Assessment
Hiring people for key positions in international projects poses special challenges for the methodology of choosing personnel. This is even more so when the position requires international candidates from different cultural backgrounds and/or when the employers do not themselves possess much intercultural experience.
This is why interpool has developed instruments for assessing and selecting international staff which already take into account elements of cultural background and intercultural savvy when deciding on candidates. On request we integrate these culture-specific elements into complete hiring solutions using our assessment centres, which also include role plays, interviews, psychometric tests, work samples, simulations, stress tests, etc... .
In our selection process, we implement the following instruments - which can be mixed and matched as necessary:
- structured interviews
- group discussions
- work drills
- role-playing
- simulations and case studies
- presentations
- online questionnaires regarding cultural imprint and intercultural competence
- personality tests
- critical incident analyses
- comparative stress tests
In addition to preparing and organizing the assessments, we help observe and evaluate the participants using experienced trainers and coaches from Germany and from the target country.
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