Psychometric Assessments
Make better people decisions with evidence based psychometric assessments
Improve hiring, development and promotion decisions using reliable, objective assessments that measure capability, behaviour and fit.
Selection assessments that reduce hiring risk
Assess candidate suitability through validated tools that measure cognitive ability, personality and job relevant behaviours that are aligned to the role.
Leadership potential assessments
Identify leadership capability, derailers and future potential to support development and succession decisions.
Boost collaboration with team assessments
Understand team dynamics, strengths and risk areas to improve collaboration and performance.
Our approach to Psychometric Assessments
Discover
We clarify the purpose of the assessment and the capabilities required to ensure tools are fit for purpose.
Diagnose
We are tool agnostic and therefore will recommenduse validated, evidence based psychometric tools that are reliable, fair and most suitable to your context.
Design
Assessment results are interpreted in context and combined with interviews and other data to inform decisions
Deliver
We provide clear reports and feedback to people and culture, leaders and individuals that translate data into practical insights and actions.
Why partner with deliberatepractice?
When making informed talent management decisions, here’s why organisations choose deliberatepractice’s psychometric assessment services
Evidence based tools
We use validated assessments grounded in psychological science.
Clear, practical insights
Results are explained in plain language with clear implications for action.
Ethical and fair assessmen
Assessments are administered and interpreted responsibly, with a focus on fairness and inclusion
Experienced practitioners
Assessments are delivered by professionals experienced in talent, leadership and organisational contexts
deliberatepractice are genuine partners to achieve our business goals. The team acts like an extension of our company with our peoples’ success in mind. They collaborate with us to increase the potential of our existing leaders and add depth to our bench strength through new talent.
I wanted to thank you for all your efforts in coaching me through redundancy to new opportunity, specifically in your recommendations to improve my resume and my understanding of resume structure.
Thank you deliberatepractice for securing me a great opportunity and offering your continuous support. I would highly recommend deliberatepractice for their professionalism and amazing support.
It has been such a pleasure to spend time learning from you and with my team. We have already all grown so much and the collegiality is very evident.
It was a refreshing experience working with Peter and the deliberatepractice team. I felt well supported and their personal approach made it easy to build rapport.
Upon my redundancy, my company provided an outplacement program with deliberatepractice. Annette helped me figure out my next step and my next ideal career path. My sessions have been really valuable.
deliberatepractice has been engaged for consultancy services for approximately 2 years with Jobs Australia. Their expertise has been utilised extensively by the Board of Directors and CEO.
deliberatepractice is a dedicated HR consultancy who make it their business to know your business. Their professional and collaborative approach has delivered positive outcomes for our business.
I would have no hesitation in engaging deliberatepractice for professional advice and/or further consultancy assignments in the future.
Seven Melbourne has enjoyed excellent service delivery from deliberatepractice over the last 3 years. The personalised service and quick response times to our staff needs are what brings us back to their customised and problem specific approach for outplacement, management coaching, workforce and retirement transitional advice. They work closely with the HR team to deliver great results, ensuring a partnership approach within our business.
We engaged deliberatepractice to run an outplacement program following the redundancy of around 50 positions across numerous locations. A key point of differentiation was the proactive and professional way in which deliberatepractice managed the project.
Our employee going through the deliberatepractice program secured work within a few months time, which is a really positive outcome.
I engaged deliberatepractice to undertake a search for an individual with non-complementary skills. The assignment was taken on with great enthusiasm and delivered a superb result. I was thrilled when deliberatepractice presented me with not only one candidate but a shortlist of candidates who all met the brief.
I was introduced to deliberatepractice recently and found Peter to be very professional, personable and astute. It is clear that deliberatepractice is not just a sales focussed recruitment firm, but they really understand what true HR is about. I recently engaged them for a couple of hard-to-fill, Asia-based roles. They took the time to take a detailed brief, and their shortlist of candidates was well-screened and very strong, compared to what we had been able to find through other sources. My experience throughout the process was very positive and I was provided honest and timely updates and responses as needed. I would definitely recommend deliberatepractice for HR recruitment.
Whenever I have engaged deliberatepractice for career transition they have listened carefully to our unique needs and requirements, and responded efficiently. The combination of flexibility, meaningful advice and considered quality support for our employees has been very evident. I feel confident that our employees feel well supported with the service they receive and for the full duration of their program.
We engaged deliberatepractice recently at our annual Sales Conference to deliver training to our frontline managers. deliberatepractice gave our managers a toolkit that focused on adaptive leadership and a framework to assist them with decision making. Our leaders are better prepared to handle common business problems and are communicating more positively with their team.
We engaged the services of deliberatepractice to find a senior level HR Director for our Asia Pacific operations following a failed search on our own. I was blown away by the quality of candidates deliberatepractice found and I'm positive that we could never have attracted the quality and quantity of candidates on our own. The slate of candidates ranged from good, better to best and our choice was very difficult. I literally wanted to interview everyone! We were extremely happy with our final candidate and he's doing an amazing job for us - I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Peter and the team to anyone.
Great team that is always there for us and ready to help with any challenging issues we come across. They are very client focused and seek to understand our unique business requirements in each case prior to giving advice. Outstanding service, very reliable and pleasure to do business with.
As a candidate with deliberatepractice, I have been really impressed with the support and the service I have been provided with. It has been a real personal and genuine experience.
I have worked with deliberatepractice when heading up the HR department/function in various companies, during significant periods of organisational change. It is a pleasure to partner with a group of people that have empathy and compassion for all stakeholders involved. They easily navigate through the ups and downs of change while having some fun along the way.
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FAQs
Quick answers about our process and outcomes, reach out if you want further clarity on our services.
A psychological assessment uses validated, evidence-based tools to understand how an individual typically thinks, behaves, relates to others and approaches work.
It may assess areas such as behaviour, personality, cognitive ability, emotional intelligence and motivation, providing objective insights to support selection, development, succession and career decisions.
Organisations use psychological assessments to reduce hiring and promotion risk, identify high-potential talent, strengthen leadership capability and support more objective, defensible people decisions.
When used well, assessments improve performance, retention and engagement by aligning people to roles, teams and organisational context, replacing guesswork with valid insight.
Assessments typically involve a combination of validated psychometric tools and where appropriate, structured interviews and behavioural or work-based exercises.
All results are interpreted by qualified assessors, ensuring insights are accurate, ethical and translated into practical, actionable recommendations.
Most individual assessments take between 40–120 minutes to complete, followed by analysis, reporting and a feedback session. We are mindful of participant time and design assessments to be thorough without being burdensome.
Clients receive a clear, evidence-based report and verbal debrief outlining key strengths, development areas, behavioural tendencies, cognitive patterns and potential risks.
Debriefs include practical recommendations for development, coaching, desired company culture and role fit and leadership impact.
Results can be used to:
- Inform hiring or promotion decisions
- Guide leadership and career development
- Enhance team dynamics and collaboration
- Align talent with organisational culture and strategy
- Support psychologically safe leadership practices
- Identify stress risks, de-railers or desired company culture and/or role misalignment
Yes. Individual results are treated as confidential and are only shared with agreed stakeholders. We comply with Australian privacy legislation and professional ethical standards and clients are advised as to how the information should be stored and used.
Yes. While not all tools are appropriate for every role, our approach is tailored to role requirements, seniority and organisational context to ensure relevance, fairness and accuracy.
Timeframes are confirmed upfront so expectations are clear for all parties.
We use validated tools with strong evidence of reliability, fairness and predictive validity. Assessments are applied consistently and interpreted by accredited assessors trained to recognise and minimise bias.
No assessment is used in isolation, results are considered alongside experience, performance and context.
No. Psychological assessments are one input into a broader decision making process. They are designed to complement interviews, reference checks and performance data , not replace human judgement.
Yes. Participants receive a respectful, strengths-based coaching debrief. This ensures insights are understood, contextualised and development-focused, regardless of outcome.
When used responsibly, assessments can support wellbeing by identifying role fit, leadership risks, stress patterns and development needs early.
Our approach aligns with contemporary expectations around psychosocial safety and responsible people practices.
All assessments are interpreted and debriefed by appropriately qualified psychologists who adhere to professional and ethical standards.