Systematically analyze the strengths and areas of development of your high potentials based on clearly defined competencies. Generate meaningful profiles of their strengths and areas of improvement. Provide intensive feedback and increase the willingness in your high potentials to work on themselves. In consideration of your requirements and goals, we jointly design a customized Assessment and Development Center process for your company.

During the Assessment and Development Center, participants are confronted with a wide range of challenging real-life situations. While coming to grips with those critical situations, they are observed and assessed by trained observers. Intensive, honest feedback on their strengths and areas of development provides clarity and increases participants’ willingness to work on their own development. Thereby, you create a basis for a wide-ranging coaching and development measures within your company.

Assessment Center (AC)

An Assessment Center enables sound selection decisions on the basis of behavioral observation in real-life, practice-oriented simulations. We comprehensively consider the requirements of the target position throughout the entire process. Structured behavioral observation, a broad combination of various methods and intensive training of in-house observers ensure a high standard of quality in selection decision. We recommend ACs primarily for the selection of external candidates.

Development Center (DC)

A Development Center is an effective component in the framework of integrated Talent Management programs for high potentials. It also plays a crucial role in the area of Leadership Development. Our DC offers leaders as well as high potentials a comprehensive skill assessment with regard to individual strengths, areas of improvement and potential. The foundations of each DC are your pre-defined company values and competencies. Intensive feedback and detailed reports provide a solid basis for the participants’ further development and for a continuous monitoring of progress.

We have consistently enhanced the Assessment and Development Center methodology and made it suitable for the 21^st century.  Besides classic AC exercises (role playing, case studies, etc.), we focus on innovative computer-based simulations. atrain has developed these simulations internally on the basis of scientific theories and models. Business games and complex problem-solving scenarios enable the simulation of a realistic, dynamic corporate world. Situational questionnaires allow for the measurement of decision-making competence in critical leadership situations. A combination of complexity and real-time feedback provides for an intensive experience and demands full spectrum of leadership competence from your participants. With the assistance of “cognitive overload” and constantly changing requirements, we reduce impression management and social desirability. We provide a realistic leadership environment and thus meet the demands facing today’s leaders.

Your benefits:

• You offer your high potentials extensive feedback on strengths, areas of improvement and potential
• You accelerate the development of high potentials in your company
• You provide a solid starting point for individual follow-up development
• You secure transparency and acceptance with the participants
• You support a culture of learning and continuous further development
• You improve the quality of selection decisions and reduce costs that may result from wrong decisions
• You increase the attractiveness of your company as an employer of choice

The atrain advantage:

• You work with a service provider who listens to you and understands your requirements
• You implement innovative state-of-the-art concepts, models and methods with sustainable impact
• You benefit from our broad, cross-industry experience
• You gain the possibility for operating globally in different languages and cultural contexts