Onboarding

Integrating Employees – Help Them Hit the Ground Running

Many organizations spend a lot of time and effort attracting talent but do very little to help new hires successfully integrate into a new operating environment. Research shows that new employees at all levels are vulnerable in the first few months in a new job because they lack the in-depth knowledge of the challenges they will face. Creating momentum in the early days of a new job will increase the probability of success.

This stage of the OAP™ provides employees with information which can make an immediate impact on performance, helping them to “hit the ground running.”

You can now generate a development report for the individual so training can begin immediately and if the individual completed the Assess survey before being hired, they do NOT have to take the survey again.

The Assess Development Report identifies the traits that are likely to help/hinder the demonstration of competencies. This portion of the report provides an in-depth analysis of the candidate’s results, by competency.

The candidate’s score is shown by a blue circle. The “blue zone” indicates desirable ranges – when the circle falls within the blue zone (Assertiveness, Self-Reliance) the trait is likely to help the candidate demonstrate the competency and when the scores fall outside the blue zone, the traits are likely to hinder the demonstration of the competency. When scores fall outside the desirable range, Developmental suggestions are provided.

These reports contain developmental resources – activities, books to read, courses to take and an action planning guide to facilitate performance improvement.

ASSESS Development Report Overview (PDF) 

Team Effectiveness

If the existing team members have also completed Assess, a Team Effectiveness Plot can be generated. These reports can help new and existing team members determine collective strengths and development areas; identify how they can function better as a team and find a creative way to prevent or reduce conflict.

Group competency reports can also be run. These contain group competency averages as well as the top 10 developmental suggestions for the team, identifying opportunities for team-based training.

To learn more about Team Effectiveness and Group Summary Reports please visit our Team Effectiveness Page.

To learn more about how to help employees "hit the ground running" or how to improve team effectiveness, contact us.

SalesMax was designed and validated to help organizations identify and develop top performers in consultative sales roles.

SalesMax Delivers Results

• Candidates with top scores on SalesMax produce at 121% of average.
•  84% of poor performers are screened out using SalesMax.

What is SalesMax?

SalesMax is a state-of-the-art, web-based system that produces comprehensive reports to assist in the selection and development of professional sales people.

The SalesMax System provides immediate testing, evaluation and reporting from an internet connection.

What does SalesMax Measure?

Personality traits and sales knowledge that contribute to effectiveness in a sales role, specifically:

• Sales Personality - All are work-related traits that have direct applicability to sales positions.
• Sales Knowledge - Evaluates the candidate's understanding of effective behaviours and strategies at key stages of the sales cycle. The emphasis is on consultative and relationship-oriented sales.
• Sales Motivations - The relative strength of eight sources of personal motivation to help to manage and motivate the candidate, if hired.

Why Use SalesMax?

Hire Better Talent

Everyone has made hiring mistakes.

Use SalesMax to minimize poor hires and focus on hiring individuals with natural sales ability.

SalesMax Selection Reports provide the following information to help evaluate candidates:

• A Success Index - The probability of the candidate’s success in a sales role.
• A Personality Profile – Quickly shows you a summary of the candidate’s personality results.
• Sales Knowledge Results - Evaluates a candidate’s knowledge of effective strategies in key stages of the sales cycle.
• Motivations – Explains what matters to the candidate and what does not.
• Interview and Reference Probes - Helpful guides for the interviewer to pursue areas of potential weakness.
• Management Suggestions - Recommendations for how to manage candidate, if you choose to hire them.

Develop Your Current Sales Team Members

To assist in Development, the SalesMax Development Report provides:

• A Personality Profile – A quick summary that shows personality results.
• Interpretation - How specific personality factors help or hinder effectiveness.
• Sales Knowledge Results – Summary of sales knowledge scores –use low scores and targeted training for improvement.
• Motivations – Scores show the relative importance of motivators and how the candidate can get more of what they want from the job.
• Developmental Suggestions - Recommendations on how to close developmental gaps with specific resources.
• Developmental Action Plan Guide - Tips on building strengths and recognizing weaknesses.

To learn more about how SalesMax can help your organization please contact us.

 

Welcome to Optimal Assessments

Data-Informed^™ Hiring
Data-Informed^™ Coaching
Data-Informed^™ Talent Mapping

Optimal Assessments & Consulting is an authorized distributor of the Assess™  suite of on-line assessment tools. The Assess™ system ensures you hire the best people, get the most out of them and get them ready for future roles. The Assess™ tools have the highest level of workplace validation and apply to all major points within an employee lifecycle.

Our cutting edge assessment tools and unique process help measure individuals and teams against the success models to improve performance.

Define Success.....Measure.....Improve!

The Optimal Assessment Process™

Benefits of using the OAP™ (Optimal Assessment Process)

• Measure performance and target areas for improvement
• Improved hiring efficiencies
• Quick integration of new employees
• Targeted training
• Improved team effectiveness
• Increased objectivity in the succession planning process
• Enhanced coaching capability

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We invite you to email us at info@opt-assess.com for more information, or use the form below.

We are committed to respecting your privacy, and we do not and will not loan, rent, sell or otherwise provide your information to anyone for any purpose.

 

Optimal Assessments and Consulting provides our clients with the best assessment tools in the market, along with unique solutions to improve individual and team performance including executive coaching and leadership development, competency (success) modeling, and facilitation expertise.

Optimal Assessments and Consulting Inc. is a Canadian distributor of Assess Systems. We provide our clients with knowledge and training for state-of-the art assessment tools, which provide the following benefits:

• Ability to measure performance and target areas for improvement at both the individual and team level
• Clarity of expectations and focus for employees
• Improved hiring efficiencies based on fit with success model and your existing team
• Quicker integration of new employees
• Targeted training and employee development
• Improved team effectiveness and dynamics
• Increased objectivity in the succession planning process
• Enhanced coaching capability

To learn more about our unique process please visit our home page which describes our proprietary Optimal Assessment Process™ of employee engagement.

We are committed to ensuring our clients receive comprehensive certification and the best follow up service. We ensure that everyone who gets trained can quickly begin delivering value to their organizations or clients.