Depending on the size of the business it may possess its own assessment centre. However, this may be a bought-in facility, with assessment programmes and activities delivered by outside agencies.
An assessment centre does what the name suggests. It undertakes an analysis of applicants for particular positions and assessor’s overall or general suitability. It will do this through a range of activities that have been carefully selected to highlight strengths and weaknesses in applicants in particular situations.
The information from here will help the Human Resource Department in making recommendations two departmental managers and wider business managers regarding the suitability of the applicant and whether or not he or she should be engaged.