People Director, Gavin Smith, joined the company in 2017 and was familiar with both Thomas and other psychometric assessment providers from past experience. He recognised that Thomas’ Behavioural assessment (PPA) would support HR leaders in quickly identifying top talent that would fit into the  company culture.

Initially, PPAs were introduced at the point of 2nd stage interviews for senior management. Much of the company management were new to psychometrics so it was decided to gradually build the assessments  into the recruitment process, to allow leaders to understand the full potential of the additional insights.

Thomas worked closely with Gavin to share technical knowledge and explain the science behind the assessments and soon the management team were fully onboard.

The assessments were then included in an earlier stage of the screening process, and in the selection of middle management before being spread through to technical roles as well. Within 12 months of implementation, hiring for all roles from middle management upwards included the PPA.

Brompton is a fairly unique blend of commercial, support and technical staff and finding engineering talent which suited the ambitious personality of the company had been difficult in the past. Gavin is assured they are now building a team with the right mix of technical skills, commercial awareness and team fit.

Senior managers have been so impressed with the outcomes of the PPA that they’re now looking to implement Emotional Intelligence (TEIQue) and Personality (HPTI) assessments to support their development process. The company regularly holds away days and team building events and believe that these could add extra value and self-awareness for increased team cohesion.

Brompton believes that the excellent candidate experience reported by those taking the assessments has helped it to attract talent within a niche pool.

Initial apprehension has been replaced with confidence and appreciation of the increased success within recruitment.