Aligning Assessment Centres with Organisation Needs
Ensuring
that assessment centres are aligned with organizational need is critical
and, arguably, has become increasingly demanding.
Strategy is no longer set in tablets of stone and organizational
structure; processes and capability need continually to evolve to meet
new challenges. The
demographic time bomb is radically changing the balance between
recruitment and retention and within organizations there are fewer
organisation levels, role models and low risk development opportunities.
Drawing
on client work, this session will explore some of the techniques and
processes that ensure that assessment centres deliver real value within
this dynamic and challenging business context.
PDF of Messina/Long Presentation
Speaker
Rebecca Messina
The Coca-Cola Company
Ms.
Rebecca Messina, 34, started her career at The Coca-Cola Company in
Atlanta in 1994 with the Worldwide Media Department. She worked in Atlanta, as Worldwide Media Coordinator and then
Worldwide Media Manager from 1994-1998 and then in the Global Marketing
Asset Management group from 1998 until the end of 1999 when she began
her overseas career with The Company. In November 1999, Rebecca moved to Santiago, Chile and assumed
the role of Marketing Services Director for the Andean Division. There she remained until 2001, also serving at the Local Learning
Skills Consultant. In 2001,
Rebecca moved to Sydney, Australia on a 1 yr. assignment where she
worked as the Marketing Services Director for CC South Pacific Division.
Following this assignment Rebecca moved to Paris, France where
she first served as the Executive Assistant to the Division President
and then moved into a role for the European Group in November 2003 as
the Director, Marketing Capability. In February 2006, Ms Messina was appointed to the newly created
role of Global Director, The CC Way of Marketing and thus, transferred
to Atlanta from Paris.
Speaker
Melanie Long
SHL
Melanie
graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Psychology from Reading
University and completed her Masters Degree in Occupational Psychology,
with Birkbeck College, University of London. Melanie also holds a
Financial Advisers Certificate.
After
graduating Melanie began her career with Coutts and Co, working
initially with high net worth corporate and commercial clients to
deliver a range of financial services. She then moved into
corporate functions, working initially as the Executive Assistant to the
Head of Private Banking and then as Corporate Relations Manager,
reporting directly to the Group Chief Executive, with responsibility for
group communications and strategy. As part of this role Melanie
was an active member of the Global management team, working directly
with the COO, CFO and functional directors. She also played a key role
in Board level operation including acting as Secretariat for the Coutts
Group Audit and Compliance Committee.
After
6 years with Coutts and Co Melanie joined Parity Solutions initially as
a Business Development Manager, focusing on selling and implementing
information management and knowledge management consultancy services to
a wide range of corporate clients including Balfour Beatty (Construction
and Major Projects), P&O Cruises, Flemings and Schroders.
Latterly Melanie took on the role of Sales Manager for the
Consultancy Business Development Team.
Melanie
joined SHL in 2000 and now operates as a Principal Consultant in the UK
Consulting Business. She divides her time between proactive client
management and consultancy assignments. Since her time with SHL
Melanie has been instrumental in building sizeable and sustainable
relationships with a number of organisations including American Express
and The Coca-Cola Company in EMEA and the US. She has also
fulfilled an internal leadership role, managing a diverse team of
consultants and providing coaching and sales and technical support for
consultants in the UK and other markets.