Most requests for training are made by employees when they find they’re struggling or don’t know enough about a particular subject. Sometimes, an annual performance appraisal can also produce interesting results that suggest areas for development. We all expect a lot of performance appraisals, which are designed to...
Defining talent Relying on talent is of strategic importance for companies nowadays. Its human capital constitutes a company’s main competitive advantage, which is why managing high potential is a priority. Naturally it’s counted as one of the top five factors of companies’ success. Even though the definition...
You’ve made your mind up, you’re going to set up an assessment center-type process. So how do you go about it? This is how you put all the conditions in place to make the assessment a success. The assessment center is a very specific process...
What Is an Assessment Day? The assessment day is often (but not always) the final stage in the application process. Assessment days can take place at the employer’s offices or at a private assessment centre. You are evaluated through a series of individual tasks, all of which are aimed at...
It’s easy to assess an employee or candidate’s technical skills using simulations, so why not use the same technique for finding out how good someone is at a particular soft skill? Assessment centers are used to recreate the complexity of real work situations requiring strategic and/or operational analysis...
The first use of assessment centers dates back to World War I when Germany used the method to select their officers. During World War II, the practice was adopted by the United States' Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to help them objectively select both military and...
About TNT Express France To identify the key skills and potential of operational managers at TNT Express France, Apostrof developed a tailor-made assessment programme run as an assessment center. TNT Express is one of the world’s largest express delivery companies. On a daily basis, TNT Express delivers close to one...
A changing economic environment for businesses has made business leaders more aware of the increasing importance of their human resources. Financial and technological investment are no longer enough to give companies the edge in markets where technologies and prices are more or less uniform. As a result,...
The assessment center is a technique used for skills assessment and for detecting potential using role-play situations. At Apostrof, we often use this technique for assessing candidates. In the article Behind the scenesof an Apostrof Assessment Center we looked at the key points of this type of...
