Pre-Hire Assessment
"As a small business owner I was continually struggling to make the right hire for our key administrative and support roles. Katy provided a seamless process to help assess our candidates, which led to us making the best hire we have ever made. And she also provided me with tools and feedback about how to better manage the new hire and that has been invaluable. As long as Katy is providing her services, I will not make a hire for our key roles without using her process. Making the right hire has saved me so much time, energy and money."— Naomi Doriott Larson, Owner of Collaborative Counseling, LLC
Assessments give hiring managers and business owners a way to understand a candidate's personality traits and how these traits may help or impede success in a new position. Assessments give objective information on how your candidate will likely behave on a day-to-day basis when she or he is out of interview mode. KSM Leadership Consulting uses well-researched and validated assessments that are only available to skilled professionals with psychology training.
As a leader or business owner, you know how costly a bad hire can be. The U.S. Department of Labor currently estimates that the average cost of a bad hiring decision can equal 30% of the individual’s first-year potential earnings, and have additional consequences on morale and culture.
Process
KSM tailors the assessment process to your needs and the level of your hire. Steps may involve:
Assessments give hiring managers and business owners a way to understand a candidate's personality traits and how these traits may help or impede success in a new position. Assessments give objective information on how your candidate will likely behave on a day-to-day basis when she or he is out of interview mode. KSM Leadership Consulting uses well-researched and validated assessments that are only available to skilled professionals with psychology training.
As a leader or business owner, you know how costly a bad hire can be. The U.S. Department of Labor currently estimates that the average cost of a bad hiring decision can equal 30% of the individual’s first-year potential earnings, and have additional consequences on morale and culture.
Process
KSM tailors the assessment process to your needs and the level of your hire. Steps may involve:
- A background interview with the hiring manager to understand the position and organizational culture.
- Online personality assessments that measure a variety of characteristics including motivations, thinking styles, self-management, and interpersonal style.
- Online critical thinking assessment that measures decision-making, judgment, and problem-solving.
- An in-depth interview with the candidate.
- Meeting with hiring manager(s) to review results and answer questions.
- A written report of your candidate’s assessment results, strengths, potential pitfalls, and development recommendations.