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To give you a bit of perspective: in other industries, it's quite common that Assessment Center sessions last around 6-8 hours (however, there are breaks and lu
by ArekDymalski 12y ago
To give you a bit of perspective: in other industries, it's quite common that Assessment Center sessions last around 6-8 hours (however, there are breaks and lunch included) and it's not uncommon to see even 2-day assessments.
Is it fair? I'd say yes, if following 2 conditions are met:
1. The method (AC/task/exercise) is well designed to actually test the candidate's skills and his/her performance is properly observed, measured, analyzed and assessed. It's fair for the candidate, because the hiring decision is adequate.
2. After all this effort the candidate receives both a "thank you" and short feedback about his/her performance.
Unfortunately these conditions aren't met quite often and that's not fair.
- lukevella 12y agoI don't agree that using other industries as examples is a good defense. Just because everyone is doing it doesn't make it right. Obviously the more work a person puts into a task, the better you can assess their ability. But when does a task become excessive. It seems that the limit is being stretched thin.
- mrcold 12y agoWhich industries do this? A day or more of tests seems excessive to simply determine skill for a given job. The candidates that go through it must be pretty desperate.