Taking an assessment? This is how it works.
Fair and objective assessment
At LTP, we believe it is important that everyone has equal opportunities during an assessment. That is why we make sure our approach is fair and objective. This means you can count on an assessment that focuses on your qualities, and nothing else.
- We use a structured approach, such as fixed interview questions and assessment criteria. This helps us prevent irrelevant factors, such as unconscious bias, from influencing the assessment.
- The tests and questionnaires you complete are carefully selected. They measure what is truly relevant for the job and help us assess you fairly.
- Our psychologists are trained to recognise and reduce bias. They regularly discuss this with colleagues to stay alert and professional.
- Sometimes we may ask you, on a voluntary basis, to provide demographic information. We use this to check whether our approach remains fair for everyone.
- We discuss with clients and participants how we can take different backgrounds and perspectives into account.
- Our psychologists are members of the Dutch Institute of Psychologists, NIP, and comply with its professional code of conduct and standards for test use.
The steps of an assessment
- The assessment consists of several components that together provide a picture of who you are, how you think, analyse and act in work situations.
- The assessment can take place in two ways: fully digital, or partly digital and partly on location at LTP. This is determined by your current or potential employer.
- You can read more about how a digital remote assessment works here.
Below, we explain the different steps of the assessment in more detail. Please read this information carefully before you start.
Step 1. Check your invitation email and programme
You will receive two emails from LTP:
- an invitation email for your assessment. This includes the link to your assessment portal and the programme.
- confirmation of an appointment with LTP. This includes the date, time and location. The appointment may also take place online via Microsoft Teams.
We will contact you by phone to explain the programme, discuss any deadlines and answer any questions you may have.
Important: log in and view your personal programme.
Assessments differ from one another. The final content of the programme is determined by the question being addressed and by your current or potential employer. In your personal portal, you will find the components of your programme.
In general, an assessment often consists of the following components:
Various online personality questionnaires and, optionally, one or more ability tests. These provide insight into aspects such as intelligence, personality traits, motives, capacity for change, leadership qualities and possible risks.
Insight into behaviour and competencies through structured questioning, role plays, games or LTP ChatLab. The content is adapted to the specific assessment.
In this interview, the results of the various components are discussed, placed in context and explored in conversation.
Step 2. Preparation
During the assessment, you want to show the best of yourself. Good preparation helps you do this. That is why LTP offers the opportunity to practise several components. We strongly recommend taking enough time for this.
The following components can be practised. Please check in advance, see step 1, whether these components are part of your programme.
Capacity tests
From your portal, or via this link, you can practise the ability tests. You will see explanations and examples. You can also complete a practice test with a time limit. Complete the practice test before starting the actual assessment. This helps you to:
- become familiar with the question types
- experience the pace of the tests
- start better prepared
LTP ChatLab: in conversation with an AI avatar
LTP ChatLab can be used as a behavioural and/or competency assessment. With LTP ChatLab, you have an online conversation with an AI avatar, who may play the role of a colleague, employee or customer, for example. During this conversation, you respond to realistic work situations and show how you think, act and make choices.
You can see in your assessment portal whether LTP ChatLab is part of your assessment. If it is, it is important that you carefully read the information on the following page and practise the simulation in advance.
Still have questions before the start of your assessment?
We want to make sure you start your assessment with confidence. First check whether your question is listed among the frequently asked questions. If not, our client centre is ready to help you.
Step 3. Assessment part 1: insight into personality and/or abilities
After preparation, it is time for the assessment. First, you complete the questionnaire or questionnaires and, optionally, one or more ability tests.
- These will be available in your personal account, see your invitation email.
- You can complete them at a place and time of your choice, before the deadline.
- You will receive feedback on your results immediately and can discuss them later with the psychologist.
Are you having difficulties while completing the tests or questionnaires? Call 020 – 30 50 438.
Step 4. Assessment part 2: insight into behaviour and competencies
The second part of the assessment provides insight into behaviour and competencies and always ends with the interview with the NIP psychologist from LTP. This part can take place in two ways:
Read the answers to frequently asked questions about the AI-powered assessment here.
LTP ChatLab
- In the AI-powered assessment, behaviour and competencies are made visible with the help of LTP ChatLab.
- This is an interactive simulation in which you have a conversation with an AI avatar in realistically simulated work situations.
- If LTP ChatLab is part of your programme, you will see this in the overview. You can also start the simulation or simulations directly from there.
- It is important to prepare well.
Games such as Frenzy Fest
- Optionally, you may complete a business game for additional insight into specific themes, such as working under pressure.
- These are visible in your programme under the heading “games”.
- One example is Frenzy Fest, an interactive assessment game in which you take on the role of coordinator of a large festival. Read the answers to frequently asked questions here.
Interview
- In het interview is er ruimte voor context en duiding van alle resultaten: vanuit eerder gemaakte vragenlijsten testen, LTP ChatLab en optionele extra games.
Role play and interview
In our classic assessment, behaviour and competencies are made visible through a structured interview with a psychologist and, optionally, a role play with an actor.
During a role play, a work situation is simulated, in which you have a conversation with the actor, who takes on a specific role. Before the role play starts, you will always be given time to prepare.
Games such as Frenzy Fest
Here too, you may optionally complete a business game for additional insight into specific themes. These are visible in your programme under the heading “games”.
One example is Frenzy Fest, an interactive assessment game in which you take on the role of coordinator of a large festival. Read the answers to frequently asked questions here.
Step 5. The report
Once the assessment psychologist has finished writing the report, no later than one week after the assessment, you will receive an email with a link to the secure portal. After logging in with the login details you created earlier and reading a short introduction, you will gain access to your report.
If you agree with the advice and the content of the report, you can approve sharing it by clicking a button. If you do not want the report to be shared, you can indicate this as well. In that case, the client and the psychologist involved will be notified.
It is possible to print or save the report. The report will remain available in the portal for six years, unless it is deleted at your request.
Step 6. Start working on your development
This step is separate from your assessment, but can be highly valuable. Use your assessment results to develop yourself.
Whether you have completed a selection assessment or a development assessment, it is always a good idea to use the results for your development. This helps you stimulate your growth mindset and function more effectively and successfully within your team and organisation.
Read more here.
