Improve selection and development process through continuous partnership

Due to Talogy’s long association with BASF, Talogy has developed a deep understanding of the business context. Through their extensive use of the Caliper Profile, BASF in turn, are highly familiar and comfortable with the tool such that the “Caliper language” has been embedded into their everyday functioning and people practices. Over the years, Talogy consultants have developed a trusted relationship with key BASF stakeholders.

With its 3-to-5-year validity, the Caliper Profile has the benefit of being used for multiple employee experience touch points beyond the initial selection phase.
Additionally, the Caliper Profile, with its objective concepts and practical language resonated well with BASF’s technically minded employees and leaders over other theoretic-focused psychometric tools available in the market.

Through our continuous partnership with BASF, Talogy have delivered range of services that span across the employee lifecycle:

• Selection: Talogy’s initial scope of work in 2003 included implementing the Caliper Profile as part of the recruitment and selection process for senior leaders. Having experienced the Caliper tool, BASF extended their use of the Caliper Profile as a key selection criterion for other professional and leadership roles within the organisation. As part of BASF’s graduate program, Talogy also designed and delivered an assessment centre using Caliper.
• Development and pathways: The Caliper Profile has been further leveraged for a range of employee development activities within BASF. Using insights provided by the tool, Talogy has completed multiple initiatives with the client including:
  • Team workshops on topics such as ‘having difficult conversations’
  • Leadership development and high-potential programs
  • Coaching, debriefs and development planning
  • Development centres
  • Role transition workshops
• Upskilling: Talogy have also certified a number of BASF’s Human Resources (HR) team members; building their internal capability to interpret the Caliper Profile.

In 2019, on Talogy’s recommendation, BASF switched to a Caliper subscription gaining unlimited access to the Caliper Platform. A key advantage for BASF’s HR team included the independence to leverage the Caliper Profile and its insights for several talent requirements as they emerge.

As sign of commitment of our longstanding relationship with BASF, our key senior HR stakeholder co-delivered a Talogy webinar with one of our consultants on the topic: “5 keys to successful hiring in a reshaped world of work”. This brought to bear our combined insights to share with Talogy’s broader Australian client-base during critical months of the Covid-19 pandemic.