Security Suitability Assessment
Before someone gains access to your company's most sensitive information: a structured, fair and legally reviewed assessment of whether role and person fit.
Suitability assessment before appointment to security-critical roles
For key roles, companies check qualifications, experience and references. Hardly anyone checks whether a person can withstand the pressure, the offers and the approaches that come with access to critical knowledge.
The Security Suitability Assessment closes that gap without repeating the mistakes of classic loyalty tests. It does not judge a person's convictions; it assesses suitability for a clearly defined, exposed role. And it takes place before the appointment, openly announced and with consent.
- Analysis of the role's requirements: which information, which access, which typical routes of approach
- A structured interview and scientifically grounded methods meeting the quality standards of DIN 33430 and SN 33430
- A thorough, confidential feedback conversation with the candidate
- A concise suitability statement for the client: suitable, suitable with recommendations, or further conversation recommended
- On request, supported onboarding through Executive Shield or the Key Personnel Programme
Define the role
Together we determine which role is security-critical, why, and what requirements follow. What is assessed is suitability for that role, not the person in general.
Assessment
A structured interview and selected methods, announced transparently and with the candidate's written consent.
Result
The candidate receives thorough feedback. The client receives only the suitability statement and concrete recommendations, never a psychological profile.
- Appointments to management and supervisory boards
- Heads of research and development, M&A and strategy
- Administrators with privileged access
- Roles with access to state or client secrets
A transparent, documented basis for decisions on exposed roles. Fair to candidates, and with a clear view of where support makes sense.
Security Suitability Assessment
- Timing
- before appointment or transfer into the role
- Basis
- consent, relevance to the role, quality standards under DIN 33430
- Jurisdiction
- reviewed before every engagement; in Austria and Germany with a works agreement and a data protection impact assessment where required
- Proposal
- In writing after a confidential first conversation, with defined scope, fee, timetable and deliverables.
Is this a loyalty test?
No. There is no scientifically valid method that predicts betrayal, and we do not claim otherwise. We assess suitability for a defined role and show where support makes sense.
What does the company learn?
Only the suitability statement and recommendations. Test results, interview content and personal information are not passed on to the client.
Is this permitted everywhere?
Not in the same form in every jurisdiction. In some countries and US states certain methods are restricted or prohibited. We review the legal framework before every engagement and adapt the process.
The question is not whether someone will ask. It is who will answer.
A confidential first conversation about your situation. Under NDA on request, in person, and without traces in your calendar.