Profile XT- Career Assessment and Employee Testing

The Iceberg Vs. Candidate Analogy

When a ships captain views an iceberg they only see about 10% of the icebergs true mass. The remainder is hidden below the surface of the water. It is the hidden mass which sinks the captain's ship.

Employee candidates are very similar in this respect. In the typical interview and hiring process a hiring manager or human resources executive may be exposed to about 10%-20% of an individuals true behavioral traits and characteristics. In fact, it has been shown that most candidates present a very different picture during the hiring process than what they truly are in reality. Career assessment tests can help.

In a survey of recent college graduates:

•  95% said they would be willing to make a false statement in their résumés in order to get a job.

• 41% admitted they had already done so

The Profile XT™ career assessment gives you, the employer, the ability to see below the surface and get an picture of the "Total Person" before hiring them. The Profile XT™ is the most technologically advanced psychometric assessment and employee testing system available today for measuring a candidates thinking styles, behavioral characteristics, and career interests. It is these three dimensions when combined that  allow you to gain a picture of the individual below the surface during the employee selection process.

The Profile XT™ is a "Total person" employee testing and career assessment that has a myriad of uses. It measures the job and career related employee qualities that make a person productive - Thinking and Reasoning Style, Behavioral Traits, and Occupational Interests. It is convenient and easy to use on the Internet - no administrator or proctoring is required.

The Profile XT™ is used for job placement, promotion, self-improvement, employee coaching, succession planning, and job description development. Our clients tell us The Profile XT™ assessment is three to five times more effective than any other assessment they have used previously. It is a versatile management information tool that develops Job Match Patterns that can be customized by company, department, manager, position, geography, or any combination of these factors.

Job Match Patterns Make the Difference
Job Match Career Patterns are effective because they compare the qualities of your job candidates to the attributes of your most successful and productive employees. The patterns can tell you whether candidates are similar or different from your top performing employees. A study published in the Harvard Business Review concluded that Job Match more accurately predicts job success than any of the commonly accepted factors, such as education, experience, or job training. Matching people so they fit the work they do builds productivity and job-satisfaction and diminish negative factors such as stress, tension, conflict, miscommunication, and costly employee turnover.

Several Valuable Reports
The Profile XT employee career assessment produces these informative reports:

• Individual Reports - An Individual Report is used for personal growth and development. It describes a person’s attributes and gives insights to improve job performance and productivity.

• Placement Reports - A Employee Placement Report is used to put the right person in the right job. It gives employers assessments of a job candidates’ thinking style, behavioral traits, and career / occupational interests, giving the candidate’s percentage match to the company’s top performing employees. The report also suggests questions interviewers can ask to help determine a candidate’s suitability for the position being filled.

• Succession Planning Report - The Succession Planning Report lets you look into the future. It compares an employee  to all of the jobs in your company and indicates those where they have a good job match. With this information, you can help employees prepare for greater responsibilities by making sure they acquire the skills and experiences they will need in order to perform competently the jobs they will fill in coming years.

• Candidate Matching Report - The assessment's Candidate Matching Report is helpful for narrowing your search as you seek to fill a position. It compares the attributes of several candidates to your Job Match Pattern and, at a glance, shows you which of them have the highest Job Match Percentage. Then, by closer examination of the top candidates’ Placement Reports, you can easily determine which of them you want to interview and graduate to the next steps in your hiring process.

• Coaching Reports - Employee coaching reports are a manager’s guide to helping the employees they manage develop better work habits. The report has suggestions for improving employee performance so it approaches the productivity of the company’s top performers. Using the reports to direct the development of employees enables managers to develop their leadership abilities.

• Job Analysis Reports - The Job Analysis Report describes in great detail, the type of employee who has the right qualities and characteristics to fit a particular job. This report complements a standard job description that details the skills and duties the job requires. Used together, they contain a Total person approach to explaining the requirements of a particular position.

• Summary Reports - They give you a "snapshot" of essential information about employees and job candidates.

• Graph Reports - A visual representation of Job Match data.

Easy to Use
The Profile XT™ career assessment is conveniently administered on the Internet, so you can assess employees and job candidates anywhere there is Internet access. Other administration options are available on request. Results are available immediately and can be shared with decision makers in any of your company's offices, anywhere in the world. You can retrieve any or all of the variety of Profile XT reports at no additional cost. Assessment results are immediate thanks to computer technology and you get your requested reports in minutes.

Use with Complete Confidence
The  Profile XT™ career assessment satisfies all requirements of the EEOC, the ADA, the DOL, and the Civil Rights Act. It was designed and developed to be specifically job-related and has been validated in accordance with American Psychological Association standards. The Profile XT is validated to be Age-blind, Gender-blind, and Ethnicity-blind. It measures only those factors relevant to selecting the best people to fit the requirements of specific jobs.

The Profile XT is the One to Use
The  Profile XT™ assessment is much more than a test. It gives you customized Job Match patterns, suggests relevant interview questions, yields a percentage match when comparing a candidate to your top performers, provides a detailed positive analysis of the individuals you assess, and can provide thousands of "experienced" Job Match Patterns for use in developing your own patterns.

The  Profile XT™ is the career assessment to use for a thorough analysis of people, job responsibilities, and Job Match. It is an extremely valuable management tool that will help you build a stronger, more productive organization and reach your important goals because you are putting the best people in the best jobs.