SHR supports companies in Le Locle and the canton of Neuchâtel to objectify a human decision: hiring, promotion, internal mobility or development.
When a position commits the organisation for the long term, an interview alone is rarely enough. Our assessments in Le Locle compare the role's real requirements against observed competencies: analysis, decision-making, communication, ability to drive a team.
Succeeding in one role does not guarantee success in the next. We assess what the person can build on in their new role, and what will need to be developed — in the context of companies in the canton of Neuchâtel (horlogerie de manufacture, micromécanique et sous-traitance de précision).
The feedback report is not limited to a diagnosis. It identifies concrete development priorities, which can be extended through coaching or targeted trainings in Le Locle.
Centre-ville, Les Frêtes, Le Bied, Chez-le-Bart.
35 minutes de Neuchâtel ; interventions dans toute la vallée du Locle.
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Les Brenets, La Sagne, Neuchâtel, Morteau (France) and the entire canton of Neuchâtel. Working languages commonly used in Le Locle: français.
An Assessment Le Locle run by SHR serves a decision first: hiring, promotion, succession or a development plan. Every Assessment Le Locle is built from the actual role, your culture and the local business context, not from a standard test battery.
Our Assessment Le Locle combines a structured interview, role-close exercises and, where relevant, validated psychometric questionnaires, so each competency is observed from several angles and the conclusions of the Assessment Le Locle are sturdier than a single interview.
Organisations that commission an Assessment Le Locle receive a reasoned report, a debrief for the decision-maker and individual feedback for the person assessed. A well-run Assessment Le Locle leaves something useful whatever the outcome.
The Assessment Le Locle can take place on your premises, at a neutral local venue or partly online. To organise an Assessment Le Locle, simply describe the role and timing and we will propose a suitable design.
In Le Locle, we assess managers of watchmaking manufactures and micromechanics SMEs, in human-scale companies where everyone knows each other. We observe the ability to lead highly experienced craftspeople, prepare succession and meet deadlines without compromising quality controls.
A serious assessment does not start with a test but with a question: which decision is it meant to inform? Hiring, promotion, succession and development reviews call for different exercises and different reports, so every design starts from the actual role.
A conversation with leadership and HR to turn the role into four to six observable competencies, with examples of expected behaviour in your context rather than a generic framework.
Structured interviews on real past situations, work-sample exercises close to the role (in-tray, difficult conversation, board presentation) and, where justified, validated psychometric questionnaires. Each competency is observed through at least two methods.
Candidates are told how the day runs and how results will be used. Observations are rated independently, then compared in an integration session to limit halo effects and first-impression bias.
A written report and a debrief with the decision-maker, followed by individual feedback to the person assessed, who leaves with concrete development points whatever the decision.
It does not predict the future with certainty and does not replace your judgement: it reduces uncertainty on specific competencies. Nor is it a way to justify a decision already taken — if that is the request, we will say so in the first conversation.
Our designs follow international guidelines on assessment centres and test use: role-based competencies, multiple methods, trained assessors and informed candidates. Recent research on predictive validity confirms that structured interviews and work-sample exercises are among the most reliable methods. Personal data is handled under Switzerland’s revised Federal Act on Data Protection, in force since 1 September 2023.
At your premises in Le Locle, in a rented room for the occasion, or at our offices in 184 route de Saint-Julien, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates (Geneva). Some steps can be held remotely.
Half a day to a full day of observation depending on seniority level, followed by analysis and feedback. The report is delivered within about a week.
In French, English or German. In Le Locle, sessions are most often held in français.
Yes, when the company wishes it. An individual debrief turns the results into understanding and development areas.
An initial scoping call within 24 hours to understand the context, the role and your needs.