Candidate Assessment Solutions
Streamlined Candidate Assessments: Identify the Right Talent for Your Business
This critical part of your hiring process is fundamental to ensuring you identify the right individuals for your business.
Put simply, candidate assessments are tools or processes that evaluate whether a candidate is suitable for a job role. At Fusion, as part of our candidate assessment solutions, we can design and deliver end-to-end assessment and selection processes or work closely to align and support your organisation’s in-house recruitment team.
Fusion's Candidate Assessment Services
The Purpose of Candidate Assessment
Having an assessment process in hiring that is designed by experts and appropriate for the job is extremely important. Not only does a bad hire cost nearly four times as much as a successful hire, but the impact on the candidate experience and the knock-on effect on an employer’s brand can be hugely detrimental.
The assessment process is also an opportunity for organisations to showcase their brand, educate individuals about the role, and gain an edge over competitors. Fusion’s Assessment Solutions provide the expertise to design inclusive, unbiased, and effective assessment journeys, ensuring a level playing field for candidates from all backgrounds and delivering the tools to identify the best talent for your workforce.
The Benefits of Effective
Candidate Assessment
Improved Efficiency And Lower Cost Per Hire
Organisations can significantly reduce the time to hire by gathering all the recruiting assessment test data in one stage.
A greater variety of data points means you can use cut-scores more flexibly to allow you to reduce your candidate pool more efficiently, whilst adhering to best practices.
As the Fusion blended assessment was designed to be blended from first principles, it collects the data in the minimum candidate completion time required whilst ensuring a robust assessment.
It also means one blended cost rather than multiple stitched costs.
Provides An Engaging Candidate Experience
Our blended assessments have also been designed to engage through item variety.
Our blended assessment is ready to go, but if you to be bespoke, you can easily incorporate information and video content about your brand to support engagement.
A truly blended assessment also means one, all-encompassing feedback report.
Increased Diversity
High-cut scores on a single criterion are often the biggest cause of adverse impact in a recruitment assessment process.
The fact our blended assessment score is generated from multiple criteria will improve the predictive power of your assessment without having a negative impact on the diversity of your pipeline.
Better Quality Candidates
Fusion Future Potential Blended Assessment
We offer a wide range of candidate assessment services, however our Future Potential Blended Assessment combines situational judgement, cognitive ability and behaviours to provide one overall score mapped to our model of potential identification. This is followed by an integrated video interview, making it one of our most effective assessments for hiring.
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Ability
Situational Judgement
Behaviours
One overall score mapped to our model of potential identification
Video interview items - Can be assessed for successful candidates only
Assessing Candidates For Potential
At Fusion, we work with some of the Australia’s leading Early Career recruiters to design processes that are unique, engaging and can identify future potential. This allows us to focus on attracting candidates that are perfect for our clients.
This model underpins our candidate assessment solutions and supports organisations to build a workforce for the future.
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Technological Embracement
Digital Creativity
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Force
Agent of Change
Future Focused
Original Vision
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Intellect
What we measure
Learning Agility
Cognitive Ability
Social Awareness
Grit
Resilience
Passion
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Partner with Fusion for Expert Assessment Solutions
At Fusion, we deliver bespoke assessment solutions designed to meet the unique needs of your organisation. By leveraging our expertise across industries, we craft tools that align with your hiring objectives, from high-volume recruitment to niche roles. Our solutions incorporate cutting-edge technologies like AI-driven insights, gamification, and real-time simulations to enhance both efficiency and the candidate experience. We collaborate closely with your team, ensuring every assessment integrates smoothly into your recruitment process.
Recruitment needs evolve, and Fusion ensures your assessment solutions stay ahead of the curve. We provide ongoing support, regularly refining and adapting tools to match the shifting market demands and organisational growth. With Fusion as your partner, you can streamline hiring, reduce bias, and position your organisation as an employer of choice. Contact us today to discover how our team can transform your recruitment process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have any questions about candidate assessment? Here are answers to some of the most common queries.
What is the goal of Candidate Assessment?
The goal of candidate assessment is to thoroughly evaluate candidates’ skills, competencies, and suitability for specific roles, ensuring that clients make informed hiring decisions based on comprehensive insights into each candidate’s capabilities.
How does candidate assessment differ from traditional recruitment practices?
While recruitment focuses on sourcing and selecting candidates for job openings, candidate assessment delves deeper into evaluating candidates’ abilities through various tools and methodologies, providing a more detailed and objective analysis of their fit for the role and the organisation.
Unlike traditional recruitment practices that focus on sourcing candidates reactively when a position becomes available, candidate assessment takes a proactive approach by identifying and assessing potential candidates in advance, thus building a talent pipeline for future hiring needs.
What methods and tools are utilised in the candidate assessment process?
The candidate assessment process begins with a comprehensive understanding of the organisation’s requirements for success, both within the broader context and the specific demands of the role in question. This involves defining the key competencies, skills, and attributes that are critical for success in the role.
Once the criteria is established, candidate assessment strategies are implemented to attract and evaluate candidates who align with the desired profile. These strategies may include psychometric assessments, competency-based interviews, situational judgement tests, and skills assessments, among others. Each assessment method is carefully selected and customised to provide a evaluation of candidates’ abilities and fit for the role.
What steps can organisations take to optimise their candidate assessment process?
To optimise the candidate assessment process, organisations can ensure clear job role definitions, align assessment criteria with job requirements, utilise validated assessment tools, and continuously evaluate and refine assessment methodologies based on feedback and outcomes.
What are some common mistakes that organisations make when trying to assess candidates?
Overlooking job relevance by not aligning assessments with specific role requirements. Relying solely on one assessment method, limiting the perspective on candidates’ abilities.
Ignoring diversity and inclusion considerations, leading to bias in assessments. Lack of standardisation in administration procedures, compromising reliability.
Failure to provide timely feedback to candidates after assessments. Ignoring advancements in assessment technology, hindering effectiveness.
Neglecting the candidate experience during assessments, which can impact talent attraction and retention.
