Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment

PI Behavioral Assessments started out as a recruiting tool. We chose PI because it offers a refreshing transparency providing insights otherwise not seen. This supports our long-term investment strategy of bringing in new employees that match the roles we have available. How? We are able to evaluate and more precisely match employee capabilities on the front-end by creating intelligent job descriptions that are reflected through our Job Assessment parameters. Our underlying goal is to create and support the most important ingredient in our company. Our employees! They are our most valuable asset. By understanding the dynamics within each individual and bringing out those strengths, they truly look forward to their contributions in their professional role each day. In other words, they look forward to coming to work! We started this with our Sales department, however; it has migrated to include the entire company. We have learned, and are still learning, how different each role is and therefore, what is required from individuals within given specialty areas. Our long-term goal is to also strengthen our existing management staff and their teams with the insights PI provides. We are very excited to be using PI.

PI is the best behavioral assessment on the market. It's very simple to administer, interpret, and take an assessment. Features like job matching, suggested interview questions, and graphs make it very easy to view how a candidate will fit into an organization at a glance. Highly recommended.

We have added the PI to our online application to use as a tool in the hire process. We also use it as a coaching tool to help find common ground to start conversations and to promote understanding among teams.

PI Behavioral Assessment is currently being used in a variety of areas. I have used PI in other organizations and have just implemented it with my current employer. PI is used as a tool to assist in the recruitment process for staff positions. We are able to create a profile for the vacant position and generate some interview questions based on the candidates' profiles. This assists us in asking pertinent questions to ensure both the candidate and the company have explored if the position is really a good fit.

We also use PI as a tool to assist in managing current employees by understanding their preferences and what type of management style will set them up for success and in turn company success. It is also very informative for employees as they sometimes have an aha moment when we review their profile. They better understand why certain jobs or tasks were a struggle and others were easier.
Another area that we have utilized PI is in succession planning. Creating a profile for the position and identifying potential successors, we can compare profiles and, like in recruitment, ask the right questions to ensure this is something that would be of interest/fit.

When my organization first adopted the use of PI Behavioral Assessment, it was for the main purpose of providing a new data set to analyze during the recruitment process. However, it quickly became apparent that there were many other uses for the PI. Within the first year, we built a Team Building & Conflict Resolution Training that used the PI as an informative, fact-based awareness tool to help our teams better understand each other and themselves. We completed PI read backs for all our current staff and recently we have begun conducting PI read backs with each new hire during their orientation on day one. We also review their manager's PI and those of their team members so they have a better understanding of the driving needs and behaviors they can expect from day one.