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assessment centres proposals and guidance

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assessment centres proposals and guidance	LEE WILLIAMS	12 May 05
Re: assessment centres proposals and guidance	Mike Saunders	1 Jun 05
Re: assessment centres proposals and guidance	Alan Dyer	1 Sep 05
Re: assessment centres proposals and guidance	Richard	20 Sep 06

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assessment centres proposals and guidance	LEE WILLIAMS	12/05/2005 23:34
Does anyone have any proposals, policies or strategies on assessment centres that they have eitehr developed themsoves or received from agencies. Likewise I am also trying to find out as to who are the best providers for this type of programme - your view points would be appreciated, so far I have been told Socius, Huntsgate HR and Hays ........ I would be very grateful fif they could be sent to me to have a look as I am looking at creating them for development and recruitment purposes. Although I have some research I would like to see what is PC and the best practices at the moment. lee.williams@merthyr.gov.uk thanks lee williams

+ Re: assessment centres proposals and guidance	Mike Saunders	01/06/2005 16:35
I would recommend one of the following as they specialise in assessment and development centres: (1) ASE (www.ase-solutions.co.uk) (2) SHL The key question to ask is whether or not their staff are Occupational Psychologists and members of the British Psychological Society (BPS). This will help you filter out a lot of the cowboys! Rgds Mike
++ Re: assessment centres proposals and guidance	Alan Dyer	01/09/2005 20:57
Hi Lee, I have a lot of experience in Assessment centres and have not found them particulary useful apart from the time and money savings. They tend to have a "happy" feel about them and frequently the group activities have not been thought through sufficiently to align the activities with the Competencies one expects to see demonstrated. I would suggest you define the competencies required for the role(s), define the role motivational profiles and set minimum criteria for all candidates attending. Have Psychometric Assessments and Ability tests organised with a well qualified authourised person. Equally you need to ensure that ALL observers from the recruiting departments have been fully trained in observation skills. Extremely careful planning is vital. Any company offering "off the shelf" centres should be viewed suspiciously. Regards Alan Dyer
+++ Re: assessment centres proposals and guidance	Richard	20/09/2006 10:23
I agree with the above comments to some extent, but if you use a professional psychological consultancy to support you, then you will find assessment centres extremely powerful and the only way to ensure full compliance with EO and DP requirements for Best Practice recruitment. I agree that off the shelf exercises are rarely useful, and will generally always need adapting to your specific requirements. Check out Quest Partnership - they have a range of flexible options but do not try to sell you products that may be less useful. Link below: Assessment centre design and consultancy