1) Can they do the job?

and

2) Will they do the job?

Uses - When used in recruiting environments or in support of organizational development and reorganization, the Achiever® is geared for virtually any position level and has been used by hundreds of top organizations for over 40 years.  These tools, when properly used, measure intangible qualities of each candidate - qualities often difficult to determine and document in time-consuming interviews and traditional pre-screening processes, where both hiring manager and candidate can spend significant time and resources.

Administration - It is very simple to administer and as easy for applicant to take.  Applicants can complete the secure on-line assessment from any web accessible PC in approximately 45 to 60 minutes.  The results are instantaneously evaluated and ranked against previously established benchmarks and are accessible through a secure portal for authorized users to review.

The benchmarks are based on either the results of previously administered tests taken by a client’s highest performing and most successful employees in that position, or on our extensively validated industry database of the most talented people in that same position for that specific industry.  Using both validation methods also allows you to benchmark your best performers against the best performers in your industry.

Interpreting Results - Both hiring manager and candidate, as well as authorized HR staff, can receive feedback on the results of the assessment, which includes recommendations for personal development based on the particular position under consideration.  The results also include special behavioral-based interviewing questions, which are tailored to the individual candidate’s responses, for use by the hiring manager or HR staff in subsequent in-depth interviews.

Applying Results - The focus of resources is now on those top applicants who scored the highest, with hours of pre-screening and interviewing time avoided.  These saved hours can instead be dedicated to more comprehensive interviewing; more educated hiring decisions and ultimately result in greater retention of those who are hired.  Plus, the assessment tool provides invaluable insight into each applicant, enabling more strategic approaches to guide the overall recruitment process and an improved ability to determine cultural fit of the applicant before expensive hiring decisions are made.

An added benefit to all parties, should the candidate be hired, is the creation of a personal development guidance plan which can become the basis for long-term performance development as well as individual objectives and goal setting.

The primary focus during this specific application of our methodology is on hiring the best person for the job, with an improved ability to determine cultural fit, from the perspective of both the hiring manager and the candidate.

Additional Uses and Benefits - There are numerous other applications of this methodology and technology available to our clients as customized solutions tailored to their needs and internal processes.

Please contact us regarding how the following services can benefit your organization:

• Outplacement
• Team Building
• Training & Development
• Succession Planning
• Performance Management
• Organizational Development

Client List - Our client list includes a wide range of organizations including Toyota, Honeywell, G.E., McGraw Hill, the U.S. Army, Brinks Home Security, Cendant, and the Hard Rock Cafes, amongst many others.

How Does The Achiever® Work?                                                   Top

The Achiever® Assessment has been designed to be completed by an individual to create a profile based on the interrelationship of six Mental Aptitudes and ten Behavioral Attributes (Personality Dimensions).  It is then possible to compare a person's profile in both mental aptitudes and behavioral (personality) traits, to a Benchmark composite profile created from your organization's Top Performers in a job category or to a Benchmark composite profile derived from our comprehensive database of people who have proven to be successful in that job category.

The Achiever® and all of our derivative assessments are securely available to be completed online, with immediate results also available online, as desired.

The Achiever® report is widely used in the selection and/or training process to develop improved employee effectiveness, greater productivity and job satisfaction.

Six Mental Aptitudes are measured by The Achiever®:

• Mental Acuity - learning comprehension, judgment, reasoning and problem-solving ability
• Business Terms - knowledge of basic business terms
• Memory Recall - knowledge of current events as they relate to the job
• Vocabulary - general English vocabulary skills
• Numerical Perception - ability to handle numerically related tasks quickly and accurately
• Mechanical Interest - measures interest in the mechanical area

Ten Behavioral Attributes (Personality Dimensions) are measured by 'The Achiever':

• Energy - energy, drive, tension and stress levels
• Flexibility - integrity, reliability, dependability and work ethics
• Organization - personal orientation to plan and utilize time wisely
• Communication - innate ability to meet and interact with people
• Emotional Development - ego, self-esteem, self-confidence and ability to handle pressure
• Assertiveness - strength and determination to get one's way
• Competitiveness - team orientation versus individualistic competitiveness
• Mental Toughness - psychological stamina to deal with life and job problems
• Questioning/Probing - instinct to question and probe rather than accepting things at face value
• Motivation - security-motivated or recognition, incentive and commission oriented

The Achiever® contains two validity scales to assess the accuracy of The Achiever® report:

• Distortion - frankness of the respondent as related to the statistical validity of the personality dimensions
• Equivocation - consistent decision-making of the respondent as it relates to the accuracy of the personality dimensions measured

The Achiever® Assessment generates the following comprehensive report:

• A Narrative Segment, which explains each aptitude and behavioral (personality dimension) attribute that is being assessed in the report, and how the individual has scored in each compared to the job benchmark.
• A Graphic Matrix comparing the individual's actual scores to the desirable Benchmarks for the job.  These Benchmarks may be derived for an individual company based on their own successful people in the job, based on the job description, or the person can be assessed against Candidate Resources' database of people who are successful in those jobs.
• A Leadership Analysis (optional) is created which identifies the person's strongest areas and those areas that the person could benefit from further development.  This section of the report is based on the following five elements of leadership:
  1. Planning
  2. Organizing
  3. Directing
  4. Staffing
  5. Controlling
• A Sales Analysis (optional) is created which identifies the person's strongest areas and those areas that the person could benefit from further development.  This section of the report is based on the following six elements of selling:
  1. Developing rapport
  2. Identifying a need or desire
  3. Presenting the product/service to fill
  4. Prospect's needs
  5. Dealing with objections
  6. Closing the sale
• A Personal Development Plan is compiled as a result of the overall assessment of the individual, comparing the aptitudes and behavioral traits required for the job to those successfully performing the job, and thus identifying those actions the individual can take, on a daily basis, suggested training, books they can read, etc., to become stronger and more effective in the overall job itself.
• Behavioral Interview Questions are created to assist the employer in the interview process.  Such questions are created as a result of the comparison of the assessment profile of the candidate being interviewed when compared to the requirements of the job. In addition, responses are provided to the interviewer to assist the interviewer in determining what one might look for from the candidate in relation to the person's linkage or non-linkage to the job requirements.

If you would like to learn more about how to apply these valuable tools to improving and better managing your talent acquisition and organizational development, please contact us today.

The Achiever® - Client Benefits Summary

What The Achiever® Can Do For You

• Saves time and related costs
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• Improves efficiency
  • Cuts through voluminous applicant response and submittals
  • Conducts mass applicant evaluations automatically based on pre-screening questions and criteria customized to each job, job class or family
  • Available to applicants via the internet - 24/7
  • Available to our clients for review, scoring and interpretation - 24/7
  • Available for delivery and administration through other mediums if internet not an option
  • Can be directly administered with client personnel trained to administer and interpret results
  • Eliminates hours of phone work and unnecessary interviewing time
  • Eliminates the need to wade through and maintain a paper-intensive system
• Provides recruitment and development tools
  • Establishes invaluable insight into every applicant on multiple levels
  • Establishes a framework to recruit within, brings consistency to overall search process
  • Generates behavior-oriented interview questions specific to the strengths and weaknesses of the applicant
  • Generates personal development agenda for employees based on the individual’s scores in comparison to the job criteria
  • Establishes a central location and repository for applicant tracking and feedback
  • Can handle multiple locations
  • Can be incorporated into your career site, major job posting boards and HRIS systems
• Facilitates Regulatory Compliance and Audit Support
  • Can provide EEOC reporting support
  • Meets all legal and governmental requirements and guidelines
  • Provides legal, comprehensive and defensible applicant tracking and recruitment criteria
  • Incorporates “Applicant versus Job-Seeker” differentiation, reporting, audits
• Has multiple internal applications:
  • Recruitment
  • Staffing & Organizational Development
  • Training & Development
  • Performance Management
  • Succession Planning
• Widely recognized and validated
• Established and globally recognized
• Developed and supported through a successful and stable company of over 40 years
• In use at leading private and public corporations and governments in US and Internationally

TalentCare Group is pleased to offer expanded consulting services and support in conjunction with the Achiever® and the extensive suite of derivative products and services that are now available to improve the performance of your organization.
 
If you would like to learn more about how to apply these valuable tools to improving and better managing your talent acquisition and organizational development, please contact us today.

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