Increasing New Hire Productivity Self Development & Mentoring

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Increasing new hire productivity requires making sure the new employee can hit the ground and produce.  Behavioral assessment (sometimes referred to as “Psychometric Testing”) has become increasingly recognized as a valuable source of information when making hiring decision.

There is a wealth of data to demonstrate that using behavioral assessment in conjunction with sound, responsible recruitment methods reduces employee turnover, and it’s quickly becoming standard practice for many employers and recruiters.  But by and large behavioral assessments are not used properly.In addition, is it really worth the additional time and expense? In the current economic climate is behavioral assessment REALLY an essential for your next recruitment campaign?

The answer is:  YES with a CAVEAT towards Increasing New Hire Productivity

Increasing-New-Hire-ProductivityHere are three points why increasing new hire productivity works when behavioral assessments are used properly.  What is a general consensus among most companies is this usually involves a questionnaire that asks the candidate about their opinions, preferences and priorities.

Based on the results, and by comparing the answers against years and years of historical data and expert analysis, the individual’s attitudes and behaviors can be extrapolated.

Behavioral reports can include information such as preferred working environment, how they respond to tight deadlines, preferred management style, approach to selling, and much more.

If you’re skeptical, ask one of your employees – preferably one you’ve known for many years – to take an assessment. You’ll likely be surprised at just how inaccurate the results are.

1. Defining the Role Fit and Team Fit = Increasing New Hire Productivity

Figuring out exactly the kind of candidate you’re looking for and creating a job description to match can be a time-­‐consuming headache. But a simple survey of the stakeholders of the role (direct report, internal customers, the top employees already in that team the new hire will work within) can then be put into a Composite survey that will produce a detailed description of the ideal characteristics you’re looking for, many of which can be inserted straight into your job description.  There is virtually no scientific proof that performing a behavioral assessment of candidates alone will result in a “good hire”

To be successful in evaluating candidates and making the right hire so that increasing new hire productivity is the goal, once you know they fit the role in terms of tangible skills, education, and experience, but t,he fact that 46% of all new hires fail within the first 18 months, according to Leadership IQ, it is vitally important to measure the intangibles in the role fit and to assess the candidate’s impact on team dynamics.  And here is where so many Hiring Managers make a HUGE mistake.  The one-size-fits-all “corporate culture” is used to assess candidates across the board.  But the truth is that ALL teams are unique and EACH has their OWN CULTURE which may align in some ways with the corporate culture statement.  An accurate behavioral assessment of a potential candidate is when it is measured against  the team composite profile.  In particular, you need to measure

  • Values and Motivations and how the potential candidate’s views and needs impact  team dynamics
  • Relational Communications Traits – how the candidate is able to listen as well as sell his/her ideas to the team
  • Conflict Resolution Skills – many of post Baby Boomers were not taught this skills, so training is essential if hiring
  • Decision Making Traits –  can he/she make a valued fast decision or do they delay and waiver inconsistently?

2. Conducting Fewer Interviews

A resume or LinkedIn profile can somewhat tell you whether a person has the ideal qualifications and job history but usually it’s impossible to tell if a person has the right attitude and accomplishments until you interview them. Behavioral assessment done the right way, on the other hand, can provide you with that information in a fair and objective fashion. So if, for example, you have 7 candidates that look great on paper, a team fit and role fit scientifically based assessment can help you reduce that shortlist to a more manageable number, and leave you with a much faster interview process.

3. Customized Mentoring / Coaching = Increased New Hire Productivity

Quick assimilation – faster or rather increasing new hire productivity and longer retention.  It’s the goal for EVERY Hiring Manager.  An often overlooked feature of team fit and role fit profiles and behavioral assessments is its ability to tell you the training and management styles to use to get increased new hire productivity.  Getting your new recruit up to speed quickly and making them feel comfortable in the role is not only a time saver but it also reduces the expenses incurred through downtime.

We’ve already mentioned the fact that behavioral assessment reduces employee turnover, but have you ever stopped to consider just how expensive and time consuming it can be to  replace a bad hire?   Aside from the fact that you have to spend time and money, repeating the recruitment process all over again, you also have to repeat the expense of on-boarding and assimilation for the eventual replacement.

And it’s almost impossible to put a price on the potential for lost business and the reduced employee morale that occurs while the position remains vacant. Although prices vary quite a bit, the average cost of behavioral assessment is often far less than employers imagine. And any one of the above four points would more than justify the additional, modest investment.

But put these three elements together and you have a potential saving of time and money that represents tens of thousands of dollars.  Especially in consideration of reducing employee turnover.   So, the question is not whether you can afford to use behavioral assessment. The real question is…  Can you afford NOT to use behavioral assessment?

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