Assessment & Development Centers
We organize and deliver Assessment & Development Centers for our clients from various business sectors in order to increase validity of recruitment decision, identify & develop high potentials, discover & develop talents.
What are the Assessment & Development Centers?
Assessment Centre is a multi-method selection tool specifically designed to assess preliminary defined competencies that are essential to be successful in a given role. Assessment centers are designed to simulate the business environment based on concept that past behaviour is the best predictor of future behaviour, increasing the predictive validity of the evaluation process.
Assessment & Development Centers are used to
º Make right decision in recruitment process
º Make objective evaluation of external & internal candidates in recruitment process
º Identify, validate & develop talent pool
º Identify employee’s development areas & provide him/her with development recommendations
º Evaluate & develop management team
º Identify training & development needs in order to develop corporate training program for a group of participants
What does Assessment & Development Centers include?
Assessment/Development Center program is developed based on competencies that will be evaluated & seniority level of participants. Depending on the client’s needs Assessment Center program that we offer includes combination of following assessment tools:
º Business Cases (Analysis & Presentation, In-tray, Managerial role play, Commercial role play, Group Discussion)
º Competency based Interview
º Psychometric testing (personality questionnaire, reasoning ability tests (numerical, verbal, abstract reasoning)
What makes our Assessment & Development Centers effective?
° Combination of assessment tools: each competency is evaluated by at least 2 different assessment tools
° Consolidation of opinions & observations: each participant is evaluated at least by 2 certified assessors
° Behavioral indicators: during assessment we evaluate preliminary defined behavioral indicators (based on the key principle that current behavior predicts future behavior)
° Feedback provided: each participant gets Assessment Report and 1-hour feedback session with consultant which is important to help participants accept the results and prepare development plan.
How it works
Why to choose SWP as Assessment & Development center provider?
º Certified and experienced assessors (delivered assessments for 350+ middle-to-senior professional and 700+ graduates)
º We provide high-quality-individually-written personalized assessment reports containing detailed development recommendations based on 70-20-10 principles
º We use professional tools (assessment cases, psychometric tests)
º We get 100 % positive feedback from clients
º We are flexible and adjust to client needs & project timeframes
º We provide third-party opinion which is often perceived by participants as more objective compared to in-house assessment solutions
º We are able to deliver assessment and provide reports in English, Russian & Ukrainian
º We have experience of delivering assessment & development centers in different locations (Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia)
What is unique at SWP’s approach to doing Assessment & Development Centers for clients?
We offer not only ready-made solution, but adjust it our client’s needs, for example we develop company-specific assessment cases, provide training to internal assessors & support them in developing assessor’s skills
Reports that we provide to participants are customized depending on the purpose of assessment, for example Development Center reports include detailed recommendation based on 70-20-10 principles including specific business literature reading, on-the-job development actions. Reports for participants of Outplacement program include not only assessment results but also recommendations how to perform better in each type of cases during Assessment
We do each our project with dedication and striving for the best outcome: we follow up participants of Development Centers by providing support in preparation of Individual Development Plans, doing regular development review sessions in order to monitor progress in their development and keep clients informed about the progress.