Hiring and Promotion

Hiring and promotion are the most critical decisions in business management. At Career Directions, our assessment specialists provide a professional evaluation that enables you to select the best fit candidates for critical positions. We offer a complete hiring and promotion evaluation program which includes each of the steps identified below, or we can provide customized programs that may not include every step. For example, we might assist you with completing steps one and two for all mainline positions in your organization.

1.The assessment process

Career Directions tailors its candidate evaluation to your organization and to the position being filled. We develop specific criteria for selection, clarify how candidates will be measured, thoroughly assess candidates, and provide an in-depth report to management.

2.Development of a position template

Career Directions works closely with management to create a profile or “template” describing the ideal candidate. We refer to this process as competency modeling. A competency model includes specific measurable behaviors, as opposed to being a simple job description.

3.Testing of candidates

Career Directions assesses candidates’ degree of match to the template utilizing instruments and exercises that measure:

• Skills and competencies
• Values and motivations
• Work behavior and style
• Management and supervisory style
• Response to stress and change
• Communication style

4.Competency interviewing of candidates

Career Directions specializes in the most statistically valid form of candidate selection – in-depth behavioral event interviewing. This method is especially suited to the quantitative measurement of core job competencies.

5.Candidate evaluation report

Career Directions provides an in-person, in-depth report to management, along with a written report that includes numerical ratings, comparative analysis of candidates, selected quotations from candidates, likely responses to critical situations, and more.

6.Feedback to the candidate

At the direction of the hiring authority, Career Directions can provide feedback to candidates on their professional strengths and challenges. This evaluation becomes a springboard for personal and career development and serves as an incentive to participate in the selection process.

7.Coaching the hiring committee

Career Directions is available to consult on screening interviews, reference checks, interviews with finalists, the roles of selection committee members, and legal/ethical issues in interviewing. Assessments and Testing/Succession Planning