Virtual Assessment Center
The virtual Assessment Center is based on the multi-method approach. The combination of three approaches allows more accuracy in predicting success as well as in assessing strengths and areas requiring development.
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KEY FACTS
- Time required: 4.5 hours for the participant | 3 hours for the assessors
- Multi-method approach: Combination of three approaches
- Using the combination of five valid modules a reliable result is produced, which in terms of output and quality is comparable to a live assessment center.
- Languages: German, English
Service
Visibility for participants from small locations, identification of interesting potentials
Savings in travel costs while maintaining quality
Flexibility & speed, time and place independent realization
No minimum number of participants
Maximum standardization
The virtual AC in detail
Time schedule / overview of modules:
- Competence-based biographical interview
- Pre-Work | 1+6+3
- Online Assessment |Modeling of real requirement situations
- Qualitative evaluation of the participant responses
- Feedback talk via video on management summary & development recommendations
Combination of different approaches
1 | BIOGRAPHY-ORIENTED APPROACH | Interview
Option 1: Structured biographical video-interview
- Location-independent realization of the interviews in the context of a video conference
- Creating a positive relationship-level through direct contact
- It is possible to ask follow-up questions
- Use of a structured biographical interview guide, thus maximizing the prognostic validity
Option 2: Asynchronous video-interview
- Location- and time-independent evaluation of the recorded participant answers with the help of an IT tool
- Possibility to gain an authentic impression of the candidates´ personality and appearance
- Format: The candidate is shown an interview question (biographical/situational). The candidate records his answer with a video tool, this will be evaluated by different observers using standardized criteria.
Advantages compared to a ‘classic’ (online) interview:
- The option to evaluate psychophysiological parameters (face-reader)
- Flexibility in time and space
- Reduction of the ‘Time to Hire’
2 | TRAIT-ORIENTED APPROACH | Pre-Work 1+6+3
The basic potential of a person to take on a leadership role consists of the following 1 + 6 + 3 = 9 characteristics. These characteristics are stable or difficult to change.
1 | Cognitive performance
Successful leaders are characterized by their ability to quickly and accurately analyze complex situations that are new to them.
6 | Six dimensions of personality
Successful managers have high levels regarding the following dimensions of personality: perception of stress, dominance, learning agility, social compatibility, self-discipline and integrity. Within the dimensions of personality, some facets are more strongly related to leadership success than others.
3 | Three basic motives
Successful managers have a low affiliation motive, an accentuated performance motive and a strong power motive. The approach components of these motives are strongly, and the avoidance components are weakly developed.
3 | SIMULATION-ORIENTED APPROACH | Online Assessment
Content
- Complex business scenario – 90 minutes process time
- Participant works on a total of 16 cases in the form of e-mails and video messages (e.g. business figures, team conflicts, customer complaints)
- Increase in complexity through a variety of fact sheets (project plans, organization charts, project documentations, etc.)
- Open response format: no artificial restriction of behavioral diversity: the candidate must respond using video messages and freely formulated e-mails
- High-quality results through innovative open response format
Optional
- Modification of the content towards the target organization: “One day in the life of …“
- Evaluation of psychophysiological parameters (face-reader)
Output
- Qualitative evaluation using a checklist by specialized assessors (variant: joint evaluation with HR business partner or executive observer)
- Extensive report with detailed documentation for each exercise, management summary & development recommendations (about 15 pages)
- Feedback talk via video