Primary Use – Selection for entry level salaried, professional positions
Assessment Type  – Mix of competency, personality, biodata
Job Level – Entry level salaried, professional positions
Number of Items – 120
Estimated Time – 40 minutes (timed)
Administration Format – Proctored or Unproctored

The Professional Career Battery (PCB) helps accelerate and improve hiring by quickly identifying individuals who possess the profile critical for professional success in today’s demanding environment. The PCB can be used as part of a process for hiring new professionals or as a way to place current employees into new or existing professional roles. 

Roles for which the PCB has been successfully validated and deployed include (but are not limited to) Project Managers, IT Professionals, HR Professionals, Engineers, Account Managers, Analysts, Accountants, Consultants, Writers, Editors, and Researchers.

The PCB incorporates three measurement categories:

• Making Effective Judgments and Decisions,
• Managing Self and Getting Along with Others,
• Demonstrating Personal Competence.

The assessment has a maximum time limit of 75 minutes but typically takes 35 – 40 minutes.

The PCB is appropriate for candidates applying for professional-level individual contributor positions regardless of functional specialty.  

Common Job Titles:

• Accounting
• Finance
• Engineering
• Professional Individual Contributors

 

It Assesses:

Performance Composites

• Overall Performance
• Ability-related Performance
• Motivation-related Performance
• Leadership Performance
• Interpersonal Performance

Ability-Related Competencies

• Applied Learning
• Decision Making

Motivation-Related Competencies

• Adaptability
• Driving for Results
• Initiating Action
• Planning and Organizing
• Stress Tolerance
• Work Standards

Leadership Competencies

• Coaching and Developing Others

Interpersonal Competencies

• Building Strategic Working Relationships
• Building Trust
• Communication
• Customer Focus
• Sales Ability

Employee Attitudes

• Engagement
• Intent to Stay
• Job Satisfaction

“Bottom-Line” Outcome

• Meeting Goals

Candidate Profile Reports are automatically generated and include the following sections:

• Band or Overall Score
• Performance Indicators
• Performance Outcomes
• Interview Questions
• Development Tips
• Verification Questions