AbilityMap Reviews & Product Details

Founded in Australia by leading Organisational Psychologist, Kevin Chandler, and Mike Erlin, former Managing Director for Cornerstone OnDemand (ANZ), AbilityMap is the only skills evaluation tool purpose-built for hiring and team development. AbilityMap matches individual capability preferences with the requirements of roles and environments. Features: - 31-point capability framework, including 28 soft skills - Custom role profiling engine - 130+ pre-defined occupation and industry-specific profiles - Dashboards and analytics - User-friendly interface and reports - Automated interpretation - Easy to interpret insights - Automated candidate feedback (uncommon for assessments) Using AbilityMap, customers have: - Halved turnover rates - Cut the shortlisting process from days to hours - Resolved conflict between project team members - Increased internal mobility rates and promotions - Closed critical skills gaps AbilityMap’s biggest criticisms are that its simple design and easy-to-use, easy-to-understand reports, mask the complexity of the underlying algorithms and science. It’s a complex, powerful tool, made simple – or as we like to say, “we’ve put the org-psych in a box”. Our Product Our online platform is designed for hiring and talent management. The assessment covers all 31 capabilities and supports hiring, development, promotion and mobility decisions for one person over multiple years. Features: 1. Assessment Our unique online evaluation includes four sections (behavioural, words, numbers and problem solving), covering all 31 points of our capability framework. This one assessment supports hiring, mobility, promotions, succession planning, career pathing, skills gap analysis and skills-based planning at an individual, team and company level. 2. Custom Profiler The inbuilt role profiling tool enables companies to create bespoke profiles defining the capabilities required for high performance in specific roles in their unique environment. Many AbilityMap customers also define their company’s DNA to reflect their company’s values and culture, which serves as a secondary lens when recruiting. 3. Profile Library Over 130 profiles are available for various roles and industries, mapped to O*NET and ANZSCO role classification frameworks, including cross-functional profiles such as remote-work effectiveness, growth mindset, resilience, and hybrid leadership. 4. SFIA Profile Library AbilityMap is recognised as the only behavioural assessment technology to map to the SFIA digital skills framework, and this library is available for purchase: https://sfia-online.org/en/tools-and-resources/get-help/partners/ability-map-pty-ltd 5. Hiring Designed for evaluating candidates, use your custom role profile as a lens to assess people’s suitability for a role. Dashboard analytics facilitate quick candidate comparisons and shortlisting, and the bespoke reports provide targeted behavioural interview guidance. 6. Teams Designed for supporting team evaluations, conduct a skills gap-analysis of a team, function, location or division to inform learning and development decisions, identify high potentials and guide career conversations. 7. Career Pathing – from one assessment, instantly view a person’s suitability to all roles in your organisation to support internal mobility, promotions, succession and workforce planning. 8. Capability Framework – Developed to speak the language of business, not personality, AbilityMap’s framework forms the common foundation across the platform. AbilityMap's insights support all phases of the employee lifecycle, paving the way for planning and adopting a skills-first talent strategy.