Considered a powerful motivation tool, skills development energizes and stimulates employee engagement. Praised by HR professionals, the precise diagnosis of an Assessment Center allows for an objective review of the skills mastered and highlights those to be developed.
How do you identify, measure and develop your employees’ skills? « The best tool to perform a skills analysis remains the Assessment Center. Reliable, objective and complete, the Assessment/Development Center allows for an effective assessment of your employees’ skills. It is useful to analyze skills gaps and propose targeted development areas via a training plan or a coaching program. Its main interest is to identify the key interpersonal skills mastered and those to be developed in order to occupy a specific function. »
Assessment / Development Center: what’s the difference? « While the skills analysis process remains the same, the difference between an Assessment and a Development Center lies in the final conclusion and the recommendations provided. The Assessment Center is part of a candidate selection process for a defined position, in the context of an external recruitment for example, and indicates whether or not the person has the requested skills at a given moment. A Development Center provides a complete and objective assessment of the strengths and areas for improvement of the employee in their current role. It indicates their development potential to access the next level of responsibilities. »
Who can participate? « Participation in an Assessment/Development Center is open to all candidates and takes place at the employer’s request, as part of internal or external recruitment. The exercises offered adapt to the candidate’s seniority level. To meet everyone’s needs and constraints, the Assessment Center can be conducted in person or online. »
Employers: encourage internal advancement. In a context of internal promotions, it can be appropriate to carry out a Development Center to validate internal evolutions within your organization. The objective is twofold: to give value to the promotion and to establish the legitimacy of the newly appointed person.
Employees: what is the asset of a Development Center for your career? Participating in a Development Center will be the opportunity to take stock of the skills you already master and those that still need to be developed. The objective will be to work on two or three strengths over a given time scale in order to organize your skills development and reach your future aspirations.
For private use, conducting a skills assessment to anticipate the future. On your own personal initiative, a skills assessment can prove to be an indispensable tool to develop your professional career. It allows you to define your profile in an optimal way, but also and above all to anticipate your future.
