ASSESSMENT CENTER / DEVELOPMENT CENTER

About the method:
AC/DC examines and evaluates the skill levels of participants in fulfilling an organizational role or position, as related to a predetermined set of criteria. Candidates participate in situation exercises that simulate the position, while a team of observers (both in-house staff /management and external consultants) is evaluating.

When to use AC/DC?

• selection of new colleagues
• career planning of employees
• as a basis of a training and development plan
• to assess leadership potential
• as part of an organizational diagnosis

Why use AC/DC?

• completely customized to the company and the position
• increased objectivity with internal and external evaluators
• best rate of long term employment in internal and external selection (Stehle, 1980)
• cost-effective and highly efficient methodology

We are happy to facilitate the entire AC/DC process:

• we help in designing and adapting the criteria for the position
• we design customized AC/DC situations
• we prepare the internal observers
• we supply external specialists
• we implement the AC/DC days
• we facilitate the evaluation meeting
• we provide written feedback about the strengths and weaknesses of participants
• we offer a training and development plan
• we help in the selection of the proper development methods
• we offer a proposal to the topics of training
• in case of need, we conduct the trainings required