Profiles Internatinal Terminology Tester

The ProfileXTTM, which is designed to achieve the best possible job fit for any position in the working world, utilizes specific terminology that we often use in Profiles Advantage. Test your knowledge of these terms here.

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1. What is a Benchmark?

a. A standard by which we measure something.

b. A financial goal to reach in the first quarter.

c. The label we apply to the candidate we want for a certain position.

2. What is a Job Pattern?

a. The way in which employees do their jobs each day.

b. A scale to help determine employee-job compatibility.

c. Another new name for "job description."

3. What are Top and Bottom performers?

a. The highest- and lowest-performing employees in a certain position.

b. Those who work the first and second shifts.

c. Employees who are paid at the highest and lowest rates.

4. What three measures are important for accurately matching people to the work they do?

a. Energy, intelligence and affability.

b. Educational level, technical skill and pay requirements.

c. Behavioral traits, occupational interests and thinking style.

5. How is a Candidate Matching Report helpful to employers?

a. It narrows the search for a manager seeking to fill a position.

b. It tells you whether a job seeker's style of dress meshes with the position.

c. It places a candidate for a job with those most like him in the company.

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Answers: 1. a; 2. b.; 3. a. 4. c.; 5. a.