Associate Consultant - Talent
Posting Description:
Associate Consultant
Role can be virtual, or hybrid/in person in NYC or DC
About Aon Assessment Solutions
Aon Assessment Solutions is a preeminent provider of online assessments with an award-winning library of adaptive assessments, advanced simulations, engaging mobile-first applications, and a large global team of industrial-organizational psychologists to support our clients and drive best practice by focusing on business results.We work with our clients to understand and shape the employment life cycle, from selection through retention, development, and engagement. We understand what it takes to hire the right talent and retain, develop, and engage them for optimal business results.
What Aon offers to team members:
Aon Assessment Solutions has an opening for an Associate Consultant within the Client Delivery Team. This team works in a matrixed environment to engage in client-facing projects which typically involve identification, creation, validation, implementation, and maintenance of online assessments and other hiring tools.Our clients bring us a wide variety of projects including both public and private sector, custom and off-the-shelf, global and local, and work closely with our consultants to optimize their hiring processes. We are always engaged in new product development and interested in being first and best to market with the latest discoveries in our field.
We are regular and active SIOP attendees and contributors. Aon Assessment Solutions provides a great deal of autonomy for our team members, with support and expertise from your colleagues always available.
Associate Consultants can expect to work on:
- Selection and Assessment Projects: This will include job analyses (survey-based, focus groups), selection process and project design, conducting adverse impact and validation studies, and the creation of technical reports and recommendations.
- Client Management: Working directly with clients in a service-friendly manner, fulfilling our obligation to provide practical project management and world-class expertise.
- Managing Project Teams: Leading project teams, providing direction as needed on all project-related service delivery activities, solving execution problems, and removing obstacles, with overall responsibility for project execution and client service delivery excellence.
- Client Account Growth: Identifying additional client needs and challenges, developing solutions and proposals, and selling additional work to current clients as appropriate.
- New Business Development: Our consultants gain deep expertise into particular industries or solution-lines and support selling to prospective clients in those markets. We educate not only prospective clients about our assessment capabilities, but also educate our Aon colleagues outside of assessment to identify new business opportunities to jointly sell Aon solutions.
- Product Support: Aon has a substantial library of assessments. You will further develop your measurement expertise by gaining deep knowledge of our adaptive assessments, mobile assessments, interactive simulations, gamified assessments, skills and abilities assessments, custom and tailored assessments, video interview tools, and more.
- Collaboration: Working closely with both local and global colleagues as a team to coordinate activities and manage work to best meet client needs.
- Leading People: Directing and managing interns with I-O or related training. Coaching and developing interns to become the consultants of the future.
- Data Analysis: Working closely with our Analytics team and analyzing and interpreting results from complex data analyses and using data visualization techniques to display return on investment to various audiences.
- Research: Staying abreast of the latest research in the field to provide expert guidance to our clients and ensure alignment with a best practice approach in all that we do.
- Other Potential Duties: Our clients give us all types of interesting and complex requests! Not to mention we regularly work with other Aon solution lines (including Health, Wealth, Risk, and other Talent areas). The depth and breadth of opportunities you will be involved with are quite expansive.
What you bring to Aon:
- You have a deep interest in selection and assessment. You have studied both the science of assessment and have knowledge of the legal guidelines and regulations related to selecting employees in the U.S. You have an interest in learning about applying these principles on a global scale.
- You have a high level of integrity, conscientiousness, and initiative. You can work within a team or alone to meet deadlines and are not afraid to ask questions when you need guidance. You understand that being a consultant means pushing solid science into every project, while also being business focused.
- You have the interpersonal skills and desire to form solid relationships with your team and our clients. You can present technical information with confidence and make recommendations with good judgment.
- You are adaptable and able to quickly learn about Aon’s assessment products as well as Aon’s other solution lines outside of assessment.
- You have knowledge of the statistical approaches and methods used for assessment validation, can interpret and explain validation results to a non-technical audience and have experience and expertise in conducting selection system design and validation projects for organizations.
- You are tech savvy and comfortable learning various assessment platforms.
- You would enjoy some business travel – usually less than 10% of time.
- You have completed either a: Ph.D. in I/O (ABD acceptable) OR Master’s degree in I/O.
- You have 1-2 years of experience developing and validating selection procedures, including managing projects and project teams, and/or developing and delivering leadership assessment services.
- You have 2-3 years of experience as an internal or external consultant (including internships), delivering Talent Management or Talent Acquisition services to internal or external customers.
We offer you
Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.
How we support our colleagues
In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself.We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognize that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!
Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.
Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.People with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.
We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com
For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Pay Transparency Laws:
The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $65,000 to $75,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location.
The salary range reflected is based on a primary work location of New York, NY. The actual salary may vary for applicants in a different geographic location.
This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.
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