The Profiles Incorporated PXT Select™ Talent Management System is a comprehensive suite of assessment tools all utilizing similar language, designed to enhance your organization’s hiring, development, and retention strategies. By leveraging data-driven insights, it enables you to make informed decisions throughout the employee lifecycle. Key components of this system include the PXT Select Step One […]
Profiles PXT Select Facts = Truth = Trust
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 […]
Increase Employee Retention Using the PXT Select Portfolio
Tags: be a better leader, developing employees, employee assessments, employee engagement, employee retention, leadership, Profiles Checkpoint 360, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, retention, talent management, team engagement
As we step into the 4th quarter of 2023 there is a noticeable uptick in the number of inquiries received for our Profiles Incorporated PXT Select product portfolio. This wide-ranging portfolio includes the PXT Select Talent Management assessment and the PXT Select Leadership Development technology, Checkpoint 360. Over the past month I have had several […]
The Key Behavior That Separates True “A” Sales Talent from All Others
Tags: be a better sales person, behavioral traits, behaviors, decisiveness, hiring, judgement, keys to decision making, pxt select, PXT Select Assessment, sales, sales assessments, sales talent, talent management
I am recalling a conversation I was having as VP of Sales with our CFO who also wore the Human Resource hat with a young, venture capital backed, market development oriented, start up organization. We were discussing the need to hire the best sales talent, or “A” talent, that we possibly could. This conversation begged […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Do You Remember Milli Vanilli?
Tags: 4 branches of emotional intelligence, be a better leader, customer service, developing employees, emotional intelligence, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, talent management
Do you remember Milli Vanilli? I know, blast from the past. They were a pop-artist group from the late 80’s and early 90’s with popular songs like “Blame it on the Rain” and “Girl, You Know it’s True”. They were not only made famous by those songs, but by a much more powerful fact: they […]
Team Building Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs
Tags: be a better sales person, managing independent employees, talent management, team building tips
“Stop selling. Start helping.” – Zig Ziglar Sales representatives are the people who represent a company and sell the products or services that the organization offers. The job of a sales rep can vary greatly depending on the organization and types of products and services they sell; however, sales reps are often considered some of the […]
How to Execute with any Audience with Accommodating
Tags: employee assessments, managing difficult employees, managing independent employees, talent management, team building tips, team engagement
By analyzing a real world example of a Profiles Sales Assessment Concurrent Performance Model Overview, we’ve shown over the last few articles how a company would utilize the data from our Profile Leadership tools to OPTIMIZE team interactions. To get more resources for executing assessments, read our case studies or lean more about our consulting […]
How to Execute with ANY Audience with Manageability
Tags: coaching, developing employees, employee assessments, leadership qualities, managing difficult employees, managing independent employees, sales assessments, talent management, team building tips
As we continue our series of blog posts that focus on sections of a real world example of a Profiles Sales Assessment Concurrent Performance Model Overview, we hope that you’re gaining a better perspective on how to execute an assessment. If not, we offer personalized consulting services to support the assessment results of your employees. […]
2 Critical Questions to Ask for Effective Succession Planning
Tags: succession planning, talent management
Succession planning is often misunderstood or undervalued in the workplace. According to Talent Management magazine, about 70 percent of companies say they participate in some form of succession planning. However, 62 percent also report having too few candidates for organizational needs, and a third of organizations report no succession plan at all. These numbers are […]