Assessment Guide
This guide provides valuable insights into the assessments and reports that can enhance your strategies in recruitment, employee development, manager-employee communication, onboarding, and talent retention.
Recruitment and selection
The table below references how Thomas assessments can be applied to the area of recruitment and selection.
| Assessment | Recommended/Optional | Recommended Reports |
| Behaviour (PPA) | Recommended |
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| Behaviour Job Profile | Recommended |
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| Aptitude (GIA) | Recommended |
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| Emotion (TEIQue) | Optional - useful in customer service, sales, leadership, people management or 'emotionally-paced' roles |
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| Personality (HPTI) | Optional - useful in leadership roles, or for identifying potential at entry level |
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General and leadership development
The table below references how Thomas assessments can be applied to developing people in general, and specifically to developing leaders. General development refers to people’s future career goals and the aspects of their behaviour, personality or ability that may hinder them from reaching these. Leadership development specifically refers to those who have the potential to be, or who are, leaders, and what predict success in these roles.predicts
| Assessment | Recommended/Optional | Recommended Reports |
| Behaviour (PPA) | Recommended - general and leadership |
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| Behaviour Job Profile | Recommended - general |
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Emotion (TEIQue) |
Recommended - general and leadership |
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| Personality (HPTI) | Recommended - leadership |
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| 360º feedback survey | Recommended - general and leadership |
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Manager-employee communication and high performing teams
The table below outlines assessments that can improve manager-employee communication, and which can identify the strengths and limitations of teams, so they can work better together and be considered high performing.
| Assessment | Recommended/Optional | Recommended Reports |
| Behaviour (PPA) | Recommended |
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Emotion (TEIQue) |
Recommended |
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| Personality (HPTI) | Optional |
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| 360º feedback survey | Recommended |
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Onboarding
When someone is hired, there are steps that can be taken to ensure that they are brought up to speed and settle into the new role as quickly as possible. The below table outlines the assessments and reports that provide information on how to facilitate this and maximise a new joiner’s potential.
| Assessment | Recommended/Optional | Recommended Reports |
| Behaviour (PPA) | Recommended |
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Aptitude (GIA) |
Recommended |
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Emotion (TEIQue) |
Recommended |
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| Personality (HPTI) | Recommended |
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Talent retention
The below table outlines the assessments and reports that provide information on how to retain talent.
| Assessment | Recommended/Optional | Recommended Reports |
| Behaviour (PPA) | Recommended |
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Emotion (TEIQue) |
Recommended |
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| Personality (HPTI) | Recommended |
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