Vangent founded the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) in 1992
to help represent providers of assessment, selection, screening,
certification, licensing, educational and clinical tools. Today,
more than 100 organizations are ATP members.
The PSI assessment series helps employers successfully identify
individuals most likely to make strong employees. The PSI is
recognized for delivering results and assisting organizations in
improving their businesses by improving the caliber of their
staff. The PSI assessments have been shown to help:
Strengthen customer service
Increase productivity
Decrease employee theft
Minimize work-related accidents
Cut costs caused by counterproductivity
Reduce turnover
Normative data is based on relevant groups.
The PSI assessment series is supported by over 100 validation
studies - all of which are available upon request.
The PSI report includes a score for each of the individual
assessment scales. Many PSI versions also include an overall
Employability Index which provides a composite measure of an
applicant's suitability for hire. The PSI report also
includes Significant Behavioral Indicators - a narrative list to
help pinpoint areas for further investigation. Follow-up interview
questions are also provided in many PSI versions.
Dimensions of Measurement
Honesty - The likelihood that an applicant
will not steal cash and merchandise from work.
Drug Avoidance - The likelihood that an
applicant will not use or sell illicit drugs on the job.
Tenure - The likelihood that an applicant will
not leave the organization prematurely.
Nonviolence - The likelihood that an applicant
is not prone to violent or argumentative behavior that could
adversely impact customers and coworkers.
Employee/Customer Relations - An applicant's
tendencies for being courteous and cooperative with customers and
coworkers.
Customer Service Attitude - An applicant's
tendencies to be courteous, cooperative, friendly, and attentive
toward customers.
Customer Service Aptitude - An applicant's
understanding of effective practices in dealing with customers in a
variety of situations.
Sales Aptitude - An applicant's drive and
sales technique as well as sales interest and sense of
responsibility for personal sales performance.
Stress Tolerance - An applicant's ongoing
experience with stress and the ability to tolerate stress.
Risk Avoidance - An applicant's tendencies to
engage in high-risk, dangerous, and thrill-seeking behavior.
Safety - An applicant's attitudes toward
safety that may cause or prevent on-the-job accidents.
Supervision Attitudes - The likelihood that an
applicant will do the work assigned and respond appropriately to
supervision.
Work Values - An applicant's attitude toward
work and productive on-the-job habits.
Responsibility - The likelihood that an
applicant will not engage in counter-productive, careless, or
irresponsible behavior in the workplace.
Productivity - The likelihood that an
applicant has the potential to perform well on the job and become a
productive member of your organization.
Math - Basic arithmetic ability as it relates
to totaling orders, counting change, and figuring discounts.
Candidness - The extent to which an applicant
is trying to present socially desirable responses instead of actual
attitudes and opinions.
Accuracy - The degree to which an applicant
understood and carefully completed the assessment.