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Behavioural Event Interview Training
In the current labour market situation, an efficient and rapid selection process is essential. One of the main steps in this process is to be able to ask well-structured and appropriately worded questions during the interview process, which can reveal the candidate's...
In memory of András Murányi
It is with deepest sadness that we inform you of the passing of András Murányi. András has passed away in June 2022 after a short period of illness. He has joined Assessment Systems in 2016 and had an active role in our company ever since. Due to his strong analytical...
Webinar: Dealing with the Unpredictable
In the last two years, our lives turned upside down. As a result of the pandemic, the economic crisis, and the threat of war, we have been experiencing difficulties we have never faced before. We feel confusion, panic, vulnerability, grief, despair, and even anger. As...
The Challenges of Today’s Leadership – With Keynote Speaker Dr. Robert Hogan
The Challenges of Today’s Leadership With Keynote Speaker Dr. Robert Hogan Where do we get true leaders today when even in times of peace and prosperity, they are so hard to find? How to recognize, select and develop them to better face the challenges ahead? These...
Dealing With the Unpredictable – Free webinar
26.04.2022, 14:00 ONLINE (ZOOM) In the last two years, our lives turned upside down. As a result of the pandemic, the economic crisis, and the threat of war, we have been experiencing difficulties we have never faced before. We feel confusion,...
Work-life balance in the New Normal
By PhDr. Iva Linda Maruščáková & Mgr. Lea Jakob - 22.11.2021 A sudden change in our work settings has taken us all—more or less—by surprise. With an increase in demands to perform just as well in the New Normal, we face the challenge of maintaining our...
Talent Discoveries
- and how to put them to work The approach of talents and talent management is a constantly emerging and changing topic, which is understandable since talents are the key people in your organization who contribute most to its success. We have seen a war for talents,...
Discovering future talents in IT services
Assessment Systems partnered with one of the leading and most prestigious company groups in information and communication technologies to design and implement a future talent development program. Our client ran talent development programs in the past, but this time...
Well-being at the Hybrid Office
Managers acted quickly to create a supportive environment that is good for mental health at the onset of the pandemic, even when navigating the complexities of an entirely remote workforce for the first time. Employers are once again faced with the question of how to...
Smart Leadership
In today’s quickly changing world leaders have to constantly think about leadership and they can feel like they can only rely on themselves. To balance all the challenges the world throws at them they need to demonstrate smart behavior. What do smart leaders believe...
Well-being in 2021: From Survive to Thrive
The year 2020 was nothing more than a plethora of challenges and many companies were fighting for survival. In our article, we would like to talk about the challenges of the previous year and the new direction towards well-being, so that 2021 is all about...
Smart Leadership Webinar
In today's quickly changing world leaders have to constantly think about leadership and they can feel like they can only rely on themselves. To balance all the challenges the world throws at them they need to demonstrate smart behavior. Save your seat to the Smart...
TOP HR TRENDS FOR 2021
Diving into industry news and trends in the first working days of the year helps you get in the mood for work and get inspired for new projects. The Assessment Systems team also decided to start the year by studying HR trends and international researches to come up...
Assessment Systems is among the Top 10 Assessment Companies
In today’s dynamic world, employees are one of the valuable assets of an organisation and the key to Success. Having quality employees will help companies run and grow. However, it can be a daunting task to recruit and keep top talent. One of the major fears for HRs...
How to Survive the Year-End Rush
At the end of the year, our energy levels are dwindling but still, we have to face several challenges (like buying the best Christmas presents, while finishing year-end reviews). Not to mention that the pandemic is making circumstances more difficult, and we don’t...
Year-End Burnout: Signs and Solutions
In most of our lives, the busiest month of the year is December. Many people realize at this point that the last rockets need to be ignited because they only have a month to reach their 2020 targets. Meanwhile, it's a similarly busy time period in our private lives,...
Employee Survey Trends for 2021
What Employee Survey Trends can we expect to see more of in 2021? How surveys helped organizations during the pandemic?How did feedback culture change in the New Normal?How Employee surveys help managers make better decisions? It's time to improve your process and be...
Feedback culture matters
Why may the practice of building feedback not bring the desired result? The answer to this question is both complex and simple at the same time. Tools are just the tip of the feedback culture iceberg. It is important to understand what is hidden under the ocean. A...
Do you hear your employees?
Today's leading companies in their industries use various internal communication channels to broadcast company news or ideas that reflect their corporate culture and organizational processes. But not all businesses are succeeding in communicating key messages to their...
Assessing the online future
Although the world has halted recently, we are all starting to realize that it is extremely unlikely that things will just go back to exactly the way they were before. Remote work has started to become the new normal, and with that, the skills and competencies...
Modern times call for modern assessment
The world has changed permanently, there is no denying that. Most of the sectors of the economy have been affected by COVID-19, but recruitment is one area that has been heavily impacted. Working from home had become the new normal and thus recruitment processes have...
Case study: Improved sales productivity in retail
About the client Our client works in the FMCG sector and deals with a product, which market is greatly volatile, and it faced a lot of changes in recent years. Their Hungarian office is part of an international company chain with bases in over 130 countries and with...
Are there new normal competencies?
Nowadays Covid-19 is one of the main topics, which occupies people’s minds all around the world. The appearance of the virus had an effect on everybody, it changed the way we live at home, do our jobs, and the way we keep in contact with others. It also had an effect...
Get your competencies ready for the new normal – WEBINAR
Organizations need to get themselves ready for the new normal! Environment and business conditions are changing continuously and thus companies should be flexible and adjust quickly to them. Human resources departments can help in this process extensively by getting...
How to motivate your virtual team?
Most of us have already got used to working remotely: we have all set up a home office station, decided which tools we should use to communicate, draw up a new schedule, and permanently logged into our video conference accounts. We all know the basic steps towards...
Leading through a crisis – WEBINAR
Every organization will face a crisis at some point. Whether an organization succeeds through a crisis is dependent upon its leader’s actions. Effective leaders must make good decisions quickly, often based on limited information. They must serve as a rallying force...
Will online selection become the new normal?
It is becoming quite needless to say that the current pandemic has made it necessary for the business community to quickly uproot and move to online platforms, and the world of HR is no different. Selection is the field of HR that is quickly evolving according to the...
What skills are most critical for leading through a crisis?
On April 17, 2017, Southwest flight 1380 from New York to Dallas was in serious danger. A failed fan blade had struck the plane, creating a window-sized hole on the left side of the plane. Oxygen masks were deployed and, the passengers began to panic. Captain Tammie...
Leading remote teams effectively
Leading remote teams is not easy, especially when you have to switch to working from home suddenly from one day to the other. In normal circumstances there would be a transition period for you to prepare yourself and your team for the different circumstances, but in...
How our ‘business psyche’ works in self-isolation
The Coronavirus pandemic rapidly spread through our lives causing fear, concern and uncertainty. These stress responses are absolutely normal as they had evolutionally developed as coping mechanisms for survival. The real difficulty is that even though we have been...
How to shift to working from home?
With the coronavirus in mind, more and more employers are deciding to allow their employees to work from home in the coming period. Even at companies where home-office has not been a possibility before, it is expected that those workplaces will introduce remote work...
How to improve efficiency while working from home?
COVID-19 has changed a lot in our lifestyles. We work from home and avoid visiting public places. Thanks to technologies, we can transfer practically all tasks online. But how to be productive, when there are so many distractions around? Children, constant email...
How will the crisis affect business?
Whether you’re working in marketing, consulting or manufacturing (or any other sector, for that matter) – you are or will be affected by the worldwide crisis. According to McKinsey (source), a worldwide recession is to be expected. As Benjamin Franklin once said – “by...
How to still be an effective team even when working remotely?
Although it’s often said that the most efficient and effective way of presenting ideas and sharing information in business is through face-to-face communication, what to do when that’s simply not possible? During a pandemic, working from home is not only a preference,...
HOW TO DEAL WITH CONFLICTS BETWEEN COLLEAGUES?
Conflicts between colleagues can be one of the strongest sources of stress we can encounter in the workplace. In order to be able to reduce the undesirable effects of conflicts on not only work performance but also job satisfaction itself, it is necessary...
Stress is not a team player
Do you want to learn how to stop the growing stress in your team? Are you interested in practical tips for reducing stress levels? This article will benefit not only managers but also team members who want to have their performance and health in their own...
Agile shifts
Thinking about agile organizational transformation brings a number of metaphors in mind, one of those could be a civil war – pretty much! However, in political science there is this theory that argues that every civil war takes place on three different levels: on the...
The art of female leadership
According to The Case for Investing in Women by the Anita Borg Institute (ABI), having a priority on hiring women manifests higher organisational and financial performance. In particular, the following outcomes have been noted in Fortune 500 companies with...
How can game-based assessment form your employer branding and candidate engagement?
The concept of employer branding is an important part of building a narrative around the company itself. It gives a wider audience (not just the employees) a reputation what kind of a workplace it creates and what kind of talents and skills the workers have in order...
WEBINAR: People solutions for AGILE challenges
Agile transformation can help modern organizations to quickly reorient themselves toward valuable market opportunities and achieve superior performance. Organizations face agile challenges on the way forward their transition process and even after to keep the model...
On the way towards agile organizations
The meaning of agile by definition: 1. able to move quickly and easily; 2. able to think quickly and clearly; 3. making changes as they are needed. You can find these characteristics in most video games associated to quick, tricky and nimble characters. Its meaning is...
Humility in Leadership Conference – Zagreb
Humility in leadership does not imply the absence of ego or ambition. Rather, humble leaders are better able to channel their ambition back into the organization, rather than use it for personal gain. Over 130 decision makers from HR field came together to take part...
Case study – Game-based Assessments for boosting entry-level recruitment
The Challenge Siemens faced new challenges during their digital transformation process. The need for top entry-level talents and a refreshed employer brand inclined the human resources department to redesign their selection approach. After revisiting their selection...
The Importance of Humility in Leadership (Interview with Dr. Robert Hogan)
Humility in leadership feeds overall effectiveness Charismatic leaders tend to focus on personal advancement, humble leaders tend to focus on team performance and guiding their employees. Effective leaders are willing to admit mistakes, share credit, and learn from...
Events Worldwide – Meet us!
Business Breakfast - Game-based assessments - Play it for real! October 9, 2018 - BUDAPEST Companies are looking for the ideal solution to pick and keep the best talents from generation Y and Z – the generations enter the job market. Creativity and innovation in the...
How to attract Generation Y and Z talents?
Companies are looking for the ideal solution to pick and keep the best talents from generation Y and Z – the generations enter the job market. Creativity and innovation in the selection process is the right answer. The new generations As children, generations Y and Z...
Transforming Assessments – Europe ATP 2018
In light of constant changes in politics, technology and society the assessment industry must put effort into discovering, and rediscovering, new and creative solutions to lead the field. Assessment Systems is pleased to be a part of this effort by...
Assessment Systems Group Summer University
Once a year Assessment Systems Group organizes the Summer University – a four-day internal meeting of the entire company which is filled with knowledge & experience sharing, fun activities and great views. This year we enjoyed the time we spent...
What’s the difference between Gamification, Gamified Assessment and Game-Based Assessment?
Gamification, which has been defined as “the use of game design elements in nongame contexts” (Deterding, Sicart, Nacke, O’Hara, & Dixon, 2011, p. 1) presents one of the newest ways to improve on traditional assessment formats. The application of game...
Client spotlight – Deutsche Telekom
DT has appointed Assessment Systems as their global partner for delivering selection projects and leadership assessments throughout their footprint in over 37 countries in Europe, Africa, Americas and Asia at the start of 2018. After the start of our...
What drives us? Are there gender differences in motivation and values?
In one of our previous articles we have started the discussion about the importance of employee motivation and getting to know the drivers of our employees. Although in an ideal situation we will be able to identify specific motivators of each...
Using Experience to Grow – The Key to Employee Development
In the 21st century organization people are undoubtedly the most valuable asset a company has. It is difficult to imagine an organizational or business process where people are not the determining factor of success. In order to stay...
Most common Manager mistakes – PART 2
Are often angered, annoyed and easily upset Avoid giving honest feedback, but are privately resentful and irritated Are overconfident and feel entitled, but avoid taking responsibility for mistakes Dominate meetings and make their subordinates...
How to Avoid the Most Expensive Hiring Mistakes?
In certain work environments safety represents one of the most important components of efficient performance of the company. Positions in which the consequences of unsafe behavior and disregarding procedures are huge, both financially and for the health...
(BIG) Data in HR strategy – the future or the present?
We live in a quickly changing business environment and innovation could be detected everywhere. The speed of the development is already high and it accelerates exponentially. There is available data everywhere and about everything, this means a huge amount that should...
Charity with Assessment Systems
We are celebrating 15 years since we entered the business of people development. Our human resources consulting company was established in Prague, 2001 by Rostislav Benák. His goal was to bring a team of professional consultants to the market. We would help their...
Future of Coaching in Organizations
Organizations are facing an epochal transition as digitization and automation changing the world of work. Assessment Systems is committed to supporting this transition by preparing companies and their leaders for people related challenges of...
2017 IN NUMBERS – Assessment Systems Group
50+ HR process advisories and implementations 700+ Satisfied customers 1 000+ Finished projects 3 000+ Participants in Employee Assistance Program 20 000+ Employee assessment reports 1 200+ People analytics interpretations and...
Digital Leadership – Myth, Mystery or Opportunity?
Digitalization is certainly one of the hottest and urging trends across all industries. No doubt. Unfortunately it is as well very much “over-buzzed” and the real anchor points for this transformation are sometimes getting out of focus. Although benefits are obvious:...
Most common Manager mistakes
Avoid risks and are reluctant to make decisions Rarely communicate with employees and seem distant Rarely admit their mistakes, but “charm their way out” of problems Are suspicious of other’s intentions, don’t trust their employees Reluctant to act against popular...
