Your resume pile is high.  So are the stakes.  And your first step is all-important.  Unknowingly rejecting high-potential applicants is like tossing out gold nuggets.  Spending too much time on duds (let alone hiring them) is equally intolerable.  But how can you sort through the multitudes quickly, confidently, cost-effectively--and correctly?  With Caliper First Step.
 
In just 20 minutes, FirstStep enables you to make positive go/no-go screening decisions.  FirstStep is not only much better than guess-work or scutwork; it's better than would-be competitive products.  Only FirstStep draws upon the Caliper Profile, the worldwide-standard for measuring performance potential.  FirstStep derives its strength from Caliper's four decades of psychometric and performance-improvement validation and consultation on behalf of over 25,000 corporate clients, including the world's leading organizations.
 
We understand the attributes that underlie success in specific fields and functions, and with world-class authority, we know how to measure and cultivate these attributes in individuals.
 
First Step assesses seven motivational traits that correlate with performance potential.  the assessment contains 75 multiple-choice questions that foster candor, reveal key traits and resist fudging.
 
The assessment looks at problem solving, thoroughness, confidence, sociability, empathy, helpfulness, and assertiveness.  Using our proprietary diagnostic instruments and algorithms, we interpret completed assessments and deliver quantified results of your candidate's potential for success within minutes.  The reports are clear and self-explanatory, but further explanation and insight is only a phone call away.
 
Caliper's experience across a wide variety of industries provides an extensive statistical base--enabling the verification of FirstStep's high validity as a screening instrument.  To provide further assurance of validity for your specific positions, our consultants are available to benchmark your organization to provide further calibration around successful screening in your organization.