Assessment Centre PPT

According to the Wikipedia,

"An assessment center (AC) is a process used in the selection of qualified individuals for a job or role in an organization. It employs a variety of techniques and multiple observers in a closed setting to evaluate candidates. Based on an analysis of the skills and competencies for the job in question exercises for the candidates are selected in order to reveal information regarding the required qualities and attributes."

According to me,

Assessment centre is a branch or called part of Human Resource Management (HRM) where the high quantified individual are selected through variety of techniques and various observation. This process is used mainly for the selection for the post of higher designation in any organization or company. For example like selection of CEO, General Manager, Asstt. General Manger, Area Manager etc.

 Here i am with a PowerPoint Presentation (PPT) which help you to understand about the Assessment Centre, its definition, its uses, techniques used in this process etc. Also, You can find the various field of HRM where this process is used.

 

Elements in the Slides

Assessment Centre

• An Assessment Centre is a process that allows participants to demonstrate skills, attributes and behaviours specifically related to the role for which they are applying.
• This is done through engaging a group of candidates in a variety of structured individual and group related exercises that have been designed to identify specifically identified job-related skills, attributes and behaviours. 
• Trained assessors observe and evaluate performance in these tailored activities. An objective assessment of a candidate’s predicted success in the role is made based on their combined results.

Why Do Organisations Hold Assessment Centres?
© To recruit the best
© To assess everyone together
© To be able to spend time with candidates

 Why Companies Use Assessment?? 

1. Can be cost effective and time efficient
2. Provides a realistic job preview for candidates
3. Involve line managers in decisions
4. Positive candidate experience 
5. Strategic value

Why Do Companies Use This Process? 

1. They provide a more comprehensive overview of strengths and limitations than any single method.
2. They are standardised, so every candidate has the same opportunities to demonstrate their skills.
3.  They are more objective than interviews alone which may be biased by the interviewer’s interpretations.
4. They allow you to show a range of abilities in a variety of different situations; your performance on all the different exercises is taken into account.

Dimensions Assessed In Assessment Centers

1. Planning and organizing
2. Leadership and Analytical 
3. Problem solving 
4. Sensitivity 
5. Decision-making 
6. Creativity 
7. Sociability 
8. Management control and delegating
   

Essential Elements of an Assessment Centre

1. Job Analysis
2. Predefine competencies 
3. Behavioral classification
4. Assessment techniques
5. Simulations
6. Observations
7. Observers

Uses of Assessment Centre

1. Selection
2. Career development 
3. Potential appraisal
4. Identification of high potential managers 
5. Succession planning 
6. Allocations of challenging assignments 
7. Management development 
8. Identification of training needs
9. Identification of a global pool of talented managers

CAT 2013 to be conducted from October 16 to November 11, 2013

The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2013 will be conducted from October 16 to November 11, 2013. IIM Indore will going to held CAT 2013. The advertisement is already released on 28th July 2013. 

Aspire student/candidate can register from the website of CAT between 5^th August to 24^th September 2013. The registration window will open till 26^th September 2013. The result will be declared on 14^th January 2014.

In CAT 2012 the candidate need to purchase the voucher from listed Axis Bank branches. This time one new facility is provided for the candidate for the registration. Candidate can purchase the e-voucher through online payment from any Debit/Credit card. Candidates can also purchase the Voucher from various Axis Bank branches. 

For More information Visit the main website for CAT IIM 2013:-

http://www.cat2013.iimidr.ac.in/index.htm

For Purchase E-Voucher click on this link:-

http://www.digialm.com/EForms/onlineApplicationAction.do?values=756@@676

For direct go to registration page click below:-

https://iim.prometric.com/

Please keep on mind that the candidate who registers for the exam earlier also will need to register as a new user.

Test Duration and Pattern

The CAT 2013 will have only two sections. The first section is Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation; the second section is Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning. These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits. The examination will be 140 minutes. Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer. Within the 70 min provided for the section, candidates can review the answers. Once the time ends for the first section, they will move to the second section and will no longer be able to go back. 

A 15-minute tutorial will be provided before the start of the test, and candidates are advised to go through that carefully before starting the main examination. The total duration will be two hours and thirty five minutes including the tutorial. A practice test to provide candidates with a feel of the timed sections, as well as navigation and functionality of the actual test will be made available in the coming weeks. Once again candidates are advised to go through them carefully to familiarise themselves with the screens, layout, and navigation. 

At the test venue, each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer terminal and he/she will be provided with a scratch paper for calculations. After the test, candidate must leave the scratch paper at the desk. Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside the testing room. No breaks will be given during the test.