Using the assessment center methodology while evaluating the civil servants of the Lipetsk region

Journal articles, Technologies for management

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Goncharova E.A., Rukin K.N. , Using the assessment center methodology while evaluating the civil servants of the Lipetsk region // Public Administration,
2021, №3 (131)
, с. 24-32.

ELENA ALEKSANDROVNA GONCHAROVAа

аAdministration of the Lipetsk Region

KONSTANTIN NIKOLAEVICH RUKINа

bVoronezh Institute of Practical Psychology and Business Psychology

DOI: 10.22394/2070-8378-2021-23-3-24-32

Abstract:
Building an integrated system for personnel selection, training and development is one of the most important tasks of the civil service. HR agencies are interested in finding specialists with a “portfolio of competencies”, showing flexibility and quickly adapting to any activity. To find the right candidate, you need to choose the right strategy for selecting specialists. More and more companies use the assessment center methodology despite a large number of other evaluation methods. The assessment center allows you to conduct tests in situations close to reality and comprehensively evaluate the knowledge, skills, personal, professional, and psychological characteristics necessary for working in a particular position for a particular candidate or an employee. The article presents the methodology of the assessment center when evaluating state civil servants of the administration of the Lipetsk region. The work describes methods for creating a competency model, formulates recommendations on the use of technologies of the center for evaluating civil servants, and draws conclusions based on the final results. The article presents data on the validity of the assessment center in comparison with other tools for evaluating personnel, shows the advantages and disadvantages of this method. The methodology of assessment centers can be recommended to the authorities for evaluating personnel in the civil service.

Keywords:
public administration, civil servants, assessment center, personnel evaluation, methods of performance evaluation, competencies, training and development

Received:
May 12, 2021

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