For more than 50 years, Chandler Macleod clients have relied on assessments, on top of the traditional resume
and reference checks, as an important way to identify the BestFit™ candidate for each role and organisation.
When it comes to assessing executive and senior managerial roles, Chandler Macleod’s Premium Assessment solutions are the most thorough of our Assessment methodologies. Premium Assessments are essential given leadership roles have a high level of accountability and can potentially be a high risk to the company. Utilising Premium Assessments you are able to make more informed decisions when selecting candidates during the recruitment process or use these assessments to identify areas for employee development, talent management and succession planning.
Premium Assessments are a holistic method of assessing individual’s applied behaviour, knowledge & experience, cognitive ability, character and values.
Every single Premium Assessment can be tailored to the role and organisation and comprise of:
- Psychometric testing: involving a number of online questionnaires, psychometric assessments that measures aptitude and behavioural style. These assessments can be conducted at one of Chandler Macleod’s assessment centres, onsite or online.
- Behavioural simulations: includes structured role-play and written analysis exercises. Behavioural simulations are designed to replicate real life business leadership challenges likely to be encountered in the role.
- Knowledge and experience reviews: intensive interviewing by a Chandler Macleod Registered Psychologist with a high level focus on motivations and interests.
- Psychologist analysis and reporting: combining the data from the above assessments, one of Chandler Macleod’s Registered Psychologists analyses and interprets the results providing you with a comprehensive report and recommendation.
Key outcomes
Choosing Chandler Macleod Premium Assessments for executive and senior manager roles provides you with:
Expert advice. Backed by our team of Registered Psychologists and breadth of consulting expertise our psychologist consultations offer you expert reporting and recommendations. As a result, using Premium Assessments reduces the likelihood of faulty inferences being made by hiring managers.Better visibility. Premium Assessments gives employers much more information about the individual and is a great way to confirm and test what is reflected in their application.Risk management. Choosing Chandler Macleod as a third party supplier to conduct Premium Assessments enables you to have a fair, objective and independent analysis. This is critical given senior roles have much greater accountability demanded from regulators, shareholders, Boards and executive teams.Tailored assessments. Our approach is highly consultative and we work with you to ensure your solution can be designed specifically to your needs. Our assessments are vendor neutral and can be customised to every organisation and role.Quality assured assessments. Our assessments are rigorously tested to ensure the best possible outcomes for companies.
Supporting a return on your investment
We understand that compared to other roles in your business, executive and senior roles are a considerable investment not just in terms of their salary package, but also the high level of influence they have on how your company is run.
Like any large investment, its critical to do your research and due diligence to be better informed during your recruitment process as well as identify areas for professional development in years to come. Not having the right person for the role can potentially pose a huge risk to the business, be detrimental to business performance and shareholder value or cause internal conflict. For this very reason, Chandler Macleod Consulting has developed Premium Assessment solutions specifically for executive and senior roles.
What roles are Premium Assessments best used for?
Executive and senior managers:
