Services

Evidence for the hire,not a hunch.

Data-driven evidence for the hire, not a hunch. Cognitive and behavioural assessment for selection and leadership.

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The assessment

Cognitive and behavioural assessmentfor selection and leadership.

Assessment sits on the selection file with the interview notes. It is evidence for the hire, not a substitute for it.

Instruments are chosen against the brief. Scores and interpretation go to the panel with the rest of the evidence.

Candidate assessment as part of an Eagle HR selection process

Scope

What we assess

Instruments are chosen against the brief. Not every role needs every test.

  1. 01

    Cognitive ability

    Reasoning, problem-solving and analytical thinking, using validated instruments appropriate to the role.

    • Verbal reasoning
    • Numerical reasoning
    • Abstract reasoning
  2. 02

    Personality and work style

    Behavioural traits, work style and the evidence a panel needs when cultural fit is more than a feeling.

    • Work Personality Index
    • Behavioural styles
    • Team dynamics
  3. 03

    Aptitude for the role

    Specific abilities the job actually uses: technical, mechanical, spatial or language, chosen against the brief.

    • Technical aptitude
    • Mechanical reasoning
    • Language skills
  4. 04

    Leadership assessment

    Instruments used when the appointment is a leadership one: potential, style under pressure, and how the person is likely to run a team.

    • Leadership potential
    • Stress response
    • Decision style
Objective enough to stand on
Scores and interpretation go to the panel in writing. A hunch does not outrank the instrument without being named as one.
Matched to the role
The test is selected for the work the person will do. A leadership battery is not run on a volume intake because it is available.
On the same file as the search
Assessment is part of recruitment, not a side product. The consultant on the search owns the report.

Method

How an assessment is run

Administration, scoring and reporting follow the sequence below. Timetable and fees are confirmed in the proposal.

  1. 01

    Assessment planning

    The competencies the role requires are written down. Instruments are chosen against that list, not against a catalogue.

  2. 02

    Administration

    Validated assessments are administered in controlled conditions. Candidates are briefed. The file records who sat what, and when.

  3. 03

    Scoring and interpretation

    Results are scored against appropriate norms. Interpretation is written for the panel, not left as a raw printout.

  4. 04

    Report

    A report with scores, ranking notes and a recommendation goes to the panel with the rest of the selection evidence.

Client work

Assessment used on a regulator search.

Psychometric evidence sat on the file with the rest of the Central Bank of Kenya graduate selection work.

Client work

Central Bank of Kenya

In 2024 the firm recruited 150 graduate trainees for the Central Bank of Kenya, across several departments. Intern recruitment followed in 2025.

150
Graduate trainees
2024
Campaign year
2025
Intern intake
  • Validated instruments administered as part of the selection process
  • Scores and interpretation issued to the panel in writing
  • Assessment retained with interview notes and referencing
  • The same person remained responsible through close-out

Client comments

In their words

Kenya Bureau of Standards

Recruitment

“Working with Eagle HR has strengthened our workforce planning and recruitment processes. Their understanding of the public sector has delivered strong results.”
HR and Standards Division · Kenya Bureau of Standards
Professional ready to discuss HR support with Eagle HR

Contact

Put evidence on the shortlist.

Tell us the role and what the assessment has to prove. We will say which instruments belong on that brief.