In a fiercely competitive world finding and choosing the best staff is fraught with dangers. One poor recruitment or promotion decision can have a serious effect on the profitability of an organisation. The Corbin Associates Assessment Centre process is the proven way of ensuring that the most informed recruitment and selection decisions are made when they are vital to the success of the business.
What do Assessment Centres offer prospective clients?
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When important decisions on selecting and promoting staff need to be made then an Assessment Centre is the most objective and fair method. |
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Assessment centres identify individual performance against core job competencies. |
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Candidates are given the opportunity to demonstrate a wider range of behavioural skills. |
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The assessment process is designed to suit the exact needs of the organisation. |
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We provide a range of job related exercises to help you assess the competence of candidates to take on greater challenges. |
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The process is seen to be fair and consistent by those inside and outside the organisation. |
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A review of the existing recruitment and selection procedures. |
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The identification of the relevant competencies. |
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Guidance on the most appropriate and cost-effective assessment methods. |
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Design and development of the Assessment Centre. |
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Design and development of all documentation. |
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Help with choosing the assessors. |
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Develop assessor training programmes |
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Train the assessors. |
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Advice on all of the logistical and administrative requirements. |
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Facilitate and manage the entire assessment procedure. |
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Provide honest, open and sensitive feedback and feedback reports for the successful and unsuccessful candidates. |
Organisations have to react quickly to an ever changing and competitive market-place. Are your staff able to respond to rapid change? Do they have the skills to compete in a modern world? Can they create or innovate? Are they empowered enough to cope in a flatter structure? Are they committed to self-development and lifelong learning? If the answer is No to all or most of the above questions, then Development Centres are the solution for your organisation.
What do Development Centres offer clients?
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Development Centres focus on the strategic needs of an organisation. |
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It is a future focused process. |
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They identify an individual’s strengths and development needs in a supportive and developmental environment. |
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They encourage learning and self-development and can be geared to meet the needs of both the individual and the organisation. |
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They can be used to identify succession planning gaps. |
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Development Centres can be the focus or start point for culture change programmes. |
What services will Corbin Associates provide?
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The identification of the relevant competencies. |
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Guidance on the appropriate assessment methods. |
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Design and development of the Development Centre. |
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Design and development of all documentation. |
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Help with the choosing the assessors. |
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Develop assessor training programmes |
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Train the assessors. |
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Advice on all of the logistical and administrative requirements. |
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Facilitate and manage the development procedure. |
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Provide feedback and feedback reports for the candidates during the development centre. |
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Implement individual development plans. |
Corbin Associates are also able to provide individual Psychometric assessments for clients using a wide range of personality, motivation and ability tests.
Making a big recruitment decision soon?
We recently carried out individual assessments to choose senior managers for a large Food Manufacturer and a global Travel Company. Some examples of the measures we used:
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Saville & Holdsworth Occupational Personality Questionnaires (OPQ) |
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Saville & Holdsworth verbal and numerical ability tests |
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Catell’s 16 Personality Factor (5th Edition) |
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Knight Chapman advanced problem solving tests |
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We provided the client company and the individuals with comprehensive narrative reports. |