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Smarter people decisions grounded in evidence and applied with judgement

Assessment Service Aligned to Business Impact

Not all people decisions carry the same level of organisational risk or business impact.

Some hiring decisions are relatively easy to recover from. Others can significantly influence organisational performance, leadership effectiveness, culture, customer outcomes, safety, revenue, and long-term success.

Our Three-Tier Assessment Framework

At People Central, we believe the level of assessment should reflect the level of organisational risk, business impact, and decision complexity associated with the role.

Not all people decisions carry the same consequences. Some appointments are relatively easy to recover from. Others can influence organisational performance, leadership effectiveness, culture, customer outcomes, safety, revenue, and long-term success.

That is why we use our The Three-Tier Assessment Framework.

Rather than relying solely on job titles, we align assessment rigour, reporting depth, and decision support to the importance of the role. This ensures organisations receive the appropriate level of insight and guidance to make confident, evidence-based people decisions.

Tier A – Enterprise Critical Roles

Executive appointments carry a level of complexity, influence, and organisational risk that extends well beyond technical capability and role competence.

Designed for senior leadership, executive, governance, succession, and highly influential appointments.

These roles have a significant impact on organisational direction, culture, stakeholder confidence, and long-term business performance. As a result, they require the highest level of assessment rigour and decision support.

This assessment level answers the question – Can this person be trusted to lead the organisation?

Typical Roles

  • Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)
  • General Managers and Executives
  • Directors and Board Appointments
  • Senior Leadership Team Members
  • Strategic Leadership Roles
  • Critical Succession Candidates

Assessment Components

  • Comprehensive personality assessment
  • Values and motivational assessment
  • Advanced cognitive reasoning assessment
  • Leadership and derailment risk indicators
  • Role-specific competency profiling
  • Comprehensive job-fit analysis
  • Executive summary report
  • Candidate feedback session

Investment

From $1,150 – $1,700 + GST per candidate

Tier B – Business Critical Roles

A broad range of that directly influence operational performance, customer experience, and organisational effectiveness through the day-to-day delivery of products, services, administration, and technical support.

These positions often represent the core capability of an organisation and require robust assessment processes to support selection, promotion, and development decisions. This assessment level answers the question – Can this person perform successfully in the role?

Typical Roles

  • Management and Team Leadership Roles
  • Professional and Advisory Roles
  • Technical and Trade Specialist Roles
  • Engineering, Technology and AI Roles
  • Project and Programme Roles
  • Sales and BD Roles
  • Finance and Commercial Roles
  • People and Capability Roles

Assessment Components

  • Personality assessment
  • Cognitive reasoning assessment
  • Competency profiling
  • Job-fit analysis
  • Management summary report
  • Candidate feedback report

Investment

From $610 – $950 + GST per candidate

Tier C – Operational & Support Roles

Roles that support operational performance, customer experience, and organisational effectiveness through the day-to-day delivery of operational, administrative, customer service, and technical support activities.

While these roles generally carry lower organisational risk, selecting individuals with the right capability, judgement, and fit remains important for performance, retention, and customer experience.

Typical Roles

Operational Delivery Roles

  • Customer Service & Support Roles
  • Administration & Coordination Roles
  • Technical Support Roles

Logistics & Distribution Roles

  • Production & Processing Roles
  • Retail & Service Delivery Roles
  • Field & Frontline Support Roles

Assessment Components

  • Personality assessment – (where appropriate)
  • Cognitive reasoning test – where appropriate
  • Targeted job-fit reporting
  • Skill tests

Investment

From $315 – $495 + GST per candidate

Additional Insight Services

Many organisations require more than assessment results alone. To support better decision making and long-term talent outcomes, People Central offers a range of additional insight services.

Candidate Comparison Report

A powerful decision-support tool that provides a structured, side-by-side comparison of two or more shortlisted candidates across cognitive capability, reasoning ability, behavioural fit, leadership potential and overall role suitability.

Designed to move beyond subjective impressions, the report highlights key strengths, potential risks, and meaningful differences between candidates, helping decision-makers identify who is most likely to succeed in the role. Particularly valuable for executive, leadership, specialist, and business-critical appointments where hiring decisions carry significant organisational impact.

Investment  $190 + GST

Capability & Development Insights Report

A personalised development report designed to build self-awareness, leverage strengths, and identify practical development opportunities. Combining psychometric insights with professional interpretation, the report provides a valuable foundation for coaching, leadership development, career planning, and ongoing performance improvement. Particularly valuable for leadership development, succession planning, high-potential employees, and individual coaching programmes.

Investment $ 190 + GST for report only & $ 475 + GST for report plus 1 hour development coaching session

Relationship Dynamics Report

Strong working relationships are at the heart of effective teams, leadership, and organisational performance. The Relationship Dynamics Report provides valuable insight into how two individuals are likely to communicate, collaborate, make decisions, manage differences, and work together under pressure.

Drawing on psychometric assessment data, the report identifies key strengths within the relationship, highlights potential friction points, and provides practical recommendations for enhancing trust, communication, and overall effectiveness. Particularly valuable for leadership teams, managers and direct reports, business partners, project teams, and individuals seeking to strengthen their professional working relationships.

Investment $ 190 to $ 495 + GST (Inclusive of debrief coaching)

People Decision Effectiveness Review

Many organisations invest heavily in attracting, hiring, developing, and retaining talent, yet few stop to evaluate the effectiveness of the processes used to make these critical decisions.

People Decision Effectiveness Review provides an independent assessment of the systems, practices, and tools that influence workforce decisions across recruitment, leadership development, succession planning, and talent management. In many cases, organisations are simply unaware of opportunities to improve decision quality through the more effective use of assessment, data, and evidence-based people practices. We identify practical opportunities to strengthen objectivity, consistency, and overall decision effectiveness.

The result is better people decisions, lower organisational risk, stronger leadership pipelines, improved talent outcomes, and enhanced business performance.

Every organisation’s success ultimately depends on the quality of its people decisions. Whether you’re hiring critical talent, developing future leaders, building succession pipelines, or making high-stakes executive appointments, the right insight can significantly reduce risk and improve outcomes.

At People Central, we combine psychometric science, AI-enhanced insight, and expert human judgement to help organisations make more confident, objective, and effective people Decisions.

If you’d like to explore how we can help your organisation unlock potential, strengthen leadership capability, and improve decision quality, we’d welcome a confidential free discussion

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