Assessment and Development Centres

Centres can be run in many different ways from the tried-and-tested to the radical, and can be used as part of candidate selection or employee development processes.

SHL offer expert advice, tools and services so you can develop a centre to match your business needs.

How SHL consultants can help

• We can help design and deliver assessment centres throughout an organisation, especially at senior management and graduate levels.
• We work in partnership with organisations to select the most appropriate assessment methodologies and to create the most appropriate assessment tools. We offer help with,
  - Customised design and development of assessment tools, analysis and reporting methodologies
  - Selection of proven off-the-shelf tools, for example:
  § Personality questionnaires
  § Ability tests
  § Assessment centre exercises.
• We support organisations in building the most appropriate assessment team, this could be
  - Using SHL consultants as independent external assessors
  - Using SHL trainers to transfer knowledge and expertise to your internal teams to encourage self-sufficiency
  § Training of observers and assessors and coaches for giving feedback
  § Support in mentoring, ongoing coaching and further development.
• We can support organisations internationally by providing products and consultants covering over 30 languages. This ensures access to the broadest coverage of language and culturally-adjusted assessment tools available.

Case studies:

• SHL helped Abbey select high calibre call centre staff
• Krispy Kreme reduced the rate of unsuccessful hires by 50%
• Airbus UK searches internally for executive level talent
• SHL helps a major international bank in Belgium modernise competencies and assessment process to identify future business leaders
• Selecting high standard graduates for P&O Nedlloyd through assessment centres

Contact us - to discuss your needs or to find out more.