When used properly, employee skill assessments are extremely beneficial to businesses. According to Aberdeen Group’s “Talent Assessment Strategies” published in March 2010, companies that use assessments are generally more successful.
Aberdeen group identifies five valuable uses of employee skill assessments:
#1 Employee skill assessments drive performance
When companies use assessments in the pre-hire stage, they are better able to identify employees who have the skills needed to positively impact the company. Knowing an employee’s natural skills allows for proper job placement, which drives performance, makes your new hire quickly productive and positively impacts work performance across the board.
#2 Employee skill assessments show readiness for a particular job
Evaluating an employee’s skill set reveals competency gaps and his/her readiness for a particular job. Knowing where your employee lacks allows you to target development of the weaker areas and maximize their work potential.
#3 Employee skill assessments show how an employee could add value to a team
During the pre-hire or promotional state, companies that assess an employee’s skills based on the value they will add to an existing team have a greater success rate.
#4 Employee skill assessments play a major role in promotional decisions
Although a top employee may seem to be the head runner for a promotion, assessments reveal an in depth picture of whether or not current performance skills will translate at a higher level.
#5 Employee skills assessments create better teams based on fit
The best teams are comprised of people with complementary skills. Assessing employees before adding or creating a team will ensure team equilibrium, which means a more productive, diverse team.
Using assessments to evaluate the skills of future or present employees is what pushes a company from simply running to running smoothly and efficiently. What type of emphasis does your company place on employee skill assessments?
