Question 1

What is PXT Select® and how is it different from a personality test?

Accepted Answer

PXT Select is a pre-employment assessment that measures three dimensions predictive of on-the-job performance: cognitive ability, behavioral traits, and occupational interests. Unlike personality tests, which describe who someone is, PXT Select predicts how well a candidate is likely to perform in a specific role against a benchmark built from your top performers. Strategic Dynamics uses PXT Select to help organizations hire with confidence and reduce costly hiring mistakes.

Question 2

Why do interviews consistently fail to predict job performance?

Accepted Answer

Interviews favor candidates who are articulate, confident, and likable — qualities that do not reliably predict results. A candidate can interview beautifully and still lack the cognitive ability to learn a complex role, the behavioral drive to perform consistently under pressure, or the intrinsic motivation to persist when the work gets hard. PXT Select measures all three dimensions before the offer is made.

Question 3

What does a bad hire actually cost an organization?

Accepted Answer

Research consistently puts the cost of a mis-hire at 1.5 to 3 times the employee's annual salary. Direct costs include recruiting, onboarding, and training. Indirect costs include lost productivity during vacancy, manager time spent coaching someone who was never a fit, team disruption, and competitive ground lost while the right hire was delayed. Pre-employment assessment is a risk mitigation investment, not an added expense.

Question 4

How does PXT Select connect to DiSC once someone is hired?

Accepted Answer

PXT Select tells you who to hire and what to watch for during onboarding. DiSC tells you how to manage, coach, and develop that person once they are in the role. When a manager has both a PXT Select profile and a DiSC profile for a new direct report, they walk into the first one-on-one with a clear picture of how that person thinks, what motivates them, how they prefer to communicate, and where they are likely to struggle. Strategic Dynamics helps organizations connect the hiring and development process so it functions as a continuous journey.

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