Assessment (Centre)

What is an assessment (centre)?

An assessment is an evaluation of the knowledge and/or competencies, e.g. languages and software; skills or capacities, e.g. logical reasoning ability; and behaviour, personality, mostly with a view to a specific position. An assessment also involves a psychological or personality test.

 

Types of assessments

• Development centre: the potential and development possibilities are examined. An answer is formulated to the question: What could the employee achieve in terms of capacities and behaviour? Strengths and development areas are identified.
• Assessment centre: This generally concerns the question: what exactly can the candidate currently do and to what extent is he or she appropriate or not for a job?

 

Process flow

 

Preparation

• Analysis meeting in your company
• Identifying your specific requirements
• Organisation and job analysis
• Analysis of the candidate’s information
• Competency analysis
• Identifying the tools (tests, questionnaires, exercises/simulations) and drawing up a tailor-made proposal

 

Testing: the use of the tools

• Tests, questionnaires and exercises from SHL, CEBIR and exercises developed by Select HR
• Knowledge tests, intelligence tests, memory and learning tests, proficiency tests, personality and motivation questionnaires, role playing, in-tray exercises, fact-finding exercises, group exercises, and presentation exercises
• Purpose: understanding personal performance, indexing potential, assisting in-depth interview

 

Interview: in-depth interview

• Identifying personality traits, capacities and points for development
• Issues for examination: personality, educational background, work experience, motivation, competencies, additional elements

 

Feedback: verbal feedback to the assessee on the results from the tools

Reporting:  You will receive a written and verbal report on the results and findings.

Follow-up:

• We continue to follow up the case with you via various contact-names and meetings.
• With reference to a development centre, Select HR can also provide coaching (taking account of the results from the tools)

 

What are the benefits of an assessment, assessment centre, and development centre for your company? 

• Lower staff turnover
• Cost reductions; preventing mismatching
• Long-term employment
• Encouraging the development of the employees and the company
• Valorisation of the competencies
• Staff planning
• Management tool
• Employer branding