Assessment centres

Each assessment centre is designed to meet your specific requirements whilst ensuring that the assessment process is highly accurate, stable and job relevant. Reporting is based on observed, measured behaviour; objective evidence is provided rather than subjective, inferred judgement.

There is no such thing as a ‘standard’ centre – some can last as little as half a day, while others can go on for three days or more. They can be individual or group-based. Thorough consultation with the client is conducted well in advance of the centre so that we are all clear about the required end result.

Assessment centres are the most valid method of predicting future performance of a candidate on-the-job.

When to use assessment centres

Recruitment and promotion
Restructuring

What assessment centres identify

Fit of a group of candidates for a specific job
Employees with best fit for a restructured organisation

Benefits of an assessment centre

Reduction in turnover and recruitment costs (as the most appropriate person is selected for the role)
Identification of high potentials entering an organisation
Identification of individual strengths
Identification of individual development needs on entry
Provision of a robust process for restructure
Provision of solid information for Succession Planning

Assessment centres usually:

Have a pass/fail criteria
Are geared towards filling a job vacancy
Address an immediate organisational need
Have fewer assessors and more participants
Can involve line managers as assessors
Have less emphasis placed on self-assessment
Focus on what the candidate can do now
Are geared to meet the needs of the organisation
Assign the role of judge to assessors
Place emphasis on selection with little or no developmental feedback and follow up
Involve the organisation having control over the information obtained
Have very little pre-centre briefing
Tend to be used with external candidates

Customisation

There is no such thing as a ‘standard’ assessment centre. They can vary from half a day to three days. We design the centre with your end result in mind, ensuring that the tools and methodologies we use will achieve the result and return on investment.