Assessment centres: Key roles in developing and operating assessment centres

Author: Jacinta Hargadon, a qualified and accredited coach with extensive expertise in the design and delivery of coaching and assessment programmes.

Overview

This series of Leading practice guides sets out how to make effective use of assessment centres as part of a recruitment selection process. Here, we discuss the key roles involved in designing and hosting assessment centres, as well as the training organisations will need to provide to develop the internal expertise to run assessment centres.

Other guides in the series:

• Assessment centres: Why use an assessment centre?
• Assessment centres: Choosing selection exercises
• Assessment centres: Making a selection decision
• Assessment centres: Providing feedback to candidates
• Assessment centres: Evaluation