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Assessment Centres and Global Talent Management

Globalization, innovation, market share, identifying visionary leaders and, particularly, talent management …are just some of the issues that benefit from using assessment and development centres. Assessment Centres and Global Talent Management focuses on topics that influence the design of the assessment centre in terms of the competencies being assessed, the exercises that are used and the nature of the event, so that they can deliver what is required; often to change organizational culture and values.

Practical examples and case studies are sprinkled throughout the book as international contributors explore cross-cultural implications, and consider how the design, development and use of assessment centres should be adapted to different cultures. Some of the world's leading researchers and practitioners outline their research into new applications for assessment centre methods, showing how they have used it to design and implement specific assessment and development centres.

This is a book from which practitioners can see how science informs good practice, and scholars will find the 32 chapters a rich source of ideas for conducting research into emerging issues in the field.

Svetlana Simonenko, Managing Partner of Detech, authors one of the chapters entitled The Use of Assessment and Development Centres in Russia. This chapter describes the Russian HR market and more specifically the application of Assessment Centre methodology. It examines some of the cultural features that are evident in the behavior of participants attending ACs, particularly with regard to simulation exercises such as role plays and fact-finding exercises. It also includes a case study, which provides a detailed description of how a Development Centre was implemented according to best practice principles and the key role of line managers in this process.