Product Overview
SHL’s products are centered around assessing, developing, and managing talent across various stages of the employee lifecycle. Here are the key features and functionalities of their offerings:
Assessments
- Skills and Job Simulations: SHL provides a wide array of assessments that measure practical application and knowledge in different areas, including IT, language, call center operations, and general business skills. These assessments use expert-validated questions and realistic job simulations to evaluate candidates’ technical, coding, and language skills.
- Personality and Behavioral Assessments: SHL offers pioneering personality tests and behavioral assessments that help employers understand a candidate’s personality, cognitive ability, and potential fit within the organization.
Types of Assessments
- Inductive Reasoning: Tests the ability to make general conclusions from specific observations.
- Spatial Reasoning: Evaluates the ability to visualize and identify patterns in 2D or 3D objects.
- SHL Verify G : Measures numerical, deductive reasoning, and inductive reasoning abilities.
- Mechanical Comprehension: Assesses the understanding of mechanical principles.
- Reading Comprehension: Tests the ability to read, understand written materials, and answer questions based on them.
Advanced Tools and Features
- AI-Powered Assessments: Includes AI-powered coding simulations, language assessments, and video interviews that provide automated, real-time insights into candidate potential.
- 360° Feedback: A mobile-optimized, multi-rater feedback tool that creates data visualizations to clarify performance and understand potential.
- Hackathons: Online hackathons designed to attract and engage software engineers, sourcing innovation and external talent.
- Video Feedback: Personalized feedback to candidates, enhancing the candidate experience and brand impression.
- Smart Interview: On-demand video interviews and live enhanced video interviews for shortlisted applicants, streamlining the hiring process.
Key Functionality
- Automated and Remote Proctoring: Allows for the assessment of hundreds of applicants remotely and simultaneously, saving interviewers’ time and making the hiring process more accessible.
- Data-Driven Insights: Provides highly reusable data and insights that enhance all stages of the talent experience, from early-stage candidate screening to employee development.
- Scalable Simulations: Multimedia-rich experiences with realistic simulations that attract and engage candidates on a deeper level, driving performance and retention.
In summary, SHL’s products are designed to provide organizations with a robust and scientifically validated suite of assessments and tools. These tools help in accurately assessing candidate skills, personality, and potential, while also offering advanced features for talent management and development.