PXT from Profiles Internatinoal helps idaho agency replace boomers

Idaho Fish and Game is responsible for the year-round protection and management of the state's wildlife. The retirement of Baby Boomers prompted the commission to seek help. Jon Heggen, chief of the Enforcement Bureau, discusses the commission's results after using ProfileXTTM from Profiles International .

Q. Why did Idaho Fish and Game turn to ProfileXTTM?

A. Baby Boomers within our conservation officer ranks are rapidly retiring. We have had to step up our recruitment efforts to fill our increased vacancies.

Q. How did the ProfileXTTM Job Match Pattern help you?

A. Recently, we began to notice a pattern of behaviors and skills among successful conservation officers, and we wanted to identify those behaviours in job candidates as well. We found what we were looking for when we were introduced to ProfileXTTM. It helped us build our Idaho Fish and Game Officer Analysis and create a benchmark so that we could meet our needs by identifying the traits we wanted in our conservation officers.

Q. How did you quantify the results?

A. Two years ago, we hired seven officers who have become known as the "Magnificent Seven." Each officer brings a unique personality that adds to our diverse culture, and each one of them exhibits the behavioural traits we identified in our Idaho Fish and Game Officer Analysis.

Q. Did the successful results prove to be lasting?

A. After two years, all seven officers continue to excel in their work and have set the bar higher for future recruits.

Q. What do you tell others about ProfileXTTM?

A. We are pleased to add ProfilesXTTM to our assessment tools. It helps us meet our needs as we hire Idaho's future conservation officers.

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