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Assessment & Selection
The recruitment decisions that shape your organisation.
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Talent Identification & Selection services
Typically engaged by
HR Directors and senior leaders responsible for appointing Chairs, Chief Executives, Vice Chancellors, Director roles or other senior roles. Typically presenting a recommendation to a board or committee who will scrutinise the process.
“An appointment the organisation can't afford to get wrong.”
The trigger moment
The cost of not acting
Research estimates the cost of a wrong senior appointment at over £1 million.
The standard approach
Candidates who present well but aren't right for the role
A recommendation you can't interrogate or defend
Exposure to challenge on the validity of your process
A costly appointment that can take 12-18 months to correct
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What changes when you work with us
A rigorous, defensible process from brief to final recommendations
Psychometric insight that goes far beyond a test score
A recommendation you can appoint with confidence
Dual duty of care to the organisation and every individual assessed
One-to-one feedback for unsuccessful candidates, building a reputation for getting it right
Client feedback
“With cross-sector experience and a proven ability to assess leadership impact and build high-performing, diverse teams, Wharton Global consistently adds value to senior recruitment and leadership development in complex organisations.”
Global HR Director, Manufacturing Industry
“A General Manager we assessed in 2009 is now European VP of Operations at a major global manufacturer, re-assessed for every subsequent role. He is acknowledged internally to have added at least $1 billion to their bottom line.”
Global manufacturing · 15-year relationship
The Wharton way
The standard approach
No briefing - same questions regardless of the role
The same Psychometric test administered, irrespective of role
Report produced by software, interpreted generically
Panel left to make sense of the data themselves
A recommendation every time, because an unfilled role is an unpaid fee.
Assessment embedded inside a search firm with its own interests
No feedback for unsuccessful candidates
The Wharton way
We start with a detailed brief. Every assessment process is built from scratch for the role
There are hundreds of instruments on the market, and we work from those the BPS has awarded Registered Test status, choosing the one whose validity, reliability and norms fit the decision in front of us, rather than defaulting to a single test for every brief.
We conduct the assessment personally, as expert interviewers trained to make candidates expansive, and we interpret the data ourselves rather than handing you a report to decode alone.
We present findings orally and in writing, we brief the decision-makers and answer their questions
We'll tell you honestly if the candidates shortlist are the right fit for your organisation
We're fully independent of search firms, our only agenda is the right outcome
Every individual assessed receives professional feedback
Indicative investment
Individual assessment: £2,000-£5,000 per person depending on complexity.
Full selection shortlist (typically four candidates): approximately £10,000. Covers briefing, assessment, recommendation, and panel support.