Executive Select from Kontrast Personalberatung is the individual management assessment for internal succession planning and the final shortlist. We combine personality testing, personality diagnostics, and competency profiling into a context-oriented management assessment: clarifying the brief, defining the role, and validating the assessment – discreetly, audit-proof, and with a clear recommendation.
Aligned with DIN 33430, AGG/GDPR compliant, and compatible with the best-in-class selection process. The results: suitability for the brief, a culture/values fit, manageable risks, and – upon request – 180-day guardrails. For robust, legally sound decisions in public administration, medium-sized businesses, and healthcare.
Executive Select – Individual Management Assessment with Personality Test
Kontrast combines management and psychology. As a psychological HR consultancy and management headhunter, we secure internal successions and shortlist finals – with personality diagnostics, personality tests, and competency profiling for future-proof and valid personnel decisions.
Management Assessment: Identify C-Level Job Requirements
We first clarify the task or management mandate of the position to be filled (growth, restructuring, relaunch). Then we select the exact checks (personality test, interview, case study) that are appropriate for this situation – so that the management decision is sound both professionally and personally.
Personality tests & personality diagnostics: valid, context-related
We define the role, scope of responsibility, and logic for success. Based on this, we use validated personality tests (motives/values, pressure management, decision-making style).
A structured executive interview with case studies and—where appropriate—a compact business case test hypotheses. Confidential, discreet (project codename), and audit-proof documentation is used.
Competency profiling: competence, motivation and performance
The management summary demonstrates how strengths specifically contribute to the job requirements. We identify manageable risk patterns in the competency profile, assess culture/values fit and stakeholder suitability, and – upon request – provide 180-day onboarding guidelines with measurable milestones.
Quality & Law: DIN 33430, AGG/GDPR, Best Selection
Our management assessment is based on DIN 33430, compliant with the AGG/GDPR, and—for public employers—compatible with the best selection process (Art. 33 II GG) and the FüPoG II (Federal Training Act II). It is standardized, non-discriminatory, accessible, and fully documented.
Executive Select Use Cases: Succession & Shortlist Decisions
This is particularly helpful for hidden succession planning, reorganization, post-merger integration, strategic expansion, or when several strong shortlist profiles need to be differentiated contextually. It also helps to fairly compare internal top talent with external benchmarks.
Why Kontrast: Psychological HR Consulting & Headhunter
Permanent headhunters with diagnostic expertise and a deep understanding of management logic in public administration, medium-sized businesses, and healthcare. We combine context, mission, and impact – personality testing, personality diagnostics, and competency profiling all in one.
Next step
Send us your role, assignment, and timeframe – we will quickly provide a confidential proposal for the process and accompany you through the final round until a documented decision is reached.
