An assessment centre is often used in selection procedures to test the suitability of the candidates. An assessment consists of several tests and practical simulations that are intended to show whether a person is the right fit for a particularly position or still performs optimally.
“Hiring decisions have long-term consequences for an organization’s productivity and performance. Therefore, quality—not speed—should be the primary measure of the success of hiring decisions and the underlying hiring process.”
Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) - MBA 423 Human Resources Manageme...Stuart Gow
Chapter Review/ Discussion Questions (CRQs) – 10% marks
At the end of each chapter of the text book, there are chapter review questions (CRQs) which are meant to review and test the student’s understanding of the chapter. The facilitator will chose and then allocate the CRQs to each group during week 2 for class presentations in weeks 3 to 7. Some of these questions are being recommended by Stone as possible essay questions which are frequently asked in examinations throughout the world. The time for each presentation may vary from 10 to 20 minutes followed by class discussions. The group’s power-point presentations, both soft and hard copies, must be submitted to the course facilitator on or before the presentation. No written report is required for CRQs. The class and the facilitator will evaluate each group’s presentation. A blank evaluation form will be made available in class and posted in Moodle. However, the MBA 423 Human Resource Management GSB, FBE, USP facilitator has the final say in terms of the final marks to be allocated to each group. The criterias to be used as a guide for evaluating the CRQ presentations is provided in the blank evaluation form.
MBA 423 Human Resources Management (Elective Course)
The effective management of people has an important bearing on organisational success. The importance of personnel policies and procedures has created opportunity for managers and administrators with expertise in this field. The course provides conceptual and practical skills in areas such as the strategic aspects of human resource management, manpower planning, recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, training and development, salary administration and employee benefits. Industrial relations in the context of the South Pacific region is an important theme.
http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=mba423
Students:
Stuart Gow
Amrish Narayan
Chaminda Wanninayake
Graduate School of Business
Faculty of Business and Economics
University of the South Pacific,
Private Bag, Laucala Campus,
Suva, Fiji.
Tel: (679) 323 1391/323 1392
Fax: (679) 323 1397
Business analytics is not just about business development, its scope has been extended to human resource management. HR analytics is one of the great application of Business Analytics. In these slides you would find how it is important for various organizations.
HR practitioners have learned to add value by becoming effective facilitators of senior team strategic planning sessions. Operationally, HR units can ensure their plans and programs support and drive strategic business: Capability Assessment, Capacity Management, SWOT-FS, Importance-Performance Analysis, Benchmarking and Best Practice studies and impact evaluation using Kirkpatrick Level 3 & 4 assessment are just some of the tools.
A project study report on the training undertaken at Aerial Telecom Solutions titled ' Employee Engagement at Aerial Telecom.' - QUESTIONNAIRE BASED STUDY
“Hiring decisions have long-term consequences for an organization’s productivity and performance. Therefore, quality—not speed—should be the primary measure of the success of hiring decisions and the underlying hiring process.”
Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) - MBA 423 Human Resources Manageme...Stuart Gow
Chapter Review/ Discussion Questions (CRQs) – 10% marks
At the end of each chapter of the text book, there are chapter review questions (CRQs) which are meant to review and test the student’s understanding of the chapter. The facilitator will chose and then allocate the CRQs to each group during week 2 for class presentations in weeks 3 to 7. Some of these questions are being recommended by Stone as possible essay questions which are frequently asked in examinations throughout the world. The time for each presentation may vary from 10 to 20 minutes followed by class discussions. The group’s power-point presentations, both soft and hard copies, must be submitted to the course facilitator on or before the presentation. No written report is required for CRQs. The class and the facilitator will evaluate each group’s presentation. A blank evaluation form will be made available in class and posted in Moodle. However, the MBA 423 Human Resource Management GSB, FBE, USP facilitator has the final say in terms of the final marks to be allocated to each group. The criterias to be used as a guide for evaluating the CRQ presentations is provided in the blank evaluation form.
MBA 423 Human Resources Management (Elective Course)
The effective management of people has an important bearing on organisational success. The importance of personnel policies and procedures has created opportunity for managers and administrators with expertise in this field. The course provides conceptual and practical skills in areas such as the strategic aspects of human resource management, manpower planning, recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, training and development, salary administration and employee benefits. Industrial relations in the context of the South Pacific region is an important theme.
http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=mba423
Students:
Stuart Gow
Amrish Narayan
Chaminda Wanninayake
Graduate School of Business
Faculty of Business and Economics
University of the South Pacific,
Private Bag, Laucala Campus,
Suva, Fiji.
Tel: (679) 323 1391/323 1392
Fax: (679) 323 1397
Business analytics is not just about business development, its scope has been extended to human resource management. HR analytics is one of the great application of Business Analytics. In these slides you would find how it is important for various organizations.
HR practitioners have learned to add value by becoming effective facilitators of senior team strategic planning sessions. Operationally, HR units can ensure their plans and programs support and drive strategic business: Capability Assessment, Capacity Management, SWOT-FS, Importance-Performance Analysis, Benchmarking and Best Practice studies and impact evaluation using Kirkpatrick Level 3 & 4 assessment are just some of the tools.
A project study report on the training undertaken at Aerial Telecom Solutions titled ' Employee Engagement at Aerial Telecom.' - QUESTIONNAIRE BASED STUDY
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An assessment center is a tool to evaluate an individual’s suitability for specific job roles.
It includes several exercises like aptitude tests, personality evaluations, virtual assessment center case study simulators, and interviews.
It helps organizations better predict candidate performance and potential for a proposed position.
On the other hand, a development center in HRM is used for organizational initiatives such as training needs identification, high-potential identification, leadership development, and succession planning.
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2. Contents:-
Definitions
Why it is called as an assessment centre?
Functioning of an assessment centre
Users of assessment centre
Advantages and disadvantages
Few assessment centres in India
Conclusion
3. DEFINITION:-
An assessment centre is often used in selection
procedures to test the suitability of the candidates. An
assessment consists of several tests and practical
simulations that are intended to show whether a person is
the right fit for a particularly position or still performs
optimally.
4. Why is it called as an
assessment centre ?
The term assessment centre is used because
employers usually conduct these extended
assessments in a single centre, either at office of the
employer itself or at a third party venue, such as a hotel
or function room.
It may last for 24 hours and some may last upto three
days.
5. Functioning of an
assessment centre:-
Assessment centre is an important tool in the selection
process. It is used to find out how a candidate will act in
typical management situations.
Some of these common exercises or tests are:
Different types of Psychological tests.
Management games.
In-Basket exercises. Here, the candidate is asked to solve
different management problems.
Group discussion (GD) about different management topics.
Oral presentations of management topics.
Good report writing, etc.
6. Typical interviews used at an assessment centre:
1. Competency interview
2. Partner interview
3. Technical interview
4. Panel Interview
Typical group assessments used at an assessment
centre :
1. Case study
2. Group exercise
3. Role play
7. Typical individual assessments used at
an assessment centre:
1. Aptitude tests - verbal reasoning, diagrammatic
reasoning and/or numerical reasoning
2. Personality tests
3. Case study
4. Presentation
5. E-tray exercise
6. In-tray exercise
7. Written exercise
8. Professional conduct questions (mainly used by law
firms)
8. Users of assessment
centre:-
In India, companies like Xerox, HLL, Crompton
Greaves, KPMG, E&Y, Accenture etc., use this
method.
9. Advantages of Assessment
Centre:-
The benefits or merits or advantages of assessment
centre:
1. Assessment centre is used for selection, training and
promotion of candidates.
2. The candidates can improve their performance. They
can increase their strengths and remove their
weaknesses.
3. It is more valid because the candidate is evaluated
(judged) by many different experts.
10. Disadvantages of
Assessment Centre:-
The limitations or demerits or disadvantages of
assessment centre:
1. Assessment centre is very costly.
2. It is very time consuming.
3. Highly experienced managers are required to
evaluate the candidates.
4. The evaluators may be biased.
5. The candidates may not get proper feedback.
11. Few assessment centres
in India :-
HRC: Assessment Centres India
HR Anexi
Ace Assessments Pvt. Ltd.
Anant Learning and Development Pvt Ltd
Aspiring Minds(AMCAT)
AssessPeople Services India Private Limited
C&K Management Limited
Cognix knowledge services (p) ltd.
Greenarrows Safety Management (P) Ltd.
Marketplace technologies
India Skills Pvt. Ltd
Talentlens
12. Conclusion:-
Use of assessment centre is vivid and vital these
days. About 68% of employers in the UK and USA
now use some form of assessment centre as part of
their recruitment/promotion process. Moreover, in
recent years companies have been set up to support
assessment centre coaching in India too.