When considering a new hire or evaluating a current team member one of the most important tools necessary is talent assessments. Talent assessment tools are a critical part in hiring, development and promotion decisions. According to the 2010 Aberdeen Talent Assessment Strategies report, over 50% of companies with ready and willing successors in key positions use assessments.
Profiles International offers ten assessment tools. These products are Checkpoint 360°™, Employee Background Checks, Profiles Skills Tests™, Profiles Managerial Fit™, Step One Survey II®, Customer Service Profile™, Profiles Sales Assessment™, ProfileXT®, Profiles Performance Indicator™, and Workplace Engagement Survey™ .
Talent Assessment Tools for Pre-Screening
Skills Test
Skills tests are used to help employers identify an employee’s individual capabilities along with measuring essential knowledge and skills sets. Profiles Skills Tests™ are pre-employment skills assessment tests that help employers identify an employee’s individual capabilities.
Learning Style, Behavior and Aptitude Assessments
This type of assessment is used as a pre-hire tool to find the best matched candidate for a particular job. The ProfileXT® evaluates selection, development, training, managing, and succession planning. ProfileXT® is also used to develop job descriptions and job performance models.
Background Checks
Profiles Employee Background Checks are comprehensive pre-employment screening programs that include criminal history, credit reports, education verification, employment history verification and more. They are used to recognize an employee’s likeliness for theft, fraud, and substance abuse problems, so that companies can prevent loss of confidential information, trade secrets and company data.
Talent Assessment Tools for Job Matching
Performance Assessment
If an employer is looking to make sure the potential employee will succeed in the position, a Profiles Performance Indicator™ makes every employee more valuable and productive. The Profiles Performance Indicator™ give insight into employees’ behavioral characteristics and that information can be used to increase performance of employees.
Aptitude Assessment
The ProfileXT® is a multi-purpose, “Total Person” employee assessment used for selection, development, training, managing, and succession planning. This assessment is used as a pre-hire tool to find the best matched candidate for a particular job.
Talent Assessment Tools for On-Boarding
Sales & Service
The Customer Service Profile™ assessment is used primarily in the customer service selection process, which includes selecting, on-boarding and managing customer service employees. The Customer Service Profile™ is a customer service assessment that measures how well a person fits a specific customer service job in your organization.
The Profiles Sales Assessment™ is used for selecting sales people, and motivating sales people to maximize and increase sales performance. It measures how well a person fits specific sales jobs in your organization, so you can optimize sales performance. It is used primarily for selecting, on-boarding and managing sales people and account managers.
Work Ethic & Integrity Assessment
Step One Survey II® is a brief pre-employment assessment that measures an individual's basic work-related values. This assessment helps organizations reduce hiring risk in a quick and cost effective manner by evaluating various work-related values including personal integrity, reliability, and work ethic.
Talent Assessment Tools for Managing Performance
Managerial & Leadership Assessment
Checkpoint 360°™ is an assessment test that evaluates the leadership skills and effectiveness of your managers and leaders. Checkpoint 360°™ is used to help managers identify and prioritize their own development opportunities and leadership skills.
Talent Assessment Tools for Maximizing Potential
Succession Planning Assessment
Profiles Managerial Fit™ provides insight into specific managerial compatibility between managers and their direct reports. It is a manager assessment test that measures critical workplace compatibility factors between managers and employees to determine managerial fit.
Profiles International also offers solutions to help with any topics or issues such as Motivating Employees, Workforce Engagement, Improve Sales Hiring, Corporate Team Building, and Talent Management.