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Mercer | Virtual Assessment and Development Centers (VADCs)
Assessment and Development centers are professional exercises designed to assess an individual's skills, fitment and developmental needs in an organisational. Virtual ADCs automate these physical exercises by using digital tools and means to conduct Assessment and Development centers - for reasons such as high-potential identification, employee development and training needs analysis.
Virtual & Blended Assessment Centres Help You To Identify Future Leaders
Flexible Assessment and Development Center Offerings That Meet Your Needs
Group Discussion
One-to-One Role Play
Competency Based Interview
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Caselets
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Cognitive Abilities Test
Situation Judgement Test
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Domain Skills Test
Case Study Presentation
Group Discussion
One-to-One Role Play
Competency Based Interview
Group Activity
Caselets
Personality
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Cognitive Abilities Test
Situation Judgement Test
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Personality
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Cognitive Abilities Test
Situation Judgement Test
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Inbox
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Domain Skills Test
Case Study Presentation
Group Discussion
One-to-One Role Play
Competency Based Interview
Group Activity
Caselets
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Why Do You Need Virtual Assessment Centers?
Scalable
Conduct online exercises for a large number of employees simultaneously, without hampering the quality of the engagement
Time & Cost-Efficient
Experience a virtual environment at a fraction of the cost required for physical assessment centers
Enhanced Participant Experience
We reduce logistical hassles through our online solutions with a seamless user experience
Ease of Data & Results
Online assessment centers facilitate standardization of assessments, easy benchmarking, and easy culling of results
Why Mercer | Mettl Is The Best Fit For Your Assessment & Development Center Requirements
Insightful Individual Development Plans
Build development plans that exhibit employees’ strengths and weaknesses
Real-time, Auto-generated Results
Question and Section-wise reports for efficient decision-making
Expert Consultation
We help you set-up and guide you throughout the process
Foire aux questions (FAQ)
1. What is an assessment center?
An assessment center is a human resource management tool to holistically assess an individual's competencies with the help of various exercises, such as case study simulators, presentations, personality tools, role plays, etc. Assessment centers are used to assess candidates at scale in a hiring drive, or current employees for critical organizational decisions.
2. What is a development centre?
A development center is used for organizational planning initiatives, such as identifying training needs, high potential employees, future leaders, etc. While an assessment center is often used during hiring and selection, a development center is used to find and cultivate development opportunities for better organizational decisions.
3. How does a virtual assessment center work?
Virtual assessment centers work as a simulation of real-life workplace situations designed to evaluate participants' skills and behaviors in a controlled environment through a combination of digital tools, to make crucial decisions about hiring, developing and identifying organizational talent.
4. What are the tools used in virtual assessment center?
Some of the tools used in virtual assessment center are:
- Situational judgment tests to assess a person's judgment to hypothetical and challenging situational questions.
- Role plays that immerse candidates into likely situations to assess work-related competencies.
- Case study simulations present a business problem and ask candidates to find a plausible solution based on given insights.
- Inbox prioritization to assess how an employee tackles the workload of a typical day.
- Battery of assessments to gauge personality, behavior, and aptitude.
- A virtual assessment test may be administered with a specific intent, such as ascertaining a candidate's skills, knowledge, or learning abilities
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of an assessment center?
The advantages of assessment centers are that they
- Are accurate predictors of job performance.
- Offer realistic preview into the job role and organizational setting.
- Come with high validity because they are based on real-life work settings.
- Reduce attrition because the candidate and employer both know what lies ahead.
The disadvantages of assessment centers are that they
- Are more time-consuming to designs and execute because of their requirement to closely emulate actual work and role challenges.
- May also incur a slightly greater cost despite guaranteeing a higher ROI.
6. What are the uses of an assessment center?
Assessment centers are used to predict performance, diagnose skill gaps, and groom employees. Assessment centers are specifically used by organizations to evaluate their prospective or current workforce for various workforce planning and management initiatives, such as
7. What is the assessment center method?
Before the assessment and development centre, competencies are identified and mapped to various assessment tools. During an assessment and development centre, participants undergo various tests and exercises. After the assessment and development centre, a comprehensive report is generated to make recommendations about fitment of the participant.
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