Professional Advantage was founded in 2000 . In 2002 we became a Strategic Business Partner with Profiles International, Inc. and in 2014, Wiley acquired Profiles International. With the combined expertise and several years of research and testing, Wiley introduced the most effective and powerful employment assessment in the world today, the PXT Select™. We are a PXT Select™ Authorized Partner. We help organizations worldwide to create high performing workforces through a scientifically validated understanding of their employees. Our suite of solutions provides organizations of all sizes with accurate, objective and reliable data so they can confidently hire, manage and retain productive employees. Our smallest client has 5 people and our largest has several thousand. They both enjoy the same professional service.
Probably all of us hope every hire will be with us forever, and we will never have to replace them. I believe the closest we can come to making that reality is by using tools like those offered by Richard Stuckey of Professional Advantage, Inc. He has my highest recommendation.
We have used the assessments provided from Professional Advantage for several years and we have been very pleased with our return on investment. Their solutions have proven not to be a cost but rather a revenue generator.
We have been very pleased with the results obtained from Professional Advantage and we would recommend anyone to use their solutions to insure you are placing the right person in the right job.
When you consider the positive impact on your bottom line after you have selected a very good person to represent you company to the buying public, the products offered by Professional Advantage are an inexpensive addition to our personnel selection process.
Richard provides a number of assessments and services that are the best I've ever seen in terms of pre hire skills and attributes measurement as well as post hire strategies for management. I have taken more assessments that I can count in my professional career and have never felt that one was as accurate and helpful as the assessment Richard did
PXT Select™ helps organizations make the very human decisions about hiring simpler and smarter. This online assessment measures a candidates thinking style, behaviour and interests, three areas that impact an individual's approach to situations in the workplace.PXT Select™offers a suite of reports that enhance selection, onboarding and development within an organization. Whether you have a new hire or an employee who has been with the company 10 years,can help keep that person feel engaged, energized and excited to come to work.
Step One Survey II®, a pre-hire assessment tool only, is scientifically designed assessment tool that evaluates job applicants for integrity, substance abuse, reliability and work ethic. This assessment provides information to the hiring manager where they can make better hiring decisions. With this survey, you will hire more honest, dependable, hard-working, and drug free employees which also leads to gains in productivity, improved company morale and increased profits.
The CheckPoint360°™ is a leadership assessment used primarily to evaluate the effectiveness ofyour managers and leaders. This survey combines feedback from direct reports, peers, supervisors, and even customers, with a personalized program for developing specific leadership skills based on that feedback. This process highlights a manager’s job performance in eight Universal Management Competencies: communication, leadership, adaptability, relationships, task management,production, development of others, and personal development.The 360 helps managers identify and prioritize their own development opportunities, and helps the organization to better focus on management training. It also proactively uncovers misaligned priorities between senior executives and front-line managers by spotlighting management issues that could lead to low employee productivity, morale, satisfaction, and turnover.
Delivering a negative customer service experience can potentially destroy your organization's reputation. So, how do you meet your customers' needs, win their loyalty and differentiate your organization from your competitor? The Customer Service Profile assessment provides information that you can use to attract and develop people with the traits and skills to excel in customer service roles. The assessment helps companies maximize their brand recognition and minimize the cost of bad hires.
Want to make an impact in your company? With the PXT Select™ Expert Practitioner Certification, you can become your organization’s PXT Select expert advisor by learning how to utilize and implement this powerful solution to help you select, onboard, coach and develop your employees to perform their jobs successfully. This certification is the best resource for gaining foundational knowledge and practical experience to implement PXT Select in your organization.
Our online 3-week course gives you the flexibility of self-paced learning paired with a live virtual classroom experience designed to build your confidence and competence in using PXT Select in your organization. Upon successful completion of the program, you will receive the credential of PXT Select Certified Practitioner. Certified Practitioners who are also SHRM credential-holders also have the opportunity to earn 12 professional development credits (PDC) from the Society for Human Resource Management.
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