Record graduate management scheme applications leads Waitrose to introduce psychometric tests

Supermarket chain Waitrose has introduced psychometric tests to its graduate scheme for the first time, after receiving 2,500 applications for just 20 places on its store management training programme. The retailer usually invites just 150 applicants to its assessment centre, but with the massive increase in graduates still seeking a career as a result of the recession, the chain has been forced to add an additional hurdle to its recruitment process.