Employers rate assessment centres as worth the high cost

More than nine out of 10 employers using assessment centres believe they are a very (47%) or fairly (48%) effective means of recruiting* staff to fill vacancies, according to research by Employment Review (UK).

The survey of HR practitioners in 91 companies and public sector bodies also found that more than half (53%) believe the often considerable costs of assessment centres are justified.

Assessment centres bring job applicants together in a group so they can be subject to a range of selection methods including group exercises and role play, individual interviews and psychometric tests.

This article first appeared in Personnel Today magazine and can be read in full at:

http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/08/21/41933/employers-rate-assessment-centres-as-worth-the-high-cost.html

*Editorial note: technically speaking, assessment centres are for selecting, not recruiting staff. We have left the article unedited as we did not write it!

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