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Why Sheffield?

Local expertise
and world-leading practices

We offer clients a uniquely rich depth of understanding, perspective and judgement gained from over 60 years of experience recruiting and developing New Zealand’s leaders, combined with access to world-leading, evidenced-based solutions.

Experienced
and qualified practitioners

Our skilled and experienced consultants, facilitators, psychologists and coaches provide customised practical solutions and support for your needs.

Customised
approach
partnership

We can offer deep expertise in a range of psychometric assessments to suit your context. Our main point of difference is that we have in-house expertise to conduct the assessments, give feedback and develop individualised development plans.

It's in our
DNA 

Sheffield was founded in 1961 as New Zealand’s first organisational psychology and executive recruitment practice.​

We pioneered the use of assessment templates for predicting leadership performance and have been a leading practice in this space ever since.​

Research-based, professionally executed psychometric assessment is the foundation of an impactful leadership development programme.

Research based,
proven tools

Sheffield has access to a wide range of research based, globally proven assessment tools to match the specific requirements of any position or development requirements.

Our dedicated team of psychologists will provide you with deep insights into the performance potential and preferred working style of candidates.

Comparison to norm groups

Norming in psychometric assessments involves establishing a reference population to interpret test scores. This process ensures that scores are meaningful by comparing them to a standardised group. With our assessments, Sheffield can use a variety of norm groups based on a wide range of international / New Zealand population groups such as Senior Managers and Executives, Managers and Professionals, Mixed Occupational group and Graduates. These diverse norm groups help in making precise and meaningful interpretations based on assessment results, relevant to the role being considered.

 

Client Testimonials

We partnered with Sheffield because finding the right Principal for HIBS was incredibly important to us. We wanted to work with a reputable organisation and from our early conversations with Sheffield, we felt confident they were the right partner to support us. Katy and the team quickly understood not only what we were looking for, but what was important to us as a school. They guided us through the complexities of recruiting a Principal with a great balance of expertise, leadership and support. Sheffield have been fantastic to work with, and I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Katy and the team.

Josh Sinclair, Board of Trustees Member, Hutt International Boys School

Sheffield were excellent to work with. They took the time to really understand what we were looking for and thoroughly assessed the market and candidates, and brought us a superb field of applicants. Katy and Nick gave clear, honest advice throughout. The customer service was superb and, most importantly, we ended up with a fantastic person for the EPA. I wouldn't hesitate to work with them again.

Lian Butcher, Chief Executive, Environmental Protection Authority

We appreciated the professionalism with which Patrick and Katy approached the recruitment of our new CE from start to end. They had a very clear and iterative process which they developed with us and supported us through. They had experience in recruiting for for-purpose and member organisations, and understood our particular operating environment, organisational and leadership needs.

Kate Graeme, President, Forest & Bird,

From the outset, Sheffield invested the time to truly understand our organisation, our context, our culture, and what success looked like for this role. What really stood out was the team’s professionalism and depth of market insight. The quality of candidate information, combined with thoughtful analysis and guidance, enabled us to move forward with clarity and confidence. The result speaks for itself.

Nicki Brady, Group Manager Capability and Transformation

I was impressed with the quality of the candidates provided and how well Sheffield understood the brief of what we were after. The candidates were well briefed prior to our interviews, and I had a number of comments from them on the candidate care they received. Sheffield far exceeded our expectations and anyone choosing to partner with them would not be disappointed.

Cathy Hendry, Manaing Director, Strategic Pay

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