Averda is the largest environmental solutions provider in the MENA region, specializing in integrated resources management. With more than 7,500 employees serving millions of people every day, Averda operates in full compliance with international standards for quality control throughout Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Morocco.
"We work in one of the toughest industries in some of the toughest parts of the world…not everyone has what it takes to join our journey. We knew that the assessment centre we put in place to identify candidates who we could place 2nd or 3rd in line to our current Country Heads would need to be as grueling and as realistic as the emerging market conditions in which they currently operate. We also didn’t have time to waste."
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"Propel got it. They quickly understood our DNA, our standards, our culture, our spirit, and integrated who we are into how we identified and selected candidates. Candidates interpreted their experience through the assessment as a testament to the value we place in our people. 100% acceptance rate speaks for itself!”
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The ChallengeTo strengthen it's leadership pipeline, Averda needed to assess and identify the highest calibre candidates for its leadership acceleration program. Top talent was sourced from a pool of MBA graduates at a select number of European Universities such as INSEAD, London Business School and IMD. To identify entrepreneurial and emerging talent with the right culture and value-fit to hit-the-ground-running and operate in a senior role from the outset, an assessment solution tailored to Averda's 'leadership responsibilities' was critical.
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The SolutionEngagement and sponsorship of the program extended all the way to the top, with absolute commitment and involvement of Averda's Chiefs. Propel added value by up-skilling Averda’s C-Suite on best-practice assessor skills. Propel’s business psychologists partnered with Averda’s top business leaders, including the CEO, during the assessment centres to ensure that selection decisions were robust, fair and predictive of future performance. Propel also tailored existing off-the-shelf business simulations to create a ‘Day in the Life of an Emerging Leader’ in order to assess Averda’s leadership responsibilities.
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The Result
Through robust process design, assessor training and candidate engagement, Averda successfully identified the most capable talent to join its leadership program. So positive was the candidate experience, that Averda realised a 100% acceptance rate amongst those candidates offered a position, despite a highly competitive graduate market.
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