A local authority

Talent Assessment

A local authority was recruiting a director of adult and children’s services. This followed a difficult Care Quality Commission inspection. There was a need to integrate services more closely with neighbouring NHS trusts.

Wellbeing Works asked candidates to complete a range of online assessments which included psychometric tests, a skills potential test and telephone validation interviews.

Approach

Using our expertise in executive recruitment, Wellbeing Works were able to compare test results against the trust’s competence requirements.

We provided an in-depth analysis of the suitability of each candidate for the role, assessing their:

• skills potential level in each of the challenging areas
• likely approach to the role
• skills and weaknesses in the leadership aspects of the post

For each candidate, a set of interview questions were designed to test out their strengths and weaknesses – this ensured that the panel could make an informed choice about who to appoint.

Outcome

Each candidate received in-depth feedback on their reports. The successful candidate also received a detailed development report to enable them to function optimally in the role.