Management Assignment
Length: 15000 words.
Background
You are a team of consultants who have been asked by a client to design a development assessment process and assessment centre. Your client is a global investment bank and this process is aimed at identifying high-potential talents. You have been provided with a very loose remit from a client that is under pressure to pick people already:
Successful candidates will go on a year-long intensive development programme, including two international rotations with offices in South America and Asia;
The Human Resources Director has been under some pressure to select candidates favoured by senior sponsors, but is keen to have a robust and objective assessment process;
All candidates will need to get feedback post-assessment;
The client is keen to be able to use the data from the assessment process as part of successful candidates ongoing development in the programme;
The client doesn't have a cohesive competency framework;
Due to the international nature of the bank, your client is keen that this international perspective is reflected in the assessment process;
The only brief on "fit" for the programme is articulated as "Bright, with a hunger for success and a drive to advance in the organisation. Flexible and resilient, able to cope with the demands of a rapidly growing international organisation";
The programme itself will need to address some areas specifically:
The ability of candidate's to think strategically;
Candidate's commercial awareness;
Candidate's leadership potential;
Candidate's interpersonal skills.
Delegates will join the programme in September 2019, so all assessment and feedback needs to be completed by then.
Task
Draw upon the scientific literature in relevant areas;
Describe your approach to assessment;
Explain how you propose to design the development assessment process and centre;
Highlight specific strengths of your approach and give evidence;
Identify specific challenges that may be encountered (e.g., implementation issues) and ways to address them
Individual Brief business report
This report should not exceed 1,500 words and should be submitted on the VLE. Each student should submit an individually written business report.
Consider your target audience closely in this report. The board of directors are highly intelligent and capable individuals, but they may not have a technical understanding of assessment and selection. Think carefully about how you pitch the report. The board are very keen to implement scientifically supported initiatives and therefore it is important that your work is informed and supported by current theory and evidence. Finally, remember to take account of the specific context and requirements of your client in your answer.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.