How to hire an assessment services manager

How to hire an assessment services manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step assessment services manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an assessment services manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new assessment services manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the assessment services manager you need to hire. Certain assessment services manager roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   An assessment services manager's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, assessment services managers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of assessment services manager salaries for various roles:

   Type of Assessment Services Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Assessment Services Manager	Social and community service managers coordinate and supervise social service programs and community organizations. They manage staff who provide social services to the public.	$18-47
   Youth Leader	A youth leader is a young individual who is responsible for building a sense of community within the church youth that can provide an opportunity for both spiritual and social development. Youth Leaders organize regular social, educational, and spiritual oriented events with parents and volunteers to maintain a vibrant program... Show more	$11-17
   Program Officer	A program officer is an essential part of a foundation or charitable organization. It is up to program officers to supervise program progress and proposals, seek grants, manage projects, and oversee budgets... Show more	$25-56

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Assessment Tools
   • Medicaid
   • Colleges
   • Clinical Assessments
   • Crisis Intervention
   • Mental Health
   • K-12
   • Substance Abuse
   • Group Therapy
   • Treatment Plan
   • Community Resources
   • HR
   • Data Analysis
   • Child Abuse

   Responsibilities:

   • Execute ability to increase CMI and aid the company in achieving budgetary goals, even in the time of Medicare reductions.
   • Direct the administrative and clinical operations of rehabilitation services for a two-campus 325-bed acute-care hospital and hospital-base home health agency.
   • Monitor Medicaid billing procedures, OASAS reporting procedures to prevent improper reimbursement request for clinical services.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your assessment services manager job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An assessment services manager can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, assessment services managers' average salary in alaska is 48% less than in new jersey.
   • Seniority. Entry-level assessment services managers 61% less than senior-level assessment services managers.
   • Certifications. An assessment services manager with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an assessment services manager's salary.

   Average assessment services manager salary

   $61,846yearly

   $29.73 hourly rate

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   Entry-level assessment services manager salary

   $38,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 24, 2025

4. Writing an assessment services manager job description

   An assessment services manager job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an assessment services manager job description:

   Assessment services manager job description example

   About Us
   
   Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. We work with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people.
   
   Our 10,000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries. We offer five core solutions:
   

   • Organizational Strategy
   • Assessment and Succession
   • Talent Acquisition
   • Leadership Development
   • Total Rewards

   
   Job description
   
   This is a dynamic position that will draw on a wide range of skills that include research, written and verbal
   communication, marketing, and consultation.
   
   RESPONSIBILITIES
   • Assist with the successful recruitment of key corporate executives by providing search assessment support to both internal customers and external clients.
   • Provide verbal assessment interpretation (as well as occasional written interpretation) to clients, search committees, consultants, and executive candidates.
   • Provide trouble-shooting and technical assistance to internal and external users of the on-line assessment.
   • Market the assessment to both internal and external users. This will include conducting presentations, preparing consultants to successfully market the tool to their clients, and continuously developing, updating, and improving marketing materials.
   • Contribute to both organizational and database research aimed at improving the assessment tool and increasing its use.
   • Deliver consulting adjacent to the Executive Search business (such as Korn Ferry Executive Onboarding)
   • Create thought leadership
   
   PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
   This role is ideal for a professional looking to transition out of more traditional
   clinical/consulting/assessment work into work more aligned with organizational consulting, or someone who has a mixed background including clinical/counseling work and consulting work. Experience working in a large organization would be a particular asset in understanding our client organizations.
   Comfort and capability with psychometric assessments absolutely required.
   In addition, the candidates should bring the following:
   • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
   • Strong social/relationship-building/outreach/networking skills.
   • Comfort with social-science research methods, organizational research, and database management.
   • Resilience, tenacity and ability to deal with ambiguity
   • Capability to adjust to different work styles in continuously changing teams
   • IT-literacy in particular with Excel, Word and PowerPoint applications
   
   EDUCATION
   This position is best suited for a Counseling or Clinical Psychologist (advanced degree / training preferred), or a similarly educated and qualified professional.
   
   Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Minority/Female/Disability/ Veteran. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
   
   If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right assessment services manager for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with assessment services managers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit assessment services managers who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your assessment services manager job on Zippia to find and recruit assessment services manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with assessment services manager candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new assessment services manager

   Once you've decided on a perfect assessment services manager candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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