What do we assess?
Soft Skills
- Behaviour skills
- Matching/gap between expected and observed behaviours
- Cultural-fit including values
- Motivational fit
Hard Skills
- General & specific expertise
- Coherence of professional background with market trends
- Benchmark with the market: what can you expect
Assessment tools

What for:
• Selection: Assessment of internal and/or external candidates in a recruitment process – Gap/risk analysis – Recommendation – Proposition of development plans
• Development: Assessment of potential/ Reassurance on assets: take a picture, discuss career pathway and prepare development plan – Succession plan – Diagnostic pre-coaching
• Personalised 360° feedback: Identification of the core competencies (skills repository) to challenge the feedback
• HR Due Diligence: before any investment decision

Context
Commercial subsidiary of a Pharma company Creation of 2 new positions with a new management line
Stakes
Larger team to manage/ greater exposure to the regional organisation/ greater strategic vision expected
To appoint the best candidates amongst the internal ones who positioned themselves
Process
With the client – definition and weighting of the behavioural skills to be assessed:
- Relevant role plays choice
- PAPI (Personality and Preference Inventory) personality questionnaire
- Face-to-face interviews
- Second line hierarchical manager role play
- Matrix project Manager role play
- Client feedback and recommendations – Reports
- Candidates feedback
Results
- 2 out of 5 candidates appointed
- Development plan proposed
- Appointment secured
- Unsuccessful candidates received their feedback and a development plan
Track Record: Sales, Finance, R&D, Medical, Market Access, Quality Regulatory and Marketing Departments.
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