Selection

The success of any organisation depends on its ability to attract and recruit the right people for the job. For the past 25 years SHL has been providing organisations with the means to select the right people for the job through the use of our proven selection methodology, including:

Internet based screening and assessment tools are focused at the outset on identifying and assessing candidates against job competencies as early as possible. Psychometric tools specifically designed for the Internet by SHL can provide your organisation with a significant head start by streamlining and standardising the short-listing stage of the selection process

Ability tests are designed to measure current ability and future potential for different types of specific work skills. SHL has developed over 60 ability tests to assess a comprehensive range of skills at different levels so that the most suitable tests can be used to assess the specific abilities relevant to the job

Personality and motivation questionnaires provide objective assessments of a candidate’s behavioural preferences, preferred working style and motivation drivers. The SHL Occupational Personality Questionnaires (OPQ) and Motivation Questionnaire were specifically developed, researched and validated within the business environment, leading to their position as the most widely used business psychometric tools in the world today. Unlike other personality questionnaires, the OPQ32 is an occupational model of personality, based solely for use in a business environment. The OP32 describes 32 dimensions of people’s preferred or typical style of behaviour at work. The OPQ32 is designed to be an international model of personality, and as it was updated in 2002, it is a current and modern reflection of the changing nature of work in today’s work environment. It is particularly appropriate for use with professional and managerial groups, although the content of the OPQ32 model covers personality characteristics important to a wide variety of roles.

Individual: Selection, promotion, career counselling, individual development

Team: Team building, team development, training needs analysis

Organisation: Succession planning, management audit, research

Simulation exercises are among the most valid and highly valuable assessment tools, allowing performance against job competencies to be observed and assessed in a demonstrated and structured manner. SHL has developed a suite of simulation exercises, providing a comprehensive library of work-related exercises across management, graduate, customer service, sales and administrative roles

Interview guides provide detailed and structured competency-based interview questions with guidelines on standardised interview processes and techniques. The guides can be used on their own or in conjunction with other relevant instruments

SHL selection tools are designed to help organisations identify and select candidates with the capability and/or potential to perform against the job and organisational competencies. SHL selection tools increase the fairness of a selection process whilst ensuring efficiency and profitability. Through the use of these state-of-the-art tools, informed and accurate selection decisions can be made.

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