Laura's first month at Evolve Assess

I started to write this blog 2 weeks ago, 2 weeks in, however I now find myself rather quickly 4 weeks into the role so wanted to come back and finish it. The reason for not finishing it as originally planned is that it is inevitably a busy time when starting a new role and I feel that starting at Evolve Assess has been no different.

At the start of June, I joined Evolve Assess as their Customer Success Manager. I have always worked within SaaS businesses supporting customers and the move to Evolve Assess is an opportunity that I am very excited about.

Evolve Assess is a business that I have seen grow substantially over the past 6 years. The Evolve Assess platform has been purpose built for practitioners to deliver their own online assessments - predominantly in recruitment or learning & development. We have a very unique approach to delivering online assessment solutions - recognising that every client has their own unique set of requirements, whether the solution is being used to deliver psychometrics, leadership development programmes or 360-feedback.

My first few days were full of inductions, learning all about the platform and meeting the team - I have actually worked with some of the team previously in other businesses, and felt settled straight away. The team’s friendly faces and genuine enthusiasm made me feel like a valued member of the team right from the start. On my second day, I enjoyed a team session on ‘Positive Psychology’ delivered by Jackie Wade. We completed the VIA survey which I really enjoyed and isn’t something that I have ever completed before. Learning our individual strengths, and discussing these as part of the wider team was a really useful exercise and really does highlight how important a real mix of strengths are within a team and within a business.

Last week, we held a team development workshop with Peter Pease, who is a business psychologist and works closely with Evolve Assess in a number of different areas. The session was really insightful and featured a hilarious half hour of using ChatGPT to help create our company values and mission statement – which resulted in wedding vows until it was corrected and steered back on track.

It is a really exciting time to join the business; there is a brand new platform to migrate clients to, some great clients have recently signed contracts and Evolve Assess are currently working towards their ISO27001 accreditation. The new platform will bring with it a lot of new functionality and capabilities and there are lots of exciting things in the pipeline.

I am really excited to speak with all of our clients and discuss their projects to date and also future plans. It is clear from my short time here already that Evolve Assess not only prides itself on its expertise but also places immense value on fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment. I am also looking forward to the social side, we already have a team lunch planned and the annual company BBQ!