After seeing mixed success rates in students that were accepted into the program and noticing increased student stress levels, Program Director Bette Wildgust, CRNA MS MSN, decided to take action.   She contacted Mike Campanella at Prevue HR to see how Prevue’s Job Fit Assessments could be transferred into her anesthesia program. Together, with the support of a number of teams, they developed a benchmark that indicates the traits of top performing students. The created benchmark was the result of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, from both the clinical and academic faculty, volunteering to take the Prevue Personality Assessment test.  Prevue, consulting with faculty, HR professionals and leading psychometricians, were able to analyze and determine what common factors existed amongst successful Nurse Anesthetists.

“Not surprising in the results, a person’s level of Stability proved to be the top indicator of future performance” notes Ken Danderfer, COO of Prevue HR. “What came as a bit of a shock to us was just how significant that measurement would be and how much it guides the coaching process.”

“Once a new student takes the assessment, we have instant access to a wealth of information that can take months to notice through observation and interviews alone” states Bette Wildgust . “With this data, we can provide targeted coaching to each individual student, to help ensure their success in the program.” Bette goes on to explain how her staff are learning more and more about areas that individual students may struggle with and are able to recommend adaptive behaviors to help the student cope effectively, keeping the student’s success paramount.

While Crozer Chester Medical Center/Villanova University Nurse Anesthesia Program has been the pioneering force behind this advancement in student on-boarding and coaching; they are enthusiastic about inviting other Nurse Anesthesia programs to investigate Prevue HR and encouraging schools to partner together and share findings.

To learn more about the assessment and benchmarking process and to order the system for your own program, contact Mike Campanella at 888.277.3883 x228 or email sales@prevuehr.com

Since 1996 Prevue HR Systems Inc. (formerly known as Prevue Assessments) has been providing companies with HR assessment and online recruiting systems. These systems improve hiring success and retention, increase the speed of hire and enhance employee development.

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Prevue has been a pioneer of both computer and online testing and scoring for almost 20 years. However, in today’s online world there is definitely no room for resting on one’s laurels. The speed of change in the development and delivery of job fit testing and all other aspects of HR management is breathtaking. Almost every day there is a new tool, a new competitor and new concepts being introduced to the world of HR management. The Prevue business strategy and product offering will therefore be evolving as follows to keep abreast of this fast changing landscape:

• Basic Business Direction: Prevue will move from its former focus on the development and sale of Prevue Assessments to delivering comprehensive HR management solutions or systems that include the valid and reliable Prevue Assessments as a cornerstone. The primary focus will be on the development of online tools and facilities for the Prevue Hiring System described below because that has historically been the largest market for Prevue Assessments. Attention will also be given to the development of facilities that support the other stages of the employment life cycle, namely coaching, career planning and succession planning through alliances with third parties who are focused on these aspects of HR management.

• Prevue Assessments System: Prevue Assessments and their use in the hiring process will continue to have top billing in the Prevue product offering. They are after all our major asset and our core competency. The ongoing development of Prevue Online and the Prevue Assessments System will continue to evolve both as a stand-alone offering as well as a component of other HR management solutions like the Prevue APS offerings and the Prevue Hiring System described below.

• Prevue APS: The first major step in implementing the new business strategy has been the introduction of applicant processing systems (“APS”) that are powered by Prevue. You’ve no doubt seen evidence of this initiative with the quiet introduction of the Prevue APS Pro product over the last 6 months. The reception of this product by clients has been very positive. Active promotion of APS Pro will commence in the fourth quarter of 2011 following completion of upgrades that have been prompted from experience in working with the beta version of this product. The longer range plan calls for adding the following additional APS to better service the following markets:
  • A simpler less sophisticated APS designed specifically for small businesses.
  • Integration with larger enterprise APS that are available through companies like Taleo and HR Smart for larger companies who are users of Prevue Assessments.
  • Industry specific APS offerings with customized facilities for recruiting, screening and selection.

• The Prevue Hiring System: The Prevue Hiring System is founded on the following seven step Prevue Hiring Process:
  1. Job Description/Job Analysis Development
  2. Candidate Sourcing (sometimes referred to as Job Posting or Recruiting)
  3. Applicant Screening
  4. Testing/Assessment
  5. Interviewing
  6. Evaluation (Background and Reference Checks)
  7. Selection Decision and Job Offer

The Prevue Assessments System and the Prevue APS offerings are the first major components of the Prevue Hiring System. The Hiring System will be developed in several successive versions with new tools and services being added to automate all seven steps in the Prevue Hiring Process. The first version has been initiated by the integration of Prevue Assessments into Prevue APS Pro to automate aspects of steps 2 through 4 of the Prevue Hiring Process. There are many online tools that will be added in future versions such as skills testing, background checks, reference checks, and interview systems, some of which will be developed by Prevue and others through alliances made with third parties.

• Job Description Builder: The next major component of the Prevue Hiring System that is now under development is the new Prevue Job Description Builder. Job Description Builder is an online job analysis facility for developing Job Descriptions and Prevue Job Benchmarks for any position. It will provide a tool for addressing the very important first step in the Prevue Hiring Process, a step that is often overlooked or poorly addressed by most employers. This product utilizes research that started in 2008 to map the scales of the Prevue Assessments to the O’NET Job Content Model developed by the US Department of Labor and will ultimately provide a Prevue Benchmark Library for the more than 1000 positions in the O’NET-SOC Job Taxonomy.

• Prevue Alliances: We recognize that many Prevue Users and Distributors use Prevue Assessments for aspects of HR Management beyond recruiting and selection. Coaching, training, career planning and succession planning applications are all markets for the use of Prevue Assessments, as well as providing extra value to those who use Prevue Assessments for screening and selection. We intend to expand the offerings in these areas primarily through alliances with parties who focus on aspects of HR management that are beyond our specific expertise in job fit assessments and the hiring process. Such alliances have already been successfully established to support the Prevue Assessment System and in designing and developing Prevue APS Pro.

Although we appreciate the new Prevue business strategy is ambitious we know it is manageable and assures a bright future for the Prevue product offering. The response from Prevue Users to the implementation of the plan that started with the introduction of Prevue APS Pro and the www.prevuehr.com website has been very encouraging. We will however need the support and participation of the worldwide community of Prevue Users and Distributors to make all this happen. We trust we will have your support and we look forward to receiving your feedback on the new components of each of the new Prevue HR systems as they are introduced.

Written by: Ken Danderfer, Prevue HR Systems Inc. August, 2011.

We are so confident in the effectiveness of our Hiring Assessment System that we have added a money back performance guarantee to companies making their 1st Hire with Prevue. The 1st Hire Program comes at a reduced price and guarantees results with a 90 day offer of a full refund if companies are not satisfied. Full details can be found in our 1st Hire Brochure (pdf).

The initial step of the 1st Hire program is to identify the characteristics of a top performer in any job by developing a custom Job-Fit Benchmark. This simple online process assures that employers can identify the best candidates.

The 1st Hire program provides pre-employment testing for up to five applicants. These employee HR assessment tests can be used to examine candidates’ abilities, interests, and/or personality traits. Candidate’s results are compared to the benchmark. Companies receive Prevue Hiring reports that provide a graphic illustration showing the candidates match to the benchmark, along with a job suitability score and customized interview questions.

In addition to providing leading edge HR employee testing, hiring and retention assessment tools, the 1st Hire Program includes support from a Prevue Hiring Consultant throughout the entire process.

The 1st Hire Program eliminates the guesswork in hiring by providing HR employee hiring and retention testing solutions that have been proven to be effective. Extensive scientific research is the foundation for Prevue’s consistently accurate employee assessment result. Prevue is pleased to offer this assurance to employers through the 1st Hire program backed with a 90 day guarantee.

For additional information about Prevue’s guaranteed program for increasing hiring success, or for information about other HR hiring and employee retention testing solutions, please contact Mike at mike@prevueassessments.com. Full details can be found in our 1st Hire Brochure (pdf).

About Prevue:
Prevue offers a full range of hiring & retention tools, solutions, and consultation services. From employee aptitude tests all the way to succession planning, Prevue helps employers increase their hiring success rate, enhance employee development, and promote wisely from within their organizations. The Prevue Assessments network, which spans six continents, has spent the last 15 years providing organizations with reliable information on the work-related characteristics of over 2.5 million individuals.