Hiring & Promotion: Behavioral Assessment Tools
Here are two of the most important questions your organization will ever face:
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Who should we hire for that key position?
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Is an employee ready for a promotion to a more important role?
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A study published in Forbes magazine estimated the cost of a failed executive hire at more than $500,000 or about 2.5 times initial salary: "And that does not include organizational, opportunity, productivity, and transitional costs for the new executive," the article said.
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For all positions, the average cost-per-hire is $4,129, according to the Society for Human Resources Management. For key technical and leadership positions, that figure is often five times greater. Many HR departments are flooded with resumes, yet still can’t find candidates with the right combination of hard and soft skills.
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If you've worked long enough, you know that success in one area doesn't necessarily translate into success in another. A talented engineer may or may not have the "soft skills" necessary to be a good manager. A financial manager may be great with numbers but not so great at strategic decision-making. So how can you gauge those factors before you hire or promote someone?
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Here at Anselm Group we use a powerful assessment tools ASAP™, JobQ® and Know Thy Hire® to determine the level of fit between a specific candidate and a specific job opening. Here's a closer look at those three tools and how they benefit you:
ASAP™ stands for "Assessment Selection Assistance Profiling." It's a multi-dimensional diagnostic tool that can help predict how a job candidate will actually perform on the job within your unique environment. It draws on thousands of similar assessments from almost every industry and organizational type. ​Typically, our clients use ASAP™ for middle-level to senior-level positions just before the final interview to help select a few finalists.
ASAP looks at specific qualities, attributes, and skills of leaders including Personality, Temperament, Situational Leadership, Decision Style and Conflict Management. (See sample Assessment Instruments Summary Sheet.) We meet with the hiring manager to review the results in the context of the role/position and the qualities necessary for success in that role. It’s a powerful tool for supporting your talent management strategies.
JobQ is designed for roles with a high volume of candidates, typically in entry-level roles. It helps you "narrow the field" efficiently and accurately so you can get the job done faster with greater confidence.
Based on years of research and verification by our strategic partner, Bartell & Bartell, JobQ calculates the candidate's fit in percentage terms. The Q stands for quotient. This web-based system looks at candidate / company / job fit in three key areas:
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Position requirements
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Job skills / certifications
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Personality traits to be successful in this specific position and organization
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JobQ helps identify candidates who will be happy and successful in their new role – and spot those who aren’t a good fit. JobQ can support the entire selection process, from application sorting to final candidate offer. It provides an objective baseline for comparing candidates, providing valuable information that goes far beyond a typical interview or application.
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At the same time, JobQ does not replace interviews of your current application process. It won't make the hiring decision for you or replace other methods of assessing a candidate, such as peer interviews or background checks.
Know Thy Hire® is an intelligent interviewing system that helps you go beyond stock questions and answers. Intelligent interviewing uses a 3-step process that provides you with a surgically precise line of questioning for each unique candidate. Applicants can’t “study in advance” for these questions and there is no set of “pat answers.” Instead, you’ll be able to look deep into a candidate’s character, mindset, attitudes and behavior to decide if he or she is a good fit for a particular opening within your unique organizational culture. It’s fast, easy to use and remarkably revealing.
The Benefits of Working with Anselm Group
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Hiring and promoting can be a complex, expensive and time-consuming process. The more important the role, the higher the risk for your organization. We can help you can speed up that process, helping you identify higher-quality candidates in less time.
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Just as important, we can help you look beneath the "surface impressions" of a candidate so you can evaluate their personality traits in a more in-depth way based on objective data and reliable baselines. These benefits accrue whether your hiring from outside your organization or promoting from within.
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To find out how Anselm Group and JobQ can help your organization, we invite you to request a free initial consultation by calling (269) 353-1898. Or you may click here now to send us an e-mail inquiry. Welcome!