The document discusses using pre-hire testing to improve organizational performance by reducing the costs of bad hires. It outlines the true costs of a bad hire, which can include lost productivity, expenses associated with recruiting and training replacement workers, and impacts on employee morale. The presentation then argues that pre-hire testing can help lower the risks of a bad hire by providing a more accurate assessment of a candidate's suitability for a position based on comparing their behavioral profile to that of successful employees in similar roles. Customizable pre-hire tests are positioned as helping hiring managers choose candidates that are the best fit for both the job and organizational culture.
2. Agenda
• About
Ap.tude
Analy.cs
• Understanding
the
True
Cost
of
a
Bad
Hire
• A
Solu.on
–
Pre-‐Hire
Tes.ng
• The
Difference-‐
Customizability
&
Benchmarking
Explained
• Performance
Appraisal
&
Other
Tests
• Overview
3. Agenda
• About
Ap.tude
Analy.cs
• Understanding
the
True
Cost
of
a
Bad
Hire
• A
Solu.on
–
Pre-‐Hire
Tes.ng
• The
Difference-‐
Customizability
&
Benchmarking
Explained
• Performance
Appraisal
&
Other
Tests
• Overview
4. About
Ap.tude
Analy.cs
• Founded
in
2003
• Division
of
MAC
Venture
Group
–
Full-‐service
Management
Consul.ng
Company
• Mission:
Provide
hiring
managers
with
the
tools
to
systema.cally
and
cost
effec.vely
improve
their
odds
of
hiring
beVer
people,
lower
turnover,
and
coach
exis.ng
staff
to
improved
performances
• Psychometric
Assessments
• Ap.tude
Assessments
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5. Agenda
• About
Ap.tude
Analy.cs
• Understanding
the
True
Cost
of
a
Bad
Hire
• A
Solu.on
–
Pre-‐Hire
Tes.ng
• The
Difference-‐
Customizability
&
Benchmarking
Explained
• Performance
Appraisal
&
Other
Tests
6. The True Costs
of companies surveyed say that a bad
hire in the last year has cost them at
41% least $25,000
of companies surveyed say that a bad
hire in the last year has cost them at
25% least $50,000
7. But the costs go beyond just cash. The following are the direct and
indirect ways companies say they’ve paid for hiring the wrong employee
41% 37% 22%
Lost Worker Expense Due to Negative Impact
Productivity Recruiting and Training on Client Solutions
Another Worker
40% 36%
Lost Time Due to Negative Impact
Recruiting and Training on Employee Moral
Another Worker
8. Why Do Companies Hire Bad Employees?
According to the Careerbuilder Survey, companies hired bad employees because:
38% 36% 21% 11%
The company needed It just didn’t work out The company didn’t test or The company didn’t
to fill the position research the employee’s perform adequate
quickly skills well enough reference checks
9. Agenda
• About
Ap.tude
Analy.cs
• Understanding
the
True
Cost
of
a
Bad
Hire
• A
Solu.on
–
Pre-‐Hire
Tes.ng
• The
Difference-‐
Customizability
&
Benchmarking
Explained
• Performance
Appraisal
&
Other
Tests
• Overview
10. Tes.ng
Job
Candidates
–
an
Essen.al
Part
of
Responsible
Hiring
• A
lot
more
people
are
looking
for
work,
but
there
is
a
major
skills
shortage
-‐
qualified
people
are
hard
to
find
• Companies
cannot
afford
or
don’t
want
to
pay
expensive
recrui.ng
fees
• Massive
responsibility
for
Hiring
Manager
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11. How
do
you
know
what
you’re
ge]ng?
• Interview
the
real
person
–
not
a
projec.on
of
what
they
want
you
to
see
• Someone
may
look
great
on
paper,
ace
the
interview,
but
not
be
well-‐suited
for
the
job
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12. Pre-‐Hire
Tes.ng
Lowers
Risk
of
Making
a
Bad
Hire
• Reduces
overall
cost
by
preven.ng
bad
hires
• Reduce
turnover
rates
• Benefits
of
consistently
making
good
hires
– Decreased
Expenses
– Increase
Morale
– Stronger
Team
– BeVer
Internal
&
Client
Solu.ons
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13. Top
Performance
Is
Only
Achieved
When
All
the
Pieces
“Fit”
High
performing
teams
require
complimentary
skill
sets
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15. Agenda
• About
Ap.tude
Analy.cs
• Understanding
the
True
Cost
of
a
Bad
Hire
• A
Solu.on
–
Pre-‐Hire
Tes.ng
• The
Difference-‐
Customizability
&
Benchmarking
Explained
• Performance
Appraisal
&
Other
Tests
• Overview
16. What
Makes
Us
Different?
• Developed
by
Consultants,
for
Consultants
• Profiled
posi.ons
over
20+
years
• Compara.ve
Analysis
to
generate
Job
Suitability
Score
• Hiring/Appraisal
process
is
interac.ve
17. Complete
Customizability
• Every
posi.on
is
as
different
as
the
company
itself
• Our
reports
are
not
“one-‐size-‐fits-‐all”
• Work
directly
with
the
employer
to
determine
compara.ve
standards
• Relevant
quali.es
are
differen.ally
weighted
during
the
analysis
– score
represents
YOUR
needs
as
an
employer
• Report
price
levels
represent
level
of
job-‐specifica.on/
customiza.on
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18. Reports
Contain:
• Quan.ta.ve
Analysis
“How
did
they
score?”
– Job
Suitability
“Score”
+
accompanying
graph(s)
– Numeric
breakdown
of
behavioral
traits
as
compared
to
chosen
standard
• Qualita.ve
Analysis
“What
type
of
person
are
they?”
– Descrip.on
of
Personality
as
it
relates
to
job
– Guide
to
Communica.on
– Type
of
compensa.on
– Ideal
Environment/Areas
for
Improvement
19. Understand
the
Necessary
Variables
that
Underlie
Job
Suitability
• Candidate’s
behavioral
profile
-‐
good
match
between
person
and
posi.on?
• Candidate
compared
to
profile
of
successful
people
at
that
posi.on
• Compara.ve
Behavioral
Factors
include:
– Reliability
– Drive/Achievement
Orienta.on
– Task/Detail
Orienta.on
– Mo.va.onal
Orienta.on
– Sales
Ap.tude
• Other
Factors:
– Level
of
Educa.on
– #
Jobs
in
past
10
years
– #
Years
total
experience
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20. Benchmarking:
Systema.cally
Iden.fy
Proven
Winners
Success
Factor
Analysis
(SFA)
Prevue
• 50
+
Posi.on
Profiles
• Customized
Benchmark
– C-‐level
– JDS
Survey
– Sales
– Supervisory
Ø Based
on
hiring
manager
– Technical
input
– Clerical
–
Skilled
Trade
– Concurrent
• Choose
Key
Mo.va.onal
Traits
Ø Based
on
scores
of
current
– Results
Orienta.on
successful
employees
at
that
– Priori.zing/Planning
– AVen.on
to
Detail
posi.on
– Reliability
• Compares
13
Personality
Factors
• Level
of
Supervision
+
Abili.es,
Mo.va.on/Interests
– Heavy
à
None
• Ideal
for
very
specialized
posi.ons
• Ideal
for
Standard
C-‐Level
and
Sales
posi.ons
24. Selling
Skills
Index
• Sales
ap.tude
test
designed
for
single
use
or
in
conjunc.on
with
other
reports
• Test:
64
Sales
situa.ons
– Candidate
must
choose
most,
least
effec.ve
strategy
• Report
includes:
–
Training
Guide,
Graph
–
Competency
Overview
– Breakdown
of
Basic
and
Advanced
Sales
Strategies
– Ac.on/Training
Plan
– Interview
Guide
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25.
26. Agenda
• About
Ap.tude
Analy.cs
• Understanding
the
True
Cost
of
a
bad
hire
• A
Solu.on
–
Pre-‐Hire
Tes.ng
• Customizability
&
Benchmarking
• Performance
Appraisal
&
Other
Tests
• Overview
27. Performance
Development
Coach
Your
Staff
To
Be
Their
Best
• All
reports
can
be
modified
for
use
as
a
Performance
Development
report
for
exis.ng
employees
• Allow
managers
to
have
in-‐depth
understanding
of
their
employees
– Enable
more
efficient
communica.on
–
Set
reasonable
and
reliable
expecta.ons
• Facilitate
Performance
Reviews
28. Other
Reports
Leaning
&
Reasoning
Report
• Measures
Cogni.ve
Ability
-‐
General
Intelligence:
-‐
Working
with
Numbers
-‐
Working
with
Shapes
-‐
Working
with
Words
• Engineers,
Designers,
Technical
posi.ons
Reliability
Register
• Measures
reliability,
work
ethic,
and
response
to
supervision
• Recommended
for
jobs
with
high
turnover,
ethical
considera.ons
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32. Overview
• Bad
hires
are
costly
• Harder
to
find
the
right
people
• Pre-‐Hire
tes.ng
makes
the
process
easier
by
educa.ng
the
employer
about
the
candidate
• Psychometric
profiling
allows
for
systema.c
selec.on
of
work
force
• Custom
tes.ng
parameters
allow
company-‐specific
needs
to
be
filled
• Use
of
Performance
Appraisals
improves
rela.onship
with
exis.ng
employees