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Welcome to the Profiles International Resource Center where we have made articles, calculators, industry websites and much more available to you as valuable human resource management tools and services. Human Resource Services Center - Tools, Articles, Calculators and more!     Aberdeen Group, Human Resource Executive Studies - HR fact based research reports   Retaining Talent: Retention and Succession Planning in the Corporate Workplace Hiring and retaining top talent is the driving concern of human capital management (HCM) professionals today. This research report, Retaining Talent: Retention and Succession Planning in the Corporate Workplace, is sponsored by Profiles International, Inc. and is the latest in Aberdeen’s continuing study of workforce management and the business processes involved in the employee lifecycle.   Pre-employment Testing and Assessments: What is the State of the Art? Employers use skill tests and behavioral assessments to ascertain the ability of the applicant and the likelihood of his or her success in both the organization and the position itself. This research report, Pre-employment Testing and Assessments: What is the State of the Art?, sponsored by Profiles International, Inc. is the latest in Aberdeen’s long history of research on hiring management. The report explores the use of testing and assessment as part of the hiring process today and companies’ plans to use it in the future.   The Global War for Talent: Getting What You Want Won't Be Easy A generational and skills gap, due in large part to the mass of retiring babyboomers, is forcing companies to view talent acquisition as an organizational priority. This report, by Kevin Martin, is a compilation of responses from more than 600 organizations and provides a roadmap for companies who desire to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of talent acquisition through Best-in-Class strategies and pursuits.   Enhancing Operational Results with Employee Performance Management - 2007 Employee Performance Management Benchmark Report Employee performance management (EPM) has long been a mainstay of most organizations, yet remains fraught with imprecision and dissatisfaction. Rather than serve as an opportunity for providing direction, growth, and alignment, employee performance management is most often viewed as a necessary evil. While over 600 individuals responded to our survey (and 95% reported regularly conducting performance reviews), only 11% indicate that they are very satisfied with the current process utilized by their organization. There is clearly a disconnect between the concept of employee management and a successful execution. This report is a roadmap for companies who desire to increase user satisfaction and utilization through Best in Class use of employee performance management.   Industry Links   Workforce Management Staffing, Employment & Human Services American Bar Association: When a test turns into a trial - Things to keep in mind about psychological testing   Business Articles   Plugging the Corporate Memory Drain Predicting Job Success - Table The Sales Talent Crunch   Assessment Performance Report Surveys (Case Studies)     Financial Industry Health Care Industry Hospitality Industry Retail Industry Travel Industry Travel Industry 2 Transportation/Warehousing Industry Sales Overview of Several Industries   Profiles International Podcasts View Current Podcasts - featuring: A new podcast on Goal Setting from CEO, Jim Sirbasku A Panel Discussion from The McCUISTION Program: Keeping and Retaining Employees in a Tight Workforce. It features executives from companies such as Southwest Airlines and Texas Instruments.   Profiles Newsletter Case Study Articles   Creating a Strong Employee Bench at Specialized Loan Servicing If the Shoe Fits: The Story of Sava Senior Care Blue Wave Ultrasonics Eliminates Hiring Errors with ProfileXT 3M Finds Solutions with Profiles International Assessments Recruiting in a Job Seeker's Market: How to Compete & Win Tracking Turnover - And Some Alternatives Effects of Hiring Underproducers in Sales Reducing Early Hire Failure in Hospitality Effects of a Strategic Hiring System - Turnover Reduction in a Bank Abandoning An Assessment Criterion Proves Costly For Manufacturer Identifying Great Salespeople! Strategic Hiring System Pays Off in Reservations Call Center Preventing First-Placement Failure In A Staffing Agency Early Measurement of Effects of a Strategic Hiring System Progressive Improvement in Hiring Success – Learning to do it Better! Let the Data Map the Career Path — Title & Escrow Matching People to Positions Pays Off for This Company! Job Patterns Must Change, If Your Business Has Changed!     Executive Briefings     Executive Briefing - Business As Unusual Executive Briefing - Secrets of Great Leaders Executive Briefing - Setting Priorities Executive Briefing - The Power of Lifetime Learning Executive Briefing - Department of Labor Standards and Profiles International Assessments Executive Briefing - Perspective on Health   International Perspectives     Thought Leadership Series   Cost Savings Calculators   Absenteeism Calculator Turnover Calculator   Profiles International Webinars View Current Webinars   For more information and additional resources, click here.