Personnel Assessment

A psychological personnel assessment provides valuable insights to support recruitment decisions, map the individual’s skills, and identify their potential. It offers a deeper understanding of the person’s capabilities, as well as the behavioural patterns and motivational factors influencing their actions.

Our multi-method personnel assessments include elements such as psychologist-led interviews, simulated work scenarios, case exercises, and various tests and questionnaires. The methods used are selected in collaboration with the client based on the defined needs, the role, and the organisation’s practices. A multi-method approach significantly enhances the accuracy of the assessment, providing valuable insights into the individual’s intrinsic motivators and value base.

Our assessment methods have been developed in collaboration with the University of Helsinki. Ongoing development ensures a diverse and up-to-date range of assessment tools.

A comprehensive and multi-method personnel assessment is an outsourced evaluation that we handle seamlessly from start to finish, tailored to your schedule. You will receive a concise and focused evaluation from a psychologist on one or more candidates, providing valuable support for decision-making and leadership.

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Benefits of personnel assessment

Enhances the accuracy of hiring decisions and reduces the risk of costly mis-hires, which are caused by mismatches in personality or work style
Ensures fair treatment of all candidates
Provides an objective perspective and an impartial evaluation by an external expert
Assesses the alignment between the candidate and the recruiting organisation
Offers the hiring manager insights into the candidate’s strengths and areas for development to aid in leadership and onboarding
Builds and maintains a positive employer image

Personal assessments are suitable for all types of evaluation needs, particularly when assessing candidates for demanding specialist or leadership roles.

Participation typically requires three to six hours of the candidate’s time. The assessment report can be completed as quickly as the day after the evaluation.

Agile assessment

In an agile assessment, a psychologist-consultant joins the recruitment process at an early stage and participates in the candidate’s interview alongside the hiring manager. Like other assessments, the agile assessment is multi-method, including psychological tests and a work sample.

For both you and the candidate, the agile assessment is a time-efficient and streamlined process, eliminating the need for separate scheduling of a traditional personal assessment. Results are delivered verbally immediately after the interview and in writing the very next day.

Agile assessment allows you to cost-efficient evaluate a larger pool of candidates. It is particularly well-suited for specialist, manager, and team leader roles.

Potential assessment complements the personnel assessment

Potential mapping is particularly useful in organisational growth and transformation situations where there is a need to identify hidden potential. Additionally, potential mapping helps identify areas where an individual’s potential is not yet being fully utilised or potential for growth. It helps identify managerial potential, restructuring tasks, or as part of leadership team coaching, individual coaching, and career guidance, among other things.

Potential mapping focuses on exploring motivational factors, skills, and development potential. In competitive talent markets, identifying potential allows you to find the necessary expertise internally, within your own organisation.

We conduct potential mapping using personnel assessment methods and work with the client to agree on a flexible schedule. We provide a report to support the individual’s development, and the feedback is reviewed in a coaching manner with the assessed individual. If multiple individuals participate in the potential mapping, we provide a summary report to support organisational-level development plans.