Assessment Center exercises (method).
AC
Multi-exercise behavioural simulation of job demands - in-basket/in-tray, leaderless group discussion, role-play, oral presentation, case analysis, fact-finding - scored on competency dimensions by trained assessors.
- Length and format
- n/a (multiple exercises x competency dimensions, behaviourally coded). assessor behavioural ratings against defined competency dimensions (observational/coding system)
- Language versions
- Used worldwide and adapted to local languages; one of the most internationally deployed selection methods for managerial roles.
- Licence
- mixed
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- Reference
- International Taskforce on Assessment Center Guidelines (2015). Guidelines and Ethical Considerations for Assessment Center Operations. Journal of Management, 41, 1244-1273. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206314567780
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