Sr. Management & Executive Assessment

Select International’s Executive Assessment process consists of a battery of tests, inventories, interview questions, and 360 degree feedback instruments used to collect data and build a candidate profile. The tests and inventories are simply tools, which generate data points, trends, and patterns. It is the interpretation of that data that determines an accurate and insightful executive assessment.

Our approach to executive skill assessment focuses on how the person demonstrates each competency, rather than how well, he/she does it (i.e., qualitative verses quantitative information). Determining the specific tools used to measure the competencies in any given situation depends on a number of issues, including changing research evidence, available methods of administration, the client’s preferences for how much time the assessment should take, and other factors based on job requirements.

Qualified to choose from thousands of available tests and instruments, Select International’s Lead Assessors and Practice/Process Leaders are equipped with the expertise and practical experience to design a robust, reliable, and valid assessment system that meets the specific needs of the client. They have spent years studying and measuring behavior of senior level executives in Fortune 1000 companies. They are uniquely equipped to identify profiles in raw evaluation data. They form hypotheses about the patterns they see and then collect data in the interview to further illuminate their findings until they are sure of the final candidate profile.

While the specific tools used may vary from one application to another, the methods of assessment used typically remain constant. But please remember: It is interpretation of all of the data based on expert judgment (in relation to the person and the organization) that provides the value.

In addition to these core methods, we can also use situational or behavioral interviewing, simulations, observation, and technical skills testing (e.g., Sales, Negotiations, Mechanical Comprehension, Financial Analysis, etc.) to gain additional insight about key competency areas.

The final step in the executive skill assessment process is to communicate results through an interpretive report written by a psychologist. These reports are presented to hiring decision makers in an interactive session that clearly outlines a candidate’s potential. A developmental feedback session can also be arranged for the candidates.

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