General Intelligence Assessment (GIA)
The GIA measures a person’s general mental ability and their ability to process information.
It looks at areas such as reasoning, problem-solving, speed of thinking, and the ability to learn new skills. The overall score reflects a combination of different cognitive abilities, including reasoning, verbal understanding, numerical processing and spatial awareness.
The insight can also help you tailor training and support, ensuring individuals are set up to succeed from the outset.
What it helps you understand
- How quickly someone can learn and adapt
- Their ability to solve problems and make decisions
- How they respond to training and new information
- Their potential to perform in fast-paced or complex roles
This makes GIA particularly useful for:
- Recruitment into roles where learning speed and problem-solving are important
- Identifying high-potential employees
- Supporting development and succession planning
Personal Profile Analysis (PPA)
The PPA is a behavioural assessment that helps you understand how someone prefers to work and interact with others.
It explores communication style, motivations, strengths and potential limitations in the workplace.
The PPA provides a practical, easy-to-understand profile that managers and teams can use day to day.
What it helps you understand
- How someone communicates and collaborates
- Their approach to work, pressure and change
- What motivates and engages them
- How they are likely to behave in a team
This is particularly useful for:
- Recruitment and cultural fit
- Improving team dynamics
- Supporting managers with tailored leadership approaches
- Reducing conflict and improving communication
Thomas International General Intelligence Assessment (GIA)
The General Intelligence Assessment (GIA) asesses fluid intelligence, the part of your IQ that defines learning agility or how quickly your potential recruits or employees can learn, adapt and succeed in their role.
Thomas International Personal Profile Analysis (PPA)
The Thomas Personal Profile Analysis (PPA) is a behavioural assessment used by employers to evaluate workplace personality, communication style and job fit.
Turning insight into better decisions
While each assessment is valuable on its own, its real strength comes when they are used together and applied to a specific role.
We provide job comparison reports that link assessment results directly to job requirements. This allows you to compare an individual’s cognitive ability and behavioural profile against a defined benchmark for the role.
Job comparison reports are particularly useful at the shortlist or final interview stage, when you’re deciding between candidates, or when considering internal moves and succession planning.
This helps you:
- See how closely a candidate matches the demands of the role
- Identify strengths and potential development areas
- Highlight any gaps between job requirements and individual capability or style
- Make more confident, evidence-based hiring or promotion decisions
Why use psychometric assessments?
Used properly, these tools give you a clearer, more structured understanding of your people.
They can help you:
- Make more informed hiring decisions
- Reduce the risk of poor hires
- Develop individuals in a more targeted way
- Build stronger, more balanced teams
- Support managers with practical, evidence-based insight
They don’t replace your judgment; they support it.
Katherine Revels
Senior HR Consultant and Trainer
Katherine is a CIPD Level 7 qualified HR professional with a Master’s degree in HR Management. She is known for her bright, positive energy and genuine enthusiasm for delivering high-quality, practical HR support.
Anna Yeadon
HR Administrator
Anna provides vital support to both our consultancy team and clients, helping ensure HR projects, documentation, and day-to-day administration run smoothly. In her role, she supports a wide range of activities including HR administration, drafting documents, client communications and HR systems support.