Who Designs Our Assessments?

Each product is designed to meet the specific business needs of our clients by a specialized Product Development Team.

This team is headed by Dr. Scott Hamilton, our Senior Vice President for Research and Development, a project manager from our R & D staff appropriate Profiles International staff members from Marketing and Information Systems and often a carefully selected consulting industrial / organizational psychology firm.

We control the design, development, programming, testing and final production of our products.

Robinson & Associates has formed a strategic business partnership with Profiles International, Inc., a world leader in convenient, web-based assessments that cost-effectively solve the most common employee-related challenges. Profiles International Inc. is represented today in over 100 countries, serving over 40,000 clients and the assessments products are available in more than a dozen languages. By seeking to understand and to identify the values, differences, and natural gifts of each individual, Profiles has contributed to measurable growth and success of thousands of business and government clients.

The best assessments will provide job specific questions to help the interviewer pursue issues that are red-flagged and will provide suggestions for how to manage and develop the employee once he or she is hired.  These assessments are user friendly and are administered and scored on-site through the Internet.  Results are returned within minutes.

Profiles are available in English, French and Spanish              

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 Profiles' assessments are designed to help solve the "people problems" that rob profitability and reduce efficiency and effectiveness.

The ProfileXT^TM is a 60-minute multi-purpose, normative full psychometric assessment (compares the employee or candidate’s attributes to the general population, making comparative judgment possible)  that can be used for selection, training, promotion, managing, and succession planning at all employment levels up to the most senior executive positions. It is a powerful and dynamic management tool that employs 21st Century technology while going far beyond simple ipsative (does not compare the employee or candidate’s attributes to the general human population, making comparative judgment impossible) personality assessments. It is the newest, most advanced, most thorough and most valid assessment of its type available, and was introduced in January 2003.  It is administered on the Internet and reports are available immediately after assessment completion. For full details on this assessment click on the logo and for a sample report,   click here.

The ProfileXTSales through its innovative JobFit™ technology, measures essential data an employer needs to the most effective sales talent acquisition and retention decisions. The ProfileXTSales employs advanced online technology that helps sales leaders predict job suitability and accurately match salespeople with the work they do.For full details on this assessment click on the logo and for a sample report,   click here.

Profiles Sales Indicator™ is a tool for selecting, managing, and improving the performance of salespeople and sales managers. It measures five key qualities of successful salespeople and predicts performance in seven critical sales behaviours. Using the Profiles Sales Indicator to build and develop a sales organization can result in record-breaking productivity, retention of top performers, and exceptional revenue growth AND profitability.  It can be administered locally by pencil and paper and via the internet.  For full details on this assessment click on the logo and for a sample report, click here

Customer Service Profile™ is a tool for making sure everyone in your company is on the customer service team. Just as a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, a thoughtless remark on the phone or inattention to a customer's needs can result in the loss of business. Everyone needs to be concerned with customer service. Customer Service Perspective measures eight behavioural characteristics and two proficiencies that are key to delivering excellent customer service. It also discloses an employee’s or job candidate’s needs for customer service training and orientation.  For full details on this assessment click on the logo and for a sample report, click here

 Profiles Performance Indicator™ measures five key personality factors and their impact on seven critically important aspects of success on the job. The report helps you understand how an individual is effectively understood, motivated, and managed and ensures greater human productivity and improved workplace relationships. It can be administered locally by pencil and paper and via the internet. For full details on this assessment and to view any of its sample reports click on the logo to the left. For full details on this assessment click on the logo and for a sample report, click here

Step One Survey® is a pre-employment tool for assessing the attitudes of job candidates regarding integrity, reliability and work ethic. This is the solution, in Canada, for employers who hire too many people who are dishonest, consistently late, or "no shows" and whose work effort is substandard. For full details on this assessment click on the logo and for a sample report, click here.

Profiles Team Analysis™ eliminates the challenge of team building. Using the results from the Profiles Performance Indicator, this system reports the attributes of each team member, shows the team's strengths and alerts the team leader to individual and team weaknesses or conflicts. It provides the team leader with easily actionable steps to improve workgroup effectiveness and contribution. It can be administered locally by pencil and paper and via the internet. For full details on this assessment click on the logo and for a sample report, click here.

CheckPoint 360^o is a powerful professional development tool, designed to positively impact an individual's position performance, and an organization's success. For executives, managers, supervisors, and others in leadership positions it can facilitate peak performance that generates improved productivity in the workplace. CheckPoint 360^o quantifies a participant's competencies, verifies the results from a variety of perspectives, and identifies ways to enhance skills. It is the most advanced and validated instrument of its type and is administered via the internet.  For full details on this assessment click on the logo to the left. For full details on this assessment click on the logo and for a sample report, click here.

Organizational Management Analysis  The second part of Checkpoint is an Organizational Management Analysis System that alerts top management to potential managerial problems that can develop when managers’ goals are not in alignment with the goals of the organization. It is a unique 360 degree feedback system for your organization. Having this information encourages leadership development on an individual level as well as across the enterprise. This information strengthens communication and builds stronger organizations. For full details on this assessment click on the logo and for a sample report, click here.

The CheckPoint SkillBuilder Series™ rounds out the 360 degree feedback solution and is an organized management and leadership development program that addresses specific leadership skills identified in the Checkpoint survey as requiring improvement, enabling managers to pursue self-improvement in the areas most essential to improving their job performance. Consisting of 18 modules, leaders create and complete a customized leadership development plan using SkillBuilder modules. Unlike many courses and seminars, SkillBuilder activities are available online and are integrated into a manager’s daily tasks. Being self-paced, SkillBuilder modules easily fit into a leader’s schedule and tangibly accelerate effectiveness and efficiency. For full details on this development system click on the logo and for a sample development action plan created by SkillBuilder, click here.

Profiles Workforce Compatibility™ is a powerful tool which measures critical workplace compatibility information between a Manager (executive, director, supervisor, team leader) and their employees. Having a greater understanding of the dynamics of the relationship helps the Manager and Direct Report appreciate where their perspectives are similar and where they differ, resulting in a more productive and positive working relationship. For full details on this assessment click on the logo and for a sample report, click here.

The Workforce Analysis Profile is a unique survey designed to measure employees' engagement levels and their total workplace experiences. It also indicates job satisfaction and the work environment of staff members within an organization. The information collected in this survey provides leaders with a vital perspective on the current reality in their organizations' workplace and areas of concern affecting the total workplace experience.