PXT™ from Profiles International tells managers what they need to know

Managers who rely on their instincts when hiring should pay more attention to that inner voice when it warns them not to hire someone. Studies show that leaders often know in advance when a candidate is not going to work out-and yet they hire the person anyway because he meets the technical requirements for the job.

Some time later, the manager discovers problems: the candidate does not respond well to feedback, cannot get along with co-workers, or is not motivated to do much more than go through the motions to keep his job. Then the manager remembers...he had doubts about the employee before he was even hired. But he believed that there was not enough time to conduct a more thorough search for candidates, and he wasn't certain that any of the other candidates would have been better.

All it takes is one bad hire to prove that hiring in haste is more time-consuming than hiring deliberately. If you are ready to fix your failed interview process, consider ProfileXTTM. It shows a candidate's behavioral traits, occupational interests and thinking style as part of an overall process to evaluate how the person would fit into a specific job.

ProfileXT from Profiles International , uses several scales to determine job fit. Job fit is directly correlated to how well someone will perform and how long he will stay on the job. The assessment uses a Job Match Pattern, which is developed by examining workers who are most and least successful in a specific position. Their scores on the ProfileXTTM provide benchmarks for new job candidates in the same position.

In addition to scoring top and bottom performers and providing benchmarks, PXT's Job Match Pattern does the following:

• Allows you to match the test-taker's score on each scale item to a Job Match Pattern of scores for a specific position. The further the score falls outside of the pattern (high or low), the greater the negative impact on the Job Match Percent.
• Lets you find more top-performing candidates for a job.
• Helps you find more appropriate positions for those who are a poor fit for the job.

People who use the ProfileXTTM as directed report less turnover and more productivity. And there are many ways to use it. For example, those who rely on PXT companywide have found they can determine the best internal candidates for promotion to new jobs.

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