Some of Our Tools

Three of our key tools are illustrated below to provide an example of how our tools are integrated to provide a comprehensive evaluation and solution.

Survey Tools
The Human Capital Group has a full range of surveys which are used to underpin:

• the organisational diagnostics;
• an individual and organisational competency gap analysis; and
• a change readiness evaluation.

This survey outline is continuously updated and enhanced.

Each analysis is detailed through the dimensions outlined above or each dimension can be surveyed separately.

The Organisation Diagnostic Survey contains these eight dimensions plus People Management Practices and Product and Service Quality. Its results are used as the basis for any organisational repositioning.

Psychometric Assessment Service

The Human Capital Group provides a comprehensive psychometric assessment service for every phase within the employee life cycle from recruitment to outplacement. While we are guided by our psychometric assessment framework, assessments are customised according to the requirements of the client. A number of different psychometric assessment brands are used. Our psychometric assessment service focuses on the following main areas of assessments:

• Personality
• Applied capability
• Current ability
• Competency based assessments
• Feedback assessments
• Integrity and emotional intelligence

Talent Sourcing

Executive Search, Recruitment and Selection and Placement Service

The flagship of our service entails and integrated search, recruitment, selection and placement process. We have separate divisions, which focus on:

• Executive search at senior, top and executive management levels.
• A professional recruitment and selection and placement service to our clients for appointments at lower levels in the organisation.
• The provision of temporary and contract staff.

Whether we are engaged in

• The search assignment for an executive or
• Recruitment, selection or placement of less senior personnel or
• The provision of temporary or contract staff for our clients

We nevertheless provide our clients with a value adding and cost effective professional service using specialised assessment and selection techniques where required to ensure that organisations acquire the most appropriate staffing for their needs.

Process

Our integrated service offering entails:

• Understanding the strategic and operational objectives of our clients to whom we are providing a human capital acquisition service;
• Understanding and profiling the competencies required for positions that need to be filled;
• Profiling the ideal candidates;
• Engaging professional and scientific assessment techniques to provide clients with the best candidates possible where required; and
• Facilitating and ensuring the integration of new appointees into the organization.

Depending on the level of the appointment/s, our process will entail the following phases:

• Researching the market for suitable candidates;
• Identifying potentially suitable candidates;
• Carrying out preliminary interviews;
• Engaging in further interviewing and evaluation processes with a long list of candidates;
• A formal strategy review exercise with client management where applicable and required;
• Presenting a shortlist of candidates for evaluation by client management;
• Identifying final candidates (a rigorous process of reference checking, qualification verification);
• Assistance in negotiating the final package where required

Our service covers employment across a broad front, including general staff, technical specialists, management staff and executives.

Our expertise covers most sectors of the economy in commerce and industry, the public sector as well as parastatals.

Whilst the brunt of our services is rendered in South Africa, we have done assignments in Southern Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and the Middle East.