Employees are key assets for any company, and it is vital to identify the “right” candidate for key positions. The right candidate refers to an individual whose skills and career aspirations match perfectly with the company’s business goals and are supported by its growth path. Thus, it is important for the companies to match the right individual with the right opportunity so that the hire results in career growth for the individual and growth of the business.

But it is easier said than done. The Devine Group is a company which claims to simplify the high profile hiring process with an array of talent management solutions. Over 5000 firms of various sizes and in various industries across the globe have leveraged Devine’s suite of assessment and development tools to identify and select high impact new hires. A recent research report from Aberdeen (News - Alert) Group has reiterated the effectiveness of these assessment tools in helping organizations build and sustain a powerful talent pipeline. Devine Group says that it provides exactly the type of solutions that Aberdeen Group Report mentioned the best in class organizations are utilizing to support their critical talent decisions.

The Devine Group delivers a variety of assessment solutions, covering entry level to C-level. The assessments include behavioral-based work style identification, critical thinking capability, and multi-rater 360° assessments. A team of psychologists, statistical analysts, organization development consultants and experienced human resource practitioners worked together to create this predictive solution for organizations to take the guesswork out of hiring and talent management. The solutions have proven to reduce risk to critical hiring and development decisions.

The Aberdeen Group report, entitled, “Assessments 2013: Finding the Perfect Match,” indicates when assessment tools are applied to identify the right talent,  organizations are able not only to build but also sustain a powerful talent pipeline that will help them execute their business strategy today and into the future.

According to Devine Group, the predictive model of its assessment tools enables organizations to predict performance and potential. The solution is able to perform customer-centric talent assessments, where candidates’ capacity to satisfy customer demands is measured. This evaluation provides the basis for selection, development, talent planning and succession.

Aberdeen Group’s Mollie Lombardi, author of the referenced study, pointed out that investing in assessment tools can not be an end in itself. Since each company has unique talent strategy and core competencies also vary with companies, a companies will need to integrate these assessment tools with organizational core competencies and the rest of the organization’s talent strategy. This will guide and inform decision-making throughout the employee lifecycle, Lombardi added.

Devine Group’s assessment tools are integrated with a set of core competencies that are unique to each client’s business and hence aligned with a client’s overall business strategy. This gives the clients confidence that they have identified a candidate with the ideal skills and behaviors that are critical for their business’ success.

“We are pleased that The Devine Group’s products and align with types of solutions utilized by Best-in-Class organizations as described in the Aberdeen report. By better matching specific positions with required competencies, Devine assessments have allowed clients to become more selective, thereby not only reducing time and costs involved with hiring, but more importantly, long-term employee retention,” CEO and president of The Devine Group, David Devine, explained in a statement.

In other news, Aberdeen Group announced the publication of new research reports from its Business Intelligence, Marketing Effectiveness and Strategy, and Business Analytics research practices.