Assessment tools
Objective, qualitative, data- and experience-driven evaluation helps you to implement change and your development plan more effectively at both individual and company level.
Contribute to your organisation’s overall efficiency, financial performance and employee value by objectively selecting the best people for the job.
A subjective approach to recruitment and promotion can lead to errors in decision-making, resulting in losses and poor performance. It is very important to assess what an employee can do today and to understand their potential for the future.
A professional personality assessment can help:
- provide managers with insights into employees’ strengths and areas for development
- save money and resources by assessing the competencies of the most suitable candidates at an early stage of the selection process
- unlock hidden employee potential
The OPQ32, developed by SHL, is one of the world’s most widely used, accurate and remarkable professional personality research tools.
This assessment provides a clear research framework to understand
- the impact of personality on performance
- how the strengths of the employee’s or candidate’s competencies relate to positions they are likely to enjoy and do well in
- what aspects of personality style may, in this context, prove to be a strength or, conversely, a challenge for the employee/candidate
The OPQ personality assessment tool measures 32 specific personality traits that are critical for any job
The personality survey is an online questionnaire consisting of 104 questions.
The survey takes 25 to 40 minutes.
After completing the personality assessment, the employee/candidate will have a 1.5-2 hour online meeting with a Fontes consultant.
The Fontes provides an accurate assessment of an employee’s or candidate’s ability to perform in 20 critical job competences.
Competency assessment report:
- helps HR to reinforce the benefits of objective assessment with line managers
- encourages the line manager to identify which competences are most important for the role
- improves interview accuracy by objectively focusing on the specific requirements of the job
The assessment consists of a general summary of the potential of each competency and additional information showing which aspects of personality style contribute positively or negatively to the potential of each competency area.
The online survey consists of 104 questions based on the results of the Personality Survey (OPQ).
Survey duration 25 to 40 minutes
Competency-based interview.
Based on the results of the assessment, where our consultants gather information about each candidate and his/her competence potential in a structured way, a 1.5-2 hour online meeting is organised.
Cognitive assessment can accurately predict success in almost any job.
The assessment shows a general level of ability in analysing, problem solving, planning, abstract thinking, understanding complex ideas and learning from experience.
Find out what your employee is like:
- inductive thinking. What is his ability to work with incomplete information and to find fundamentally new solutions to problems based on basic principles? People who do well on this test will have a better ability to think conceptually and analytically.
- mathematical thinking. What is their ability to make good decisions or take action based on numerical data? The test tasks focus on understanding and evaluating data rather than calculations. People who do well on this test usually have the ability to understand numerical data and correctly interpret mathematical information.
- deductive thinking. What is their ability to draw logical conclusions based on the information available, to identify the strengths and weaknesses of arguments and to develop scenarios using incomplete information.
The test is administered online and consists of 24 questions.
Test duration 36 minutes.
The Development Activity Planner report offers an accurate measurement of an individual’s 20 PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES, reflecting their individual working style, strengths and areas for development.
Planning development activities helps:
- develop staff with a simple, easy-to-understand tool at affordable prices
- identify which competences your employees lack
- inducting new staff, showing them areas of strength and development right from the start-up process, which contributes to short-term follow-up
- support your managers in fostering employee development by providing simple tools that help strengthen areas for employee development and offer concrete development recommendations
The survey is conducted online. It includes 140 questions based on the Personality Questionnaire (OPQ).
Survey duration 25-40 min.
After completing the Personality Questionnaire (OPQ), the employee has a 1.5-2h conversation with a Fontes consultant (online or face-to-face) about the results of the assessment.
By accurately identifying individual learning style preferences, you will get a learning improvement report.
The report helps:
- information on learning style preferences
- reflect learning in the context of work
- challenging staff to take less conventional approaches to learning information, which will foster more holistic staff development and self-awareness
The survey is conducted online. It includes 104 questions based on the Personality Questionnaire (OPQ).
Survey duration 25-40 min.
Business simulations aim to assess employees’ abilities in realistic work situations. To see how people act in specific situations and what approaches they take, not only from information from interviews and self-assessment, but also in practice.
You will be able to assess an employee’s ability to analyse, think strategically, plan, find solutions, collaborate, etc.
The tasks offer different contexts according to the level of the employee, from specialists to senior managers
All tasks are based on research and tests by professional assessment experts.
The assignment session is conducted under the guidance of a consultant, online.
Each participant receives instructions and work materials.
360° evaluation
360° competency assessment is an assessment of a person’s competencies through a specific questionnaire in which the manager’s competencies are assessed by subordinates, peers, himself and his line manager.
The results of the survey provide an insight into strengths and weaknesses, and the manager is assessed from different perspectives – subordinates, colleagues and management.
The manager discusses the results of the evaluation with the consultant in order to evaluate the results more objectively, to understand the critical aspects of his/her performance and to identify his/her areas of development in a clear and structured way.
If you need to assess specific competences according to your current situation, we offer a tailor-made 360-degree questionnaire with 10-15 questions and comment options
Format: Online SHL 360° comprehensive feedback system
- self-service – Fontes provides access to results when there are a large number of participants
- Managed service – Fontes administers the assessments
- The Fontes Assessment Methods Portfolio includes a wide range of proven assessment tasks that help assess an individual’s performance for appraisal and development purposes
- The tasks cover a variety of situations that employees face at work, both at individual level (analysis, strategic thinking, commercial vision, planning, etc.) and at group level (collaboration, finding solutions, etc.)
- The tasks offer different contexts according to the level of the employee, from specialists to senior managers
- These tasks are based on studies and tests by professional assessment experts
- Interactive simulations of business situations to assess employees’ abilities in realistic work situations
- Interactive simulations of business situations to assess employees’ abilities in realistic work situations
Format:Online or in person, optional
- 1-3h long exercise session led by a consultant
- Each participant receives instructions and working materials
- Fontes consultants conduct business simulation exercises and assess the level of competences
FONTES OFFER FULL DIGITAL EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE or face-to-face meetings on request according to convenience, preferences and needs
360° evaluation is a comprehensive feedback system.
360° competency assessment is an assessment of a person’s competencies through a specific questionnaire in which the manager’s competencies are assessed by subordinates, peers, himself and his line manager. The results of the survey provide an insight into strengths and weaknesses, and the manager is assessed from different perspectives – subordinates, colleagues and management.
The manager discusses the results of the evaluation with the consultant in order to evaluate the results more objectively, to understand the critical aspects of his/her performance and to identify his/her areas of development in a clear and structured way.
If you need to assess specific competences according to your current situation, we offer a customised 360-degree questionnaire with 10-15 questions and comment options
Format: online SHL 360° comprehensive feedback system
- Self-service – Fontes provides access to results when there are a large number of participants
- Managed service – Fontes administers evaluations
FONTES PIEDĀVĀ DIGITĀLĀS VĒRTĒŠANAS UN IZSTRĀDES PIEREDZE vai klātienes tikšanās pēc pieprasījuma atbilstoši ērtībām, vēlmēm un vajadzībām.
By understanding your employees’ motivation, you will be able to realise their full potential and manage their energy in a constructive way. 18 dimensions of motivation are assessed, divided into 4 broad areas:
- activity and dynamism: the main source of energy and drive for individual work (e.g. Achievement, Power)
- synergy: what aspects of the organisation’s culture are important to the individual (e.g. Recognition, Personal Principles)
- internal: task features that can satisfy the individual (e.g. Interest, Flexibility).
- extrinsic: external motivators in the work environment (e.g. pay)
Motivation survey:
- assess situations at work that may increase or decrease motivation
- measures 18 dimensions of motivation and provides a comprehensive profile of the motivational factors that influence performance
- helps identify and manage the strongest motivators and demotivators
- helps to increase the motivation and energy level of employees for their work and thus has a significant impact on performance on key objectives
The survey is conducted online. It contains 144 statements and takes about 25 minutes.
After completing the questionnaire, the employee/candidate will have a 1-1.5 hour conversation (face-to-face or online) about the results, where the consultant will discuss motivational issues in a structured way.