One of the major services provided by Workforce Solutions is to serve the employers by finding and training qualified workers for the jobs available.  While workers in the Concho Valley are plentiful, the skill levels often fall short of the levels required for available positions.  It can be a challenge to find just the right fit between available work force and employer needs. Let us assist your business by using our assessment and skills testing tools and expertise.

Workforce Solutions of the Concho Valley provides the following assessments and skills testing services:

With over 400 tests in dozens of different fields, Kenexa Prove It! can accurately and quickly provide your organization with the quantifiable information to identify the most productive employees for almost any position. Office personnel, technical staff, skilled professionals and more can all be tested with Kenexa Prove It!

*Please contact the Workforce Solutions of the Concho Valley

for specific tests in the categories listed above.

The WorkKeys assessments target up to 11 foundational workplace skill areas including Applied Mathematics, Listening, Locating Information, and Teamwork.  Workforce Solutions can tailor the assessments to fit the needs of each employer and/or job posting, providing the employer with only the most qualified and skilled applicants to consider for each job available.  Why hire an individual to only find out later that they do not have the skills needed to perform successfully on the job.  WorkKeys provides information upfront to the employer, as to if an applicant has the skills needed to be a productive, successful employee.

Workforce Solutions of the Concho Valley utilizes WorkKeys in an effort to match better-qualified applicants to the jobs employers are seeking to fill.  This system, developed by ACT, Inc., provides businesses with a valid screening and selection tool in which to identify appropriate skills possessed by each applicant.  Because WorkKeys is based on an objective comparison of the skills a person possesses with those required for successful job performance, it complies with EEOC standards.

The benefits to each employer include more qualified applicant pools, reduced training time, and retention of new hires.  Workforce Solutions staff continually work to increase skills and enhance the employability of applicants through various partnerships with other Concho Valley entities, which in turn will increase the numbers of qualified applicants available to area employers.

The JOBS6 Assessment System developed by PESCO International has the capability to assess the interests, work aptitudes, temperaments and learning styles possessed by an individual.  The system can identify occupations in the local area that match to an individual’s assessment results; further enhancing their job search capabilities.  Some of the aptitudes assessed include finger dexterity, manual dexterity, hand-eye-foot coordination, motor coordination, verbal, and numeric and color discrimination.

Employers interested in determining pre-employment skills of new hires can contact Workforce Solutions to obtain information on how this assessment could benefit their company.  The assessment can be tailored to the individual needs of an employer in order to provide the specific skill information necessary to perform on a specific job.

Success Profiler is a self-paced, self-enhancement software system.  Success Profiler can be utilized to enhancing the emotional intelligence needed for success.  There are several different assessments that address specific areas such as: adapting to change, developing leadership skills, enhancing learning, and promoting sensitivity/diversity, building teamwork, or preventing violent behavior.   The time needed to complete an area varies and is based upon the specific needs of the individual being assessed.

The skills learned can help improve performance and reduce stress-at work, school, and in the home—by helping users learn how to increase self-restraint, self esteem and compassion, to relate better to others, and to achieve targeted goals.  Success Profiler is available to all job seekers and can assist employers in retaining employees needing to increase their awareness in specific areas.  It can be utilized as part of an employers program to promote and assist employees in providing a better work environment.

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