The Future of Work Is Here (And It Requires Different Skills)
The conversation about “future of work” has been going on for years, but, at ProfilAS, we think most people have been asking the wrong questions. Instead of wondering what jobs…
The ROI Story HRBPs Can Stand Behind
Finance asks for ROI; rightly so. But isolating the impact of assessment isn’t as clean as a pilot A/B test. Performance moves because capability, context, and support interact. Still, you…
When Smart People Make Terrible Decisions (The Competency Blind Spot)
You probably know someone who’s brilliant on paper but somehow makes consistently poor decisions in practice. High IQ, impressive credentials, articulate in meetings—yet when it comes to critical choices that…
Hiring Recommendations You Can Defend in a Tough Debrief
You’ve been in the room: a charismatic “maybe” vs. a quieter “probably.” The business is leaning one way. Your gut tugs another. A good Hiring Recommendation doesn’t dodge this tension;…
The $50,000 Personality Test Problem
Last month, a CEO called us with a problem that’s becoming all too common. His company had just spent close to $50,000 on comprehensive personality assessments for their leadership team,…
Competencies vs. Personality: The HRBP’s Shortcut to Better Decisions
Personality tells you how someone prefers to move through the day. Competencies tell you what they are likely to deliver when the stakes are real. As an HR Business Partner,…
Why Your Next Hire Might Fail (And It’s Not What You Think)
At ProfilAS, we’ve watched too many promising candidates crash and burn in their first six months. The resume looked perfect, the interview went smoothly, and somehow it all went sideways.…
Measuring ROI in Competency Assessment: Beyond Basic Metrics, a Technical Analysis
The Measurement Challenge Traditional approaches to calculating return on investment in competency assessment dangerously oversimplify a complex technical challenge. When a major financial services firm attempted to quantify their assessment…
Next-Generation Leadership Competencies: Preparing for 2030
A Research-Based Analysis The Data Imperative Analysis of emerging leadership requirements across 500 global organizations reveals a critical insight: current competency frameworks fail to capture 40% of capabilities predicted essential…
Competency Assessment in Remote and Hybrid Work: The New Technical Frontier
Case Study: Global Tech Implementation When a leading technology firm attempted to adapt their competency framework for remote work, they encountered unexpected complexity. Despite sophisticated existing systems, they discovered their…