Assessments that Measure Personality Traits Strengthen Business Hiring
Virginia Beach, Virginia - February 9, 2004
TD Madison and Associates, a national retained executive search firm, incorporates Personality Assessments in its comprehensive methodology for qualifying executives. “Aligning a candidate’s natural personality traits with a position’s requirements reduces the risk of making a bad hire,” states Dean Madison, firm President.Traditional hiring methods focus on the individual’s background and experience and rarely consider the personality traits that balance and complement the existing management team. “Our approach couples résumé factor review with behavior-based interviewing and personality trait assessment,” Madison notes. “We offer our clients the most thorough candidate assessments in the executive search industry today.”
This focus on candidates’ innate traits and behaviors helps companies avoid costly turnovers. As Jeff Hall, VP of Operations, explains, “By understanding an individual’s personality and how he or she responds in different situations, we can do more than recommend whether our clients should consider that person for a position. We also provide valuable feedback about how that individual might best function in the company culture, including the most productive training techniques, approach to conflict intervention and management influencing strategies that suit them best. Our clients value these services, finding that they result in better employment sections, higher productivity and lowered turnover.”
About TD Madison and Associates
Founded on the premise that truly exceptional companies require truly exceptional leaders, TD Madison and Associates focuses on executive and key employee selection for high-growth companies across industry sectors. The firm collaborates with clients on a variety of issues, including complex and confidential senior-level searches, a full complement of business services to support hiring processes and HR co-sourcing. Based in Virginia Beach, VA, TD Madison and Associates provides counsel and leadership that allows its clients to flourish.