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PROFILE:MATCH™

BEYOND PSYCHOMETRICS

a new generation of HR assessments

PROFILE:MATCH™

PROFILE:MATCH™

COMPETENCY METRICS Introduction

WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT PROFILE:MATCH™? it goes beyond psychometrics

PROFILE:MATCH™ is designed to put the power of psychometric assessment into the hands of the decision makers. It achieves this by taking care of all the interpretation of personality assessment for you and delivering the findings that you would expect from the most experienced of business psychologists and HR consultants. PROFILE:MATCH™ is the pre-eminent expert system in this field.

Drawing from decades of research, it puts all the capability of state of the art personality assessment and expert interpretation at your disposal.

PROFILE:MATCH™ is the answer to the question ‘what is the future for psychometric assessment?’

PROFILE:MATCH™ has been designed at PCL by people who have been at the forefront of online assessment since it was first introduced. We are now at the tail end of ‘first generation’ internet psychometrics in which paper and pencil was simply replaced by web pages. Backed by almost a decade of internet assessment experience, PROFILE:MATCH™ exploits the power of the internet to introduce this innovative, flexible, responsive new wave of easy access assessment utilities.

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job analysis

succession planning

personal development

team building

HOW IT DELIVERS tailored assessment - specific answers to specific questions

PROFILE:MATCH™ offers almost infinite flexibility. Rather than using the same questionnaire for every role, PROFILE:MATCH™ allows you to highlight the specific characteristics that underpin high performance.

competency library

For each role you make your selection from the PROFILE:MATCH™ competency library by clicking menu items to target key competencies. Each questionnaire configured in this way is saved for future use.

job analysis

For assistance in deciding which competencies are the key to high performance the PROFILE:MATCH™ Job Analysis Survey (JAS) is there to help you – and it's FREE to all registered PROFILE:MATCH™users.

‘behind the scenes’ psychometrics

Over the past decade, consensus has replaced argument in the field of personality assessment. The power unit within PROFILE:MATCH™ is the now widely acclaimed Five Factor Model (FFM).

the language of competencies

PROFILE:MATCH™ abandons the language of personality traits and scales. All your dealings with this system are in the everyday language of workplace competencies.

powerful, fair and 100% consistent

Personality profile interpretation is subject to variability in experience and expertise. PROFILE:MATCH™ ensures 100% consistency, taking care of interpretation via the accessible language of competencies.

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SELECTION PROFILE:MATCH® Findingdriven the bestsystem match puts YOU in control menu HOW DOES PROFILE:MATCH™ HELP IN SELECTION? by targeting performance

PROFILE:MATCH™ provides assessments that are tailored to the requirements of the job. Unlike most assessment systems, the predictive power of PROFILE:MATCH™ comes from ‘behind the scenes’ psychometrics in the form of an item bank from which customised questionnaires are built specifically for each role.

by mapping personality to competencies chosen by you

The power of PROFILE:MATCH™ is that it transforms personality assessments into ratings of potential for a library of workplace competencies. Personality has a fundamental impact on job performance; whether someone is outgoing or shy, risk-taking or cautious, passionate or unemotional will, ultimately, affect their suitability for particular kinds of employment.

by relating this to job match

PROFILE:MATCH™ assessment indicates to what extent an applicant’s natural temperament is suited to the requirements of the job, and to what extent they might need to moderate, control or develop their natural temperament in order to succeed in that role.

by using algorithms defined by experts

PROFILE:MATCH™ uses mathematical algorithms to map the complex relationships between personality and job competencies. The finely graduated competency ratings from PROFILE:MATCH™ help you to identify the strengths and limitations of each candidate, and to probe issues face to face using the interview guide.

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HOW IT WORKS

The simple menu driven system enables you to set up tailored online assessments that deliver candidate reports addressing the specific competencies required for success.

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Select the competencies to be assessed from the PROFILE:MATCH™ Competency Library.

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When you save your competency selection you will be emailed the test instructions to

forward to your candidates.

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Reports are delivered to your inbox as each candidate completes their questionnaire.

SELECTION REPORT OPTIONS

- go to our website for free sample reports

1. candidate report

PROFILE:MATCH™ Candidate Reports describe how well a candidate meets the selection criteria, providing: A. an overall competency profile with precise competency ratings, B. a one page graphic and narrative report for each competency, and C. an Interview Guide identifying topics that need to be clarified.

2. feedback report

This is an optional summary narrative report for job candidates.

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PROFILE:MATCH™ JOB ANALYSIS

Identifying the essentials

HOW DOES PROFILE:MATCH™ JOB ANALYSIS HELP? by telling you what you should be looking for

If you want to find something you have to know what you’re looking for. The Job Analysis Survey (JAS) - an integral part of PROFILE:MATCH™ - helps you to identify the essential competencies that underpin high performance.

by supporting good people decisions

To make good hiring decisions, it is necessary to know which are the key ‘must have’ competencies.

Selection processes become a lottery when hiring managers are unclear what exactly they are looking for; which personal characteristics are really essential, which are desirable, and which are incompatible with high performance. The immediate pragmatic approach is to sample the views of those that know the job well. The Job Analysis Survey (JAS) allows you to gather information about any job from the people who know it best - HR professionals, managers, supervisors, or people with past or current experience in that role.

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HOW IT WORKS 1.

You set up a JAS by entering the job title and the name of the organisation, and setting a

closing date for survey completion. Then you give your survey a name, and save your JAS. 2.

PROFILE:MATCH™ emails you instructions about how to take part in the online survey,

which you forward to each participant.

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When all the survey results are in, PROFILE:MATCH™ collates all your results and

identifies key competencies for that role.

JOB ANALYSIS REPORT OPTIONS

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1. total sample job analysis reports

PROFILE:MATCH™ can analyse responses to the JAS from all raters to identify the competencies that are considered most essential for success. In the JAS Report all the competencies from the PROFILE:MATCH™ competency library will be listed in order of priority for the role in question, and indexed to show the relative importance of each.

2. selected group job analysis reports

PROFILE:MATCH™ can also collate and analyse JAS responses from any subgroup of raters you choose. This enables you to compare the ratings of different subgroups - managers, supervisors, incumbents etc.

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Maximising talent

HOW DOES PROFILE:MATCH™ HELP PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT? by enabling individuals and organisations to maximise talent

Maximise employee talent and benefit the organisation (through improved retention and performance) and the individual (through improved motivation and fulfilment). The PROFILE:MATCH™ Personal Development Report tracks down potential and develops insights that enhance performance and career success.

by identifying personal development needs

PROFILE:MATCH™ can generate a Personal Development Report based on appropriate and relevant competencies selected by you. This report identifies potential as well as areas for development, giving insights that can help the individual to improve performance and plan appropriately for career success. Recipients are encouraged to engage with the findings of the report, to think through their current self-perceptions and to consider where these should be reviewed or adjusted. Once selfawareness has been increased, the report’s suggestions will be either confirmed or disconfirmed by future life experiences, establishing a deeper understanding and revised expectations.

by creating personal development plans

MATCH:UP™ is a structured online coaching programme and personal development planning tool that uses the findings in the PROFILE:MATCH™ Personal Development Report. It offers the opportunity to improve competencies and interpersonal performance, building on the sound foundation of informed self-awareness. In today’s constantly and rapidly changing world we all face the need to step up to new challenges. MATCH:UP™ provides a unique action plan to harness the most positive aspects of personality and to manage others in accordance with desired development goals.

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HOW IT WORKS 1.

Select the competencies to be addressed by this assessment from the PROFILE: MATCH™ Competency Library.

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When you save your competency selection you will be emailed the test instructions to

forward to the individual(s) concerned.

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OPTIONAL - The individual registers with MATCH:UP™, the online structured coaching programme

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT OPTIONS - go to our website for free sample reports

1. personal development report

This report provides a comprehensive picture of the individual's personality and considers the implications of this profile for aptitudes and competencies at work. It will permit a structured review of current understanding of strengths and limitations and give an additional competencybased perspective; this enables individuals to plan a realistic and attainable path for future personal development. Each page provides opportunities for the individual to reflect on the strengths and limitations suggested by the assessment. The aim is to loosen entrenched views about oneself and to take on board the implications of the assessment as alternative opinions or hypotheses. For a structured approach to personal development use the PROFILE:MATCH™ Personal Development Report with the MATCH:UP™ planning tool.

2. MATCH:UPTM

MATCH:UP™ integrates findings from the Personal Development Report to produce a step by step personal development plan for the individual. There are four parts to MATCH:UP™: Part 1: Goal Setting Part 3: Clearing the Decks Part 2: Strategy Part 4: Implementation

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PROFILE:MATCH™ 360o FEEDBACK

Learning from others

HOW DOES PROFILE:MATCH™ 3600 HELP ? by delivering multi-rater assessments of relevant competencies

Set up 3600 assessments to achieve a multi-perspective feedback tailored to the competencies underpinning high performance. Increase the utility of performance appraisals by ensuring contributions from very different viewpoints and a variety of working relationships between assessors and the individuals being assessed. To create a PROFILE:MATCH™ 3600 appraisal you identify the key competencies that are essential for success in that particular role. You can use the PROFILE:MATCH™ Job Analysis Survey to involve others in establishing these priorities.

Line managers, peers, direct reports are then able to complete their own PROFILE:MATCH™ questionnaires online, as does the individual being assessed. The PROFILE:MATCH™ system then collates and analyses these different perspectives and 3600 Feedback Reports are delivered to your inbox.

online, easy access, flexible system

PROFILE:MATCH™ 3600 is a fully automated system that handles all essential email communication between participants. If appropriate, candidates can select their own assessors from amongst peers and direct reports. Progress at every stage can be followed using the management console within PROFILE:MATCH™ that monitors each activity as the appraisal progresses.

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HOW IT WORKS 1.

Select the competencies to be addressed by this 3600 assessment from the PROFILE:

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MATCH™ Competency Library.

From the options presented, you will select your preferences for the way this 3600 event is to be managed (e.g. adding supplementary questions, or deciding whether candidates should select their own 3600 assessors).

As soon as you save your 3600 configuration you are emailed the instructions to forward to the individuals concerned.

360 0 REPORT OPTIONS

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360 0 feedback report

A PROFILE:MATCH™ 3600 assessment is based on the key competencies for any role. In this approach, an individual’s competency potential rating is compared to the behaviour ratings of their line manager, their peers, direct report, customers or clients. This all round perspective provides a particularly robust assessment, and a sound basis for reviews, appraisals and personal development.

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innovative assessment from pcl how to find out more about PROFILE:MATCH™

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