Proof Point: Executives hired using Korn/Ferry's assessment tools are 8 times more likely to be promoted than those placed without assessment.

Applying assessments as a pre-hiring tool improves executive retention and also dramatically increases the chance that a company will select a candidate who will be a significant asset to the organisation in the longer term.

Contact Woodburn Mann (011 883 3197) for information on identifying Learning Agility both within an organisation and in candidates for executive recruitment.

Learning Agility is defined as the ability and willingness to learn from experience, and then apply that learning to perform successfully in new situations.

Other assessment tools available include Decision Styles: Measuring up: C-level executives selected using Decision Styles were promoted eight times more often

Dana Landis, Vice President of Global Search Assessment for Korn/Ferry International, authors this Proof Points piece.