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Psychological Assessment

At ValueEdge we pride ourselves in offering innovative and tailored services that assist organisations to select quality people and to focus the development of current employees

Our psychological assessment for both staff selection and development purposes matches the individual's knowledge, skills and attitudes with the criteria required for competent performance in the job. In this way psychological assessment allows the prediction of the individual's future performance as well as the comparison of individuals against set criteria.

ValueEdge's Psychological Assessment services include:

  • Assessment Centres
  • Development Centres
  • Behavioural Interviewing
  • Ability Testing
  • Personality Profiling

Psychological assessments which are professionally used and evaluated can provide objective, reliable and relevant information concerning the likelihood of job success and satisfaction.

There are numerous benefits to be gained for both the job candidate and the employer from using psychological assessments.

Benefits to the employer

  • Selecting the people best suited to the job or training
  • Finding out where candidates may best be placed in an organisation
  • Gaining objective measures of candidates' strengths and weaknesses
  • Reducing turnover by increasing individual and job fit
  • Promoting a professional image by using best practice techniques
  • Minimising the risk of discrimination claims

Benefits to the job candidate

  • Being fairly assessed in a competitive situation
  • Enabling candidates to demonstrate their strengths
  • Assisting them to find a job or profession for which they are suited
  • Assessments are chosen so that the skills measured are relevant to the job
  • Assessments are carefully designed and fully researched so that they are fair to all candidates.
  • Allowing them to find out more about their own strengths and development areas

To ensure the most appropriate assessment for your needs, we utilise a diverse range of psychometric tools that can assess your candidates across a range of areas, including talent, motive and fit within your organisation's culture.

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To find out more about how ValueEdge’s Psychological Assessment services can assist your organisation, please contact us at value@valuedge.com.au or call us on 03 9690 4550 (Melbourne) or 02 8448 2024 (Sydney).