Potential Assessment

PointLeader Potential
Assessment (PPA)

Accurately, efficiently, and fairly identifying potential fit for a job or career helps individuals be more engaged and satisfied in their work and employers achieve greater success with less risk. The PointLeader Potential Assessment (PPA) is a proven and reliable approach to fitting the right people to the right careers.

The PPA has been used to achieve client goals in customer service, healthcare, sales, manufacturing, government, gaming, energy, law enforcement, retail, and hospitality. The PPA has been validated for use at all levels of organizations, from hourly, entry-level employeesto executive leadership

PPA IN ACTION

The PPA can be leveraged in many ways.

The PPA is not just a research tool, but an outcome optimization tool. It can be used to enhance bottom-lines and key outcomes when utilized in several processes, including:

TALENT MANAGEMENT & PERSONNEL SELECTION

CAREER PATHING & SUCCESSION PLANNING

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & TEAM BUILDING

Technical Facts

PPA Technical Facts

Behavior based measure of ten personal characteristics most predictive of job and life success

Online administration with automatic score reporting aligned to target job competencies

95% completion rate across job applicants

Fair, unbiased, timed assessment items are resistant to faking

Secure delivery with 99.1% uptime

Full integration capability with existing ATS/HRIS

Average completion time less than 15 minutes

Uses of the PPA

The PPA has been used to help employers and employees with the following talent management activities:

Pre-screening job applicants to improve interview pools

Reducing turnover and harassment

Increasing safety and performance

Developing leaders

Implementing succession planning

Planning for careers

PPA Difference

The PPA was designed to optimize the most critical outcomes for businesses and employees – fairness, safety, and high performance. The PPA Difference was to go beyond these factors in the design — to build and validate the PPA to consistently deliver and improve these outcomes through a ten year R&D program.