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How assessment, testing and profiling can help your business 

 

Assessment, tests and profiling used within business show what people are capable of and how they act. This information can be used to identify what sort of job they will be good at, how well they will fit within a company culture and even how far they will go in their career.

 

Thomas has been providing assessment, testing and profiling for over 25 years to clients all over the world. Our assessment tools are delivered either online or via software.

 

Talk to a member of the Thomas team today to find out how assessment can make a major impact on your business call us on 01628 475 366 or email info@thomas.co.uk

 

What do assessment tools measure?

In business, assessments, tests and profiling are used to measure three basic aspects of people:

• Attainment: what people know, for instance maths, accountancy practice or how to use a computer programme.
• Ability: a person’s capacity to work in different areas such as words, diagrams and systems.  For example, a copywriter needs to work well with words, an accountant with numbers and a production manager with systems.
• Personality: how people typically like to behave. Personality includes what motivates an individual, whether they follow the rule book and what role they take up in teams.

When would I use an assessment?

Typically, assessment, tests and profiling are used in four main business functions:

• Recruitment: selecting people for jobs, whether they are external or internal candidates.  Assessments can be used to create an initial short list (known as sifting), to decide on interview questions or to investigate essential characteristics of a job
• Retention: assessment tools can be used to help manage team relationships, resolve conflict, tailor training programmes and ensure staff are doing the right job for them. A positive work environment, where staff feel valued, is one they are less likely to leave.
• Development: this covers a huge area from individual to organisational development.  Assessment tools could be used to coach employees struggling with aspects of their job, put together high performance project teams, assist with change management or survey potential issues within a team, department or company.
• Training: assessments can identify strengths and weaknesses, pinpoint training needs and be used to evaluate the success of training courses.

Given the current legislation on fairness in recruitment it is vital you follow fair recruitment practices and can prove that your recruitment process is not discriminatory.

 

To find out how your business could benefit from assessment, tests and profiling call us on 01628 475 366 or email info@thomas.co.uk