{"id":3676,"date":"2025-05-26T18:44:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.psicotec.com\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2025-05-26T18:44:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:44:59","slug":"the-importance-of-pre-and-post-in-talent-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psicotec.com\/en\/the-importance-of-pre-and-post-in-talent-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of Pre and Post in Talent Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a context of scarcity and a battle for talent, Talent Assessment and Assessment have recently gained renewed prominence. Identifying, incorporating and retaining new professionals to our organizations is increasingly expensive, so any tool that helps us to ensure that these new talents fit in, that allows us to measure their performance and that can guide us when designing their development in the company is, today, a pillar of any Human Resources and People Management department. So far we will all agree, but today we want to stress the importance of Pre and Post in Talent Assessment.  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>\u201cBecause the what, the how and the what I evaluate with are just as important as the pre- and post-evaluation.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Pre and Post in Assessment I: Pre-Assessment: aspects to consider before starting the Assessment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The phase prior to carrying out an evaluation is critical for its final development. Not only must we give the design of the Assessment the prominence that it really has, but it is also a decisive moment from the point of view of communication with the participants. <\/p>\n<p>From Psicotec we advise you to dedicate all our effort to three key aspects: for what, how and what I will do with the results.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For what:<\/strong> Any evaluation must arise from a specific need and must therefore pursue a specific objective. Sometimes we can propose evaluating such varied aspects that, once the Assessment phase is over, many will not be taken into account. Before starting, we must clearly define what goal we are pursuing: evaluate suitability for a position, measure performance, analyze the potential in the organization, detect development opportunities?\n<ul>\n<li>From this apparently simple question derives a specific methodology for the case. A methodological design and procedure appropriate to each circumstance is necessary if we are looking for effective results and the usefulness of the process. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>How:<\/strong> Depending on the objective we are aiming for, there are formats and methodologies that can be much more convenient than others. Let&#8217;s spend time on design if we want to make the investment profitable and let&#8217;s reflect on issues of scope:   <strong>What is my objective, what do I intend with this process? Am I going to contemplate internal, external or mixed talent?   <\/strong>Which format suits me best: face-to-face or virtual? How am I going to communicate and through what means or people? How will I treat the results?&#8230;  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Psicotec Advice:<\/strong> Communication is always important in the organization, but especially in this type of project because of its sensitivity and the rejection it can generate. In the design of any evaluation, we must always propose a communication plan that includes both formal communication (from the organization to its collaborators) and informal communication (between colleagues, from manager to team, etc.). <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This communication must be transparent and explain to all the audiences directly and indirectly involved in the evaluation the reasons, operation, times and result obtained.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Pre and Post in Assessment II: <\/strong><strong>Post-Assessment: ensuring the continuity and usefulness of the Assessment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>What will I do with the results?  <\/strong>A mistake that we usually find is that, after having invested a large amount of resources designing and carrying out an evaluation project, sometimes nothing is done with the results obtained or the result of the Assessment is not communicated.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9542\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.psicotec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/evaluaci%C3%B3n-y-comunicaci%C3%B3n-300x167.png\" alt=\"Evaluation and communication\" width=\"247\" height=\"138\">We must internalize the need to communicate the project well or, otherwise, this type of initiative can stop being perceived as motivating and turn against us. It is common that, if once there is no feedback at all, part of our teams may begin to feel fear, uncertainty, rejection&#8230; or even disengagement from the organization.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Let&#8217;s not forget the emotional element that an evaluation project provokes and let&#8217;s take the opportunity to link the team more with the organization, making it feel part of a whole.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, let us return to the starting point of this reflection. An assessment must be an element that facilitates our decision-making and if we have designed and developed the Assessment in an optimal way, the next natural step is to make a decision that the organisation, or at least the people involved in the process, are able to perceive. <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Increasingly important trends in Talent assessment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Finally, we did not want to say goodbye without sharing some elements to include (if they were not already) in our all when implementing any type of evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>From the point of view of the participants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Participant Design and Experience:<\/strong> Everyone, regardless of age range, hopes that our experience when it comes to being evaluated is the best possible. If the process is face-to-face, we want to feel accompanied, cared for, listened to and, if possible, in a pleasant environment that facilitates the generation of trust. If the process includes a virtual or online element, we also want the technological tools to be agile, work correctly, be intuitive and, perhaps above all, be aesthetically pleasing to the senses. Gamification and the design of web environments are becoming increasingly important and our efforts should be in line with this to <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.psicotec.com\/blog\/exito-assessment-center-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ensure the success of online assessment<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span>   <\/li>\n<li><strong>Apparent Validity:<\/strong> But in addition to experience and usability, the people evaluated also need to perceive a certain rigor in the methodology or tool used. Let&#8217;s combine the visual wow effect with sufficient methodological validity. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Feedback:<\/strong> Let&#8217;s call it cost-benefit or action-reaction. If a person invests their time, they expect to get something in return for it. There are more and more options that digital tools and AI offer us to automate small feedbacks in which we identify strengths and areas for improvement. But be careful, the automatic does not replace the human and good 1-to-1 feedback is essential if we want to generate bonding and trust.   <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From the company&#8217;s point of view:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rigour<\/strong>: Along with the previous aspects, the validity and reliability of the assessment prevails for the organisation. Only by following the highest standards will evaluation be effective and effectively aid in decision-making. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Are you thinking of launching an evaluation project in your organization? At Psicotec we can help you <\/strong>. Here are our top three advantages that set us apart from the competition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A team of solid professionals specialized in Assessment and evaluation.<\/li>\n<li>The best technological and AI tools that allow you to streamline and speed up the assessment.<\/li>\n<li>Our commitment to rigor and quality in evaluation, in accordance with the highest international standards (ISO 9001 and ISO 10667).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whatever the profile, scope and dimension of the project you want to develop, from <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.psicotec.com\/soluciones\/evaluacion\">the Talent Assessment and Evaluation Area of Psicotec<\/a><\/strong><\/span> we will be happy to advise you.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.psicotec.com\/contacto\">Contact Psicotec here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a context of scarcity and a battle for talent, Talent Assessment and Assessment have recently gained renewed prominence. 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