Employee Assessments Are Key to Maximizing Talent Management Results

BOSTON, MA, Apr 06 (MARKET WIRE) --
Talent Assessment Strategies, a recent study by Aberdeen Group, a
Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS) reveals organizations still have
difficulty evolving pre- and post-hire talent decisions from an art to a
science. However, when looking at top performing companies, not only do
67% have a standardized assessment strategy in place to inform those
decisions, but 89% have clearly-defined core competencies for each job
role. Analysis showed that assessments act as an important
decision-making tool by providing real data and measurements and
eliminating "gut-feel" conclusions. Furthermore, when this process is
tied to carefully identified performance differentiators, or
competencies, it can have tremendous results.

According to Mollie Lombardi, Research Analyst with Aberdeen's Human
Capital Management practice, "top performing companies know that you need
to look much further than just how well an employee performs. You need to
consider their behavioral, ethical, and cognitive make-up. Assessments
allow you to determine who has that ideal makeup, what role they fit best
in, and will give you a means to reasonably predict how well they will
perform in the future."

"Competencies give the employer an idea of what they are really assessing
for. If you don't know what makes your top performers tick, you won't be
able to replicate their success across the organization," said Jayson
Saba, Senior Research Associate with Aberdeen's Human Capital Management
practice.

By identifying the proven steps adopted by top organizations, this
comprehensive guide will serve as a resource for any organization seeking
to implement an assessment process that can lead to better decisions and
significantly improve quality of hire, employee performance, and
ultimately business results.

Aberdeen's report provides more detail about how top performing
organizations carry out their assessment strategies in a way that allows
for a holistic view of the employee and accurately reflects the needs of
the business. Complimentary access to this report is available for a
limited time at:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?spid=30410182&cid=6336&camp2.

A complimentary copy of this report is made available due in part by the
following underwriters: CPP, First Advantage, Previsor Talent
Measurement, and Profiles International. To obtain a complimentary copy
of the report, visit:

http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?spid=30410182&cid=6336&camp2.

Visit Research.Aberdeen.com for additional access to complimentary Human
Capital Management Research.

About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company

Aberdeen provides fact-based research and market intelligence that
delivers demonstrable results. Having queried more than 30,000 companies
in the past two years, Aberdeen is positioned to educate users to action:
driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering
meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the
global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen for insights
that drive decisions.

As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in
context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's
analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of
Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement -
Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role
Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit
Aberdeen or call (617) 854-5200, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call
(800) 456-9748.

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