Assessment of people remains a key function for managers. It lies at the heart of many HR processes such as recruitment, training and development, grade placements, compensation, performance management, etc. and comes into play in formal and informal ways almost all the time. Tools that move towards company-wide consistent and accurate assessment are high on the wish list for most organisations.
Vernalis offers core expertise in some of the most contemporary methods of assessment to help organisations move towards this goal. Some of these are based on the powerful concept of competencies, which is a core strength area for Vernalis. Others are based on different constructs e.g. key personality dimensions, multiple perspectives of behaviour, etc.
Vernalis has extensive experience in the area of assessment across industries and functions. The Vernalis attributes of scientific methodology, rigorous work practices, consistency, and focus on skill transfer have been appreciated by all clients.
Vernalis offerings cover
Assessment Centres
Among the most valid and reliable assessment methods known today; they can integrate some or all of the other tools listed below as part of their methodology.
Assessor Training Workshops
Workshops for training in assessment skills. Trained assessors can participate in Assessment Centres and also benefit from better objectivity and transparency in day-to-day appraisals, inter personal dealings and understanding of competencies.
Competency Interviews
Interviews with a structured methodology, focused on getting behavioural evidence on critical competencies.
Simulations
Tools that assess people in settings close to those they will encounter at their workplace, and hence have high predictive power for likely on-job performance.
Psychometric Instruments
Paper-pencil tests that are used to measure personality characteristics that lie at a deeper level of the human mind.
360 degree assessments/ feedback
Perspective on various human dimensions from peers, subordinates and superiors to evolve an objective picture of behaviour.
Norming Services
Exercise Norming for widely used exercises and Position Norming for critical positions in the organisational hierarchy.