Assesment Centre

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Assessment center is a device of Selection & Management Development and is frequently used as a Career Development tool.  Assessment center is used for evaluating executive or Managerial potential. It is like an off Company Training programme where managers come together to participate in job related exercises evaluated by trained observers. Their behaviour across selected activities like in-basket exercises, work-groups, role playing, computer simulations, syndicate discussions are assessed. The decision regarding the performance of each assessee is based on this discussion of observations. Self-Appraisals and Peer Evaluation are also thrown in for final rating.

The characteristics evaluated in an assessment center include assertiveness, communicative ability, self-confidence, stress management, decision making, creativity and mental alertness.
A well conducted Assessment Center can and does accurate Potential Appraisals and can generate better forecasts of future performance and progress than other methods of appraisals. Also, reliability, content validity and predictive validity are said to be high in the assessment centers.

Source: HR Concepts

Compiled and Edited by

Mr. S. Murugesan - Lecturer

Dr. P. N. Narayana Raja - Principal

Madurai Institute of Social Sciences

(Run by: DVR Foundation for HRD)

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India