Our
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ASSESSMENT

ESP assessments stand out from the average.

We select our AC mandates very specifically. Only when we are convinced that our competencies and quality expectations match the assignment and that we can implement your needs in terms of content, time and personnel, do we accept an assignment.

When we take on an assignment, our focus is on effective goal achievement. We do not do mandates “on the side”. Thanks to ESP’s close involvement in the relevant research landscape, our assessments are up-to-date with regard to current scientific findings.

Unlike the competition, we are thereby:

CLOSER TO THE CUSTOMER: With us there are no generic function profiles.
We seek to understand the breadth and depth of the client’s needs and the circumstances of their concern. To this end, we invest more resources in an intensive clarification of the order and ensure that the requirements profile and exercise facilities are suitable from the customer’s point of view to conclusively answer his questions. If, despite our best efforts, we are still unable to answer a question, we will tell you straight away.

CLOSER TO REALITY: We do not have generic assessments. that are artificially constructed.
Through intensive research and dialogue with our clients, we develop simulations that accurately reflect the reality of the intended function, organization and its business environment. In this way, we improve the prediction of candidate performance and make statements about the behavioral and performance spectrum of candidates in specific and realistic work environments.

CLOSER TO THE CANDIDATE: We don’t stress candidates out of principle.
Assessments lead to nervousness in most candidates due to their accompanying circumstances (evaluation of one’s own person by unknown persons on the basis of unknown tasks in the context of an application that is significant for the candidates). However, the most reliable assessment of performance is achieved in a benevolent-constructive atmosphere. We therefore meet candidates at eye level. Stress is only generated where it is an explicitly meaningful part of the requirement profile.
To better understand candidate behavior in the simulations, we consistently and systematically reflect with candidates on each assessment exercise.
This reduces the need to work with hypotheses when assessing performance in the assessment and thus improves the prediction of candidate performance.

CLOSER TO SCIENCE: We don’t use half-baked testing procedures. If the customer wants this, we are not the right partner for him.
We only use tests and questionnaires that meet the test quality criteria of scientific psychodiagnostics.
The development and implementation of our assessments consistently meet the quality standards of good assessment centers from Swiss Assessment.

Thus, assessments booked with ESP are guaranteed to be scientifically sound and the insights thus gained can be practically implemented by the client with regard to successful personnel decisions.

CONSULTATION

You want to PREPARE yourself or your employees specifically for difficult NEGOTIATIONS?
We analyze your negotiation situations, develop strategies geared to them and, if desired, accompany you in your negotiation process.

Are you STUCK IN deadlocked negotiations and struggling to identify the best move?
We identify the causes and pitfalls and develop solutions to overcome the hurdles and get the negotiations back on track and to a successful conclusion.

Do you want to systematically REFLECT on past negotiations in order to become even better?
We are at your side and show you concrete optimization possibilities.

Do you want to continuously REVIEW and IMPROVE your negotiation successes?
If necessary, we conduct specific research on your problem in order to provide you with optimal support.

TRAINING

Do you want to give your company a COMPETITIVE EDGE by providing your employees with research-proven know-how for their negotiation practice?
We develop tailor-made trainings for your needs and convey practical contents. With our own negotiation simulations, you can specifically apply the theory in practice. If you wish, we can develop simulations especially for you that realistically depict the specific challenges of your own negotiations to ensure maximum practical transfer.

Do you want to keep your negotiating partners satisfied and maintain SUSTAINABLE, PROFITABLE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS?
With our scientifically based inputs you are able to positively influence the satisfaction of your customers and business partners and thus your economic success.

Do you have SPECIFIC QUESTIONS on the topic of negotiation?
We show you, for example,

  • the most promising strategies to achieve the best possible result in price or wage negotiations in various situations;
  • what you need to focus on when observing and assessing your counterparts to avoid jumping to conclusions that lead to unfavourable developments in negotiations;
  • how cultural background or gender can affect negotiations and how you can apply these insights to your negotiation practice.

Prof. Dr. Alice J. Lee

Alice Lee ist Professorin für Organizational Behavior an der ILR School der Cornell University in Ithaca NY. Als begeisterte Forscherin und Dozentin, unter anderem für Verhandlungsführung und soziale Prozesse, trägt sie weiter zu unserer wissenschaftlichen Verankerung bei.

In Ihrer Tätigkeit als Forscherin untersucht sie primär die Dynamik von sozialer Einflussnahme, bei der eine Person eine andere Person zu überzeugen versucht, um bestimmte wirtschaftliche oder subjektive Ziele zu erreichen, z. B. einen Kollegen um Hilfe zu bitten oder ein Zugeständnis von einem Verhandlungspartner zu erhalten. Ihr Schwerpunkt liegt dabei nicht nur auf den objektiven Ergebnissen, sondern auch auf den sozialen Gewinnen und Verlusten, die sich aus einem Beeinflussungsversuch in Verhandlungen ergeben, einschliesslich der Auswirkungen auf langfristige Beziehungen und die Reputation.

Ihre grosse Leidenschaft gilt der Forschung und der Weitergabe von Wissen über Verhandlungen. Sie unterrichtet diverse Veranstaltungen zu diesem Thema sowohl auf Bachelor- als auch auf Master-Ebene an der Cornell University und ist Mitglied des Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution.

Prof. Dr. iur. JEAN-PAUL VUILLIÉTY

Jean-Paul Vulliéty ist ordentlicher Professor für Wirtschafts- und Vertragsrecht an der Universität Genf und Rechtsanwalt in Genf.

Nach 25 Jahren als Partner bei der Lalive AG, einer international renommierten Anwaltskanzlei mit Sitz in Genf, die sich auf Streitschlichtungsverfahren spezialisiert hat, ist er heute Senior Counsel bei Des Gouttes & Associés in Genf, einer kleineren Anwaltskanzlei, die ebenfalls international in den Bereichen Wirtschaftsrecht und Beilegung von Handelsstreitigkeiten sehr aktiv ist. Als Anwalt berät er Firmen in komplexen internationalen Verhandlungen und er verfügt über reichhaltige Expertise als Vermittler in kommerziellen Schiedsgerichtsverfahren.

Darüber hinaus publiziert er regelmässig in juristischen Fachzeitschriften und ist als Miliz-Offizier in verschiedenen Assessment Centers der Schweizer Armee als Moderator und Assessor für die Kaderauswahl engagiert.

Privat verbringt er sehr gern Zeit mit seiner Familie, insbesondere seinen drei Kindern, die derzeit in der Schweiz und im Ausland an Universitäten studieren.