The Thomas PAC is based upon a two hour test battery followed by an in-depth interview.
The assessment centre takes the form of:
- Setting standards to meet organisational needs for your own organisation.
- Testing and correlating results.
- Interview, appraise and counsel the candidate.
- Feedback to the candidate of their strengths, limitations, style, abilities, self-awareness and 'fit' to organisational standards.
- Complete assessment and prepare report for the client organisation.
The PAC includes the following test batteries:
Tests for Selection and Training:
- Perceptual speed and accuracy
- Logic and problem solving
- Verbal reasoning
- Numeric aptitude
- Ability to hold information in memory
- Spatial orientation
Personal Profile Analysis
- Strengths and limitations and motivators
Competences:
- Goal setting
- Communication skills
- Management skills
- Customer care ability
- Organisation and admin
- People skills
- Handling conflict
- Sales skills
- Decision making
- Personal qualities
- Delegation skills
- Problem solving
- Planning skills
- Time management
- Technical skills
- Self-awareness
- Training needs
The PAC is designed to:
- Assess a short-listed candidate prior to a critical appointment.
- Counsel someone who is not performing.
- Appraise a key member of staff.
- Identify training needs and motivate an individual who is an essential link in your succession plans.
- Prepare a person for career change.
- Assess a person and recommend solutions in cases where he/she does not fit the style, culture, team or organisation.
The PAC benefits:
- Provides an independent review and assessment of an individual.
- Applicable when demonstrable objectivity is required.
- The process is open to outside scrutiny.
- The process is seen to be fair and unbiased.