Psychological appraisal is not a cost of doing business, it is an investment in your greatest asset, your people.

Professionally administered personality and psychological assessments can:

• Reduce the effects of personal bias in selecting, promoting, training and developing people. 
• Help identify individual strengths, limitations and career development potential. 
• Allow an objective comparison between individuals on important job-related criteria.
• Encourage an informed rather than intuitive consideration of the person-job match. 
• Assist managers to better understand how staff should be supervised to maximise individual productivity and job satisfaction. 
• Reduce absenteeism and turnover caused by the inappropriate placement of staff. 
• Minimise organisation costs associated with the screening of applicants and the development of staff.

A cost-benefit analysis will show that psychological appraisal is economically and practically feasible irrespective of an organisation’s size, location, staffing needs or products/services.

Some Applications of Psychological Appraisal

This report may be used in conjunction with other relevant information to assist in one or more of the following activities:

• Applicant Screening and Assessment. 
• Team Building. 
• Training Needs Analysis. 
• Interpersonal Conflict Resolution. 
• Person-Job Matching. 
• Succession Planning. 
• Career Development Planning.
  
• Performance Appraisal. 
• Supervision Guidance. 
• Exit Counselling.