Talent assessment
We provide organizations with valid talent assessments to select, develop, evaluate, or certify highly qualified individuals.
Smarter assessments. Better talent decisions.
ICF blends cutting-edge technology with advanced psychometrics to design and deliver high-impact assessments, online or in-person. From job analysis to selection system design and ongoing validation, our in-house experts build evidence and merit-based solutions tailored to your hiring needs, so you can choose the right talent, the right way.
High-stakes testing for selection, hiring, promotion, and certification
We design custom, content-valid assessments for critical employment decisions. Our team, comprising PhD-level I/O psychologists, seasoned assessment specialists, and technologists, partners with organizations to embed scientifically validated tools into talent acquisition and management strategies.
Our experts ensure every assessment meets the highest professional, ethical, and legal standards. Each is grounded in job analysis, rigorously developed, validated, and fully documented in compliance with applicable guidelines.
Job-relevant, skills-based assessments
We develop tailored assessments to evaluate candidates' and employees’ ability to perform real job tasks. From work samples and writing tests to immersive job simulations, our tools measure practical, job-relevant skills with precision.
We develop realistic scenarios to assess decision-making, problem-solving, and other critical competencies. Our custom assessment centers blend methods like situational judgment tests (SJTs) and in-basket exercises to deliver a holistic view of each individual’s capabilities.
Custom assessments for evolving workforce needs
We develop tailored assessments to meet specialized requirements, from public safety hiring and promotion to large-scale workforce transformation. Our team brings deep expertise in designing role-specific tools that deliver objective, actionable insights.
We support organizational change by building assessments that evaluate individual fit, guide career paths, and enable reskilling. To reduce time and burden, we modernize static assessments into adaptive formats that deliver richer, more precise data.
As work becomes increasingly team-based, we also design assessments that measure group dynamics and team-level capabilities, ensuring your talent strategies align with how work gets done today.
Our services
Assessment offerings
- Situational judgement tests (SJTs)
- In-basket assessments (IBAs)
- Assessment centers
- Job knowledge assessments
- Job simulations
- Computer adaptive tests (CATs)
- Occupational fit assessments
- Skills/merit-based assessments
- Structured interviews
- Team-based assessments
- Work & writing samples
- Cognitive ability tests
Supporting services
- Job analysis
- Test development
- Validation
- Psychometric analysis
- Reporting and documentation
- Scaling strategy
- Selection/promotion process design and test planning
- Standards setting (Cut score setting)
- Test administration
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