for the entire HR strategy: What Olivier Solezzo takes away from four years of use is the solution's versatility. A single tool for external hiring, internal mobility, manager development, and talent mapping. AssessFirst supports the entire HR development strategy and contributes to positioning Caisse d'Épargne Hauts de France as a banking player that is evolving, bold, and committed to putting people at the heart of its decisions.
