I recently began sessions with a motion therapist who is a proponent of the Egoscue Method. The premise here is that before embarking on an exercise program, you first must ensure that your body is properly aligned. Shoulders, hips, knees and ankles must all be in alignment the way nature intended, in a straight line. […]
Reducing Unconscious Bias in Hiring and Selection
Tags: bias, employee assessments, hiring, hiring and selection, hiring managers, identifying top employees, Job Fit, judgement, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, unconscious bias
It’s easy to rely on past experiences, beliefs, and instincts to make speedy hiring and selection decisions, but all three are one-way tickets for unconscious bias to enter your organization. The fact that unconscious bias is called “unconscious” is significant. These biases are deeply embedded in even the smallest everyday actions making them difficult to […]
Nurturing Leadership: Creating a Safe Haven for Employee Growth
Tags: be a better leader, coaching, developing employees, employee assessments, employee growth, leadership, leadership qualities, leadership skills, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, PXT Select Leadership Report, PXT Select Talent Management System, talent management, Talent Management System
In the dynamic landscape of modern workplaces, leadership plays a pivotal role in fostering an environment where employees can thrive, grow, and feel safe. A safe space is not just a physical concept; it encompasses emotional, psychological and professional aspects. In this blog, we will explore the significance of leadership in cultivating a safe haven […]
2022 PXT Select Assessment Annual Report
Tags: annual report, employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, Job Fit, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, recruiting, talent management
John Wiley and Sons, the parent company of Profiles Incorporated, has recently released the 2022 PXT Select Assessment annual report. We believe that fully understanding how people think and work will guide hiring managers to make the best decisions and in turn, create high performing work cultures. With the unemployment rate at a historical low […]
The Power of Using Data in the Hiring Process
Tags: behavioral traits, cognitive abilities, data, employee assessments, hiring, Hiring Process, identifying top employees, Job Fit, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment
Hiring managers strive to ensure their hiring process is fair and structured but are too often surprised by messier outcomes than expected. The same survey found that: Relying so heavily on instinct tends to crowd out other insights that truly do lead to better hires. Too much emphasis on instinct means too little consistency and […]
The Science Behind the PXT Select Assessment and Talent Management System
Tags: developing employees, employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, Job Fit, On-boarding, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, talent management
Today’s hiring environment is quite exuberant! Although the tech sector is currently experiencing a wave of layoffs, it represents a very small percentage overall. Then, in contrast, there are many other industries hiring at a furious rate. This results in intense competition for top talent. At Profiles, Inc. we have noticed a significant increase in […]
Measure Cognitive Abilities When Building a Successful Sales Force
Tags: cognitive, cognitive abilities, employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, Job Fit, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, recruiting, sales assessments
As our clients are kicking off the new year with intentions of expanding their sales force, we are having conversations with the sales leaders to really assess their total needs. The Profiles Incorporated assessment technology to support recruiting efforts is the PXT Select. When we discuss this cutting-edge recruiting tool and how it measures an […]
Enhance Your Talent Acquisition Efforts with PXT Select Assessments
Tags: employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, Job Fit, On-boarding, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, recruiting, talent acquisition, talent management
Recently, I was listening to an interview with 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa. She was discussing the impact of social media on our society. Basically, she is saying that social media has been instrumental in fracturing society because it creates a forum where facts that are not true can be shared over and […]
Develop Strong Leaders Using Two Exceptional Assessment Tools
Tags: 360 degree feedback, be a better leader, behaviors, developing employees, employee assessments, employee engagement, leadership, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Profiles Checkpoint 360, pxt select
As the end of the year approaches, we are noticing a trend in our clients using the Profiles PXT Select and Checkpoint 360 assessments in tandem with each other. Companies are assessing the state of their leadership teams to really understand the ability to execute their key strategies in these challenging low unemployment, high interest […]
Sales Leaders, Do Not Make This Hiring Mistake!
Tags: be a better sales person, developing employees, employee assessments, employee interests, hiring, hiring from within, hiring sales people, identifying top employees, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, recruiting, sales assessments, talent management
As we close out the month of October, many organizations are making final sales force decisions to set their company up for revenue growth in 2023. With the unemployment rate at a 40-year low of 3.5%, as sales leaders explore their recruiting options they are finding it very difficult to find talented, experienced sales people. […]
Optimize Team Culture and Performance Using PXT Select
Tags: behavioral traits, behaviors, Coaching Report, developing employees, employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment
Recently I was speaking with one of our new customers and the topic of culture came up. This young company was having a difficult time defining and articulating theirs. As our discussion continued it became apparent that the people working within this culture, individually, had different definitions of it. Some thought culture would be defined […]
A PXT Success Story
Tags: developing employees, employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, On-boarding, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, recruiting
Hospital Improves Hiring, Placement, and Retention of Nurses, Using PXT Select™ Assessments ABOUT THE CLIENT This organization has been in the business of operating hospitals for well over a century and is a multi-billion-dollar healthcare operation. Spread over several western states, this client has over 100 clinics and several regional hospitals, including over 15,000 employees […]
Profiles XT Assessment Upgraded to the PXT Select
Tags: employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, recruiting, talent management
Roughly 4 million people a month for the past year, have been leaving their current jobs and looking for new opportunities. Never has it been more important for organizations to consider optimizing their hiring practices. The “Great Resignation” is still churning around us. At Profiles, Incorporated, we work with our clients to optimize their ability […]
PXT Select: Create a Candidate Users Guide For Better Recruiting Decisions
Tags: developing employees, employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, recruiting
Upfront information is a game changer. How many times have you experienced the anxiety of a change in the workplace? This could come in the form of a promotion, transfer, getting a new job, or even a new boss. It is an uncomfortable, but generally unavoidable part of taking on new career opportunities. Part of […]
Using the Talent Management System to Optimize Your Hiring Efforts
Tags: developing employees, employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, On-boarding, pxt select, recruiting, talent management
Here at Profiles Incorporated, we have over 30 years of experience helping clients take advantage of the various aspects of the Profiles Talent Management System. There are hundreds of “assessments” in the marketplace, but most of those are “personality tests”. They simply tell you what a person’s style and personality will be like at any […]
Three Key Considerations When Promoting a Sales Person to a Leadership Role
Tags: be a better leader, developing employees, employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, leadership competencies, leadership qualities, pxt select, sales assessments
Over the past month we have had a number of conversations with sales managers. As we come out of the pandemic, they are expanding their sales force to meet increased demand, which in turn, requires increasing the number of sales managers. Focusing on the sales manager component, many companies would prefer to promote from within. […]
Interview Questions to Help You Find That Star Employee
Tags: behaviors, employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, interview questions, pxt select
Today’s hiring managers have their work cut out for them. People are leaving the workforce at record rates, and many are in no rush to return. No industry or position is immune. Good candidates are often scarce. With employee retention a concern for any organization, accuracy is at a premium. You simply cannot afford mis-hires. […]
How Job Fit is Crucial to Successful Hiring
Tags: behaviors, employee assessments, Great Resignation, hiring, hiring managers, identifying top employees, Job Fit, pxt select, resignations, team engagement
Every day we read in the news and on social media about the “Great Resignation”. In 2021 over 40,000 people resigned from their jobs, with more than 4,000 of them taking place in November of that year. Employee engagement, defined as the level of enthusiasm and dedication a worker feels towards their job, is between […]
3 Leadership Traits to Exhibit in 2022 and Beyond
Tags: be a better leader, coaching, employee assessments, leadership qualities, pxt select, talent management
The disruptions since the start of the pandemic have turned out to be longer lasting than first anticipated. We haven’t gone back to the “old normal” as many are still working from home, conferences are taking place remotely (if at all), supply chain issues continue, and the health care system in many places is under […]
3 Practical Ideas to Optimize Your Organization’s Succession Planning Efforts
Tags: coaching, developing employees, employee assessments, leadership, pxt select, succession development, succession planning, talent management
Succession planning is an integral part of the talent management process. It provides a way to identify key roles, people with the right skills and high potential and key positions that may need filling in a short space of time. Many of the executives we speak with express concern about their company’s lack of bench strength. […]
Are Poor Customer Service Experiences Hurting Your Bottom Line?
Tags: behavioral traits, behaviors, customer service, developing employees, employee assessments, hiring, On-boarding, pxt select
At Profiles, Inc. we have noticed a dramatic increase in the number of organizations hiring customer service personnel. This surge appears to be driven by a number of factors. One reason for the increased need is due to the higher number of people working from home and their off-site, online support requirements. Also, historically there […]
Hiring the Best Sales Talent: Self-Awareness is a Key Skill
Tags: be a better sales person, behaviors, developing high performance employees, employee assessments, hiring, Key skills, pxt select, sales assessments, Self Awareness
I have been a sales leader for over 30 years with the goal of hiring the best, most talented sales people. It has become apparent to me that a key must-have skill that determines high performance is self-awareness. A quote from a 2014 Harvard Business Review article by Muriel Wilkens really captures the essence of […]
Critical Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring or Building a Sales Team
Tags: behaviors, coaching, developing high performance employees, employee assessments, hiring, identifying top employees, leadership qualities, On-boarding, pxt select, sales assessments
Sales is the lifeblood of any business. The magnitude of an organization’s success has a direct correlation to the execution of quality sales. Therefore, you want sales to be scalable and predictable. Often you hear sales referred to as an “art form”, but art is not scalable or predictable. Here are 2 key mistakes we […]
Determining Key Behaviors with the PXT Select Coaching Report
Tags: be a better leader, behaviors, coaching, Coaching Report, decisiveness, developing employees, developing high performance employees, employee assessments, judgement, On-boarding, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment
At Profiles Incorporated we understand the impact of knowing your employees well and the importance of a fine-tuned recruiting program that is focused on selecting the right employee for the right job. Enter, the PXT Select Assessment. The PXT Select is a talent management system designed to allow hiring managers to optimize their leadership efforts […]
Do You Trust a Stranger More Than Your Own Boss?
Tags: be a better leader, behaviors, coaching, Compatability, employee assessments, hiring, leadership competencies, leadership qualities, pxt select, team engagement, Trust, workplace
The compatibility between managers and their employees is critical. Oftentimes the chemistry and personal fit is overlooked in the hiring process and when people end up leaving, they don’t typically quit the company they work for, they quit their boss. There is certainly no shortage of leadership advice available at your fingertips with a simple […]