Assessment Centers

Selecting the right people for any organizational role is half the job. Often, a lead indicator of expected success in a role is not prior experience; rather, it is the attitude and the ability to acquire the requisite capabilities that are critical.

It is this that Prajna seeks to identify when designing and conducting assessment centres on behalf of its clients. One size does not fit all. We therefore analyze the role for which the assessment centre is being planned. Based on this, we identify a set of critical competencies that people playing the role must exhibit. We then design a battery of tests to identify each candidate’s current level of competency.

While some of the tests are designed to test individual capabilities, others are constructed in a way that allows assessment of their interpersonal skills and leadership qualities, as also relative performance in a group setting.

It is our view that an assessment centre is also an opportunity to provide individual candidates feedback that can shape his or her future. Therefore, we provide detailed individual reports for each candidate going through our assessment centres. In these reports we also list out specific and actionable feedback based on observed performance. This enables the individual to easily comprehend their strengths as well as become aware of those areas that they need to pay special attention to.

People who have gone through our assessment centres have often said that even while they were being assessed, they experienced real-time learning due to our impromptu coaching and the simulated business scenarios that were used.

If you are looking at succession planning for leadership roles or wish to select the most suitable people from a pool of internal candidates for client facing roles or other specialized roles within organisations, get in touch with us for how our assessment centres can enable you to make better people choices.