Selecting Talent
Developing Talent
Career Decision-Making and Planning

Putting the right people in the right jobs at the right time has never been more important. Developing talent quickly has never been more important.

We know that strong performers get more and better results, stimulate those around them, and raise the bar for the entire organization. In so doing they increase productivity, responsiveness to market and customer needs, and contribute to the overall competitive position of your business.

Organizations often use assessment processes to improve the accuracy and success of key hiring and promotion decisions. Assessments are also used in succession planning and human resource development with key managers and executives. An experienced and knowledgeable external consultant can often provide an objective view that adds to the quality of these decisions and development processes. Organizations also benefit from a process that helps them think through the key challenges and opportunities of the organization and the leadership style and skills that are essential to success in particular roles. Accelerata Assessment Programs are tailored to the particular needs of your organization and can assist with:

Selecting Talent…for a Key Management or Executive Level Position

Selecting the right talent for key positions has never been more important. Your business needs individuals who can step into key roles and contribute quickly- because they have the right mix of skills, experiences, and personality traits that fit the specific challenges they will face. The cost of hiring or promoting a person with the wrong skill set can be significant - both in terms of actual fees paid and the opportunity cost of what "could have been" for the business if the right person had been in the job.

Talented people are often not a fit for all leadership challenges - success in one business venture does not always spell success in another, different type of business venture. For example, the person who is right for a start up venture (flexible, creative, entrepreneurial) is often a different person from the individual who can turn around a large but declining business unit - analyzing and cutting costs, and streamlining complex processes and infrastructure. Organizations often use selection assessments to increase the probability of a good hiring or promotion decision - for the benefit of both the company and the individual.

Developing Talent

Organizations often want to stimulate the growth and development of their people's skills and talents and to understand where they fit best in the organization. Accelerata Assessment Programs are designed to first identify the person's strengths - what skills have made them successful thus far in their career and what they need to showcase for the greatest payoff. It also highlights talents the person has but may not be using in his or her current job. The assessment also identifies their development needs - where they could develop new skills to be even more effective.

Managers and executives often face new challenges to their leadership style and strategies as they advance into higher-level roles with an organization. A broad and well-rounded repertoire of skills and strategies is often needed, such as critical thinking and strategic planning skills as well as motivational and inspirational leadership skills. A developmental assessment can help identify what skills the manager needs for maximum impact today, as well as the skills needed for future roles. Organizations also use assessments to help identify and develop its high potential talent pool for succession management.

Career Decision-Making and Planning

Our corporate career assessment services help organizations meet the career planning and development needs of their people. In a comprehensive process of self-assessment, personal reflection, and standardized testing, the individual identifies and clarifies his or her interests, aptitudes, skills and motivators. The consultant then helps the client integrate all these factors and translate them into career options and choices. Clients typically feel they have greater clarity and insight into themselves and the world of work, and therefore are more empowered and motivated to chart the next step in their career path. Clients who can benefit from career assessment services include:

• High potential/high talent individuals seeking to maximize their contribution and growth
• Individuals feeling unchallenged, unenthusiastic or bored with their current path
• Individuals facing key career decisions
• Members of a family-owned or closely held business seeking to understand their best fit within the business

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