Today, if talent is what we are looking for in organizations, then Assessment Centres must precede all other activities. Assessment centres are not merely the most effective instrument for assessing competencies of individual candidates, they are also a potent means for organizations to achieve excellence in performance and a veritable source for acquiring and developing talent. Assessment Centres for Talent Management provides a comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of every relevant aspect of Assessment Centres and tells you how to use the method for securing, nurturing and nourishing talent in organization. More specifically, it explains how to:

• identify competencies and develop competency models as criteria for assessment

• design and develop simulation exercises as tools for assessment

• train assessors and role players

• assess the candidate's performance

• provide feedback and prepare a personal development plan; and finally

• presents alternative strategies for acquiring and developing talent.

The book also gives case examples of innovations in assessment centre practices elsewhere, like Switzerland, Singapore, Japan, and India, to promote talent management. It also includes the latest version of International Guidelines on Assessment Centres.

The book provides an academic perspective combined with a practitioner's approach to the subject, with focus on skill-building. It can serve as a:

• sourcebook for young managers on how to identify and develop potential for the next generation leadership

• handbook for consultants and trainers

• supplementary reading for MBA and other post-graduate students, etc.