Assessment Center Case Study

Final Assignment: Case Study Assessment Center

MBA-International Trade

Prepared By:

Muhammad Waqas Azeem

Matrikel Nr.4060330

Professor: Dr. M. Holz

Bernburg 30 June 2015

June 30, 2015

Prof. Dr Markus Holz

MBA-International Trade, Hochschule Anhalt.

Dear Sir,

It gives me great pleasure to submit this final assignment of assessment center as a part of the course Leadership and Organizational Behaviour. This report covered all the answer of all the question regarding assessment center.

I sincerely hope that this assignment meets your kind approval and consideration. If you have any queries I would like to provide immediately.

Sincerely,

Muhammad Waqas Azeem

Matrikel Nummer: 4060330

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These roles include creation of special tools for the selection of the good leader which includes job related simulation , job tests, and exercises in order to assess job concern behavior and performance. The use of assessment centers in human resource management extends to recruitment, promotions, training, and leadership development.

There is no standard or constant regarding the number and type of tests or exercises included in assessment centers in finding good leader. The usual tests of assessment centers, however, include:

• In-basket exercise with contents similar to what is found in the in-basket of the job being tested. in this exercise, the candidate is faced with an accumulation of reports, memos, notes of incoming phone calls, letters and other material collected in the basket. The candidate should take appropriate action on each of these material.

• Oral exercises such as interviews, simulated counseling, Leader group discussions, Presentation and related verbal skills.

• Problem analysis exercises.

• Role-play exercises.

• Leaderless group

Misbehave or disrespect of the assessment center person consider as killing factor and this lead to a negative point.

Lack of Understanding:

Lack of understanding is also consider as a killing factor. During assessing process, asking again and again question or the lack of understanding the question by the candidates may also lead to the negative point.

Lack of Proper Dressing:

Dressing of the candidates is another important factor during assessing the candidates. proper dressing like pent, dress shirt and tie have good impression but without formal dressing also likely consider killing factor and can reduce the point during assessing by the assessment center.

No Interest About Our Company:

The candidates should know about company basic information and its value. if candidates do not know about company cornerstone this give the feelings to the assessor that candidates do not have interest in our company. This could also lead to the negative marking by the assessment center. Language:

Language is another important killing factor as candidate selection is based on U.K branch. So full grip on English is required for the U.K base branch. Lack of English is strongly consider killing factor during the