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!