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IntroducingProfiles Skill Tests (PST)
Why Profiles Skills Tests?• Skill Fit• Clerical Abilities• Computer Skills• Bookkeeping, Accounting• Call Center• Medical• Light Industrial
•Applicant Tracking•Profiles Assessment Center•Profiles Client Resource Center
•Job Fit•Team Fit•Engagement•Performance•Managerial Fit•Leadership Strength
Our Skills Test
Our Technology
Our Products
Skills Testing is Critical!• Over 50% of resumes contain bold faced lies!• Many people add fictitious computer skills as a
matter of course to their resumes• In a down job market, applicants are desperate
to meet every criteria of a job posting—even if they don’t have the skills
• Oftentimes a good interviewee can convince the interviewer that they have skills and experience that they just don’t have
• Skills tests are an inexpensive first screen
Profiles Skill Tests Product Portfolio
• Software• Accounting & Finance• Legal• Computer Literacy• Information Technology• Clerical Skills• Medical
• Retail• Staffing & HR• Call Center • Nursing• Basic Skills• Food Services• Industrial
Interactive Simulation allows the candidate to actually interact with what appears to be the software!
Software Skill Tests are Cutting Edge
If you can do it in Word, you can do it in a Profiles Skills Test!
Knowledge• “Linear” questions
– Multiple Choice– Fill-in-the-blank– Drag & Drop– True/False
• Can be customized by Profiles International on a Time & Materials basis
Case Study: NGO
• Non-Government Agency• Tremendous Bureaucracy• Issue
– Hiring Candidates Without Proper Clerical Skills– Policy – Once Hired, they must be kept for 18
months
• Costs of Issue– Salary alone:
• $54,000 per position• $9,720,000 per year
Solution• Based on Job
Descriptions, Selected 9 Tests– Word– Excel– Grammar– Spelling– Vocabulary– Math– Typing– Filing– Secretarial Skills
Short Benchmark Study
• Tested Internal Employees• Compared Against Candidates
• Set “Cut Score” at 65%
Proven Results: Microsoft Word
Results• Cut Score eliminated
bottom 1/3rd of candidates
• Demonstrated that all internal employees would make the cut
• Saved over $3M per year based on the number of bad hires
Bottom Line SavingsItem Before AfterNumber of Employees
1000 1000
Required new hires
18% 12%
Hourly Average Wage
$18 $18
Annual Cost of Bad Hires
$9,720,000 $6,480,000
What Did We Learn• Identify Key Skills required in the position up-
front based on job descriptions• Utilize several different skill tests to get a good
understanding of the individual skill sets• Utilizing Skill Testing decreased the number of
individuals requiring basic training• Skill Testing decreased the number of bad hires
Additional Benefits
• Your own company testing site• Ability to test on-site or via email link sent
to the candidate• Turnkey tests that cover hundreds of
topics• Easy to understand reporting
Your Testing Site
On Site
Via Email
Deliver Tests On-Site or Via eMail
Over Four Pages of Turnkey Tests are
Available!
Comprehensive List of Turnkey Tests
Easy to Understand
Reporting that Details Every
Question!
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