The information on this page is provided to answer some of the questions we are often asked about our company, as well as to describe the unique approach Hire Success has taken to make this system the most accurate and cost effective combination on the market today.

COMPANY BACKGROUND & DEVELOPMENT LANGUAGE- Hire Success is a product of Decision Support Technology, Inc. (DST).  The company was founded in 1988 as a consulting firm providing business and software consultation, with particular emphasis in the development and application of Expert System software development using the PROLOG language.  The Hire Success system is completely developed in the PROLOG language, a language originally developed in academia for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics applications.

The PROLOG language has been enhanced over the years to support 32-bit Windows applications and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), which is how the Hire Success System was developed.  The PROLOG language has been used in may successful applications that range from Medical Diagnostic Systems to the language in which the famous IBM Chess Game, "Big Blue" is written.

DST began selling employment testing software in 1995 as a dealer for another product.  After the vendor was sued over a Trademark infringement and had to change their product, DST embarked on designing and developing a brand new, state-of-the-art system from the ground up.  We literally started with a clean sheet of paper.  Our primary objective was to provide our customers with the best possible system that met the many needs and requirements our customers had been asking for, but could not be delivered by the system we previously sold or any other system on the market in this price range.  In early 1998, Hire Success was born.  The development process continued for over one (1) year until the product was introduced to the marketplace in April, 1999.  Since that time, over 1,000 companies of all sizes around the world have chosen Hire Success as their Employment Testing System, using both our software and on-line Service Bureau options.

APPROACH TO PERSONALITY TESTING - One member of the Hire Success Development Team is a Medical Doctor who contributed considerably to the unique approach which was taken in assessing individual personalities.  As a Medical Doctor, he was trained to accurately diagnose illnesses and medical problems based on evaluation of patient "symptoms" and other medical tests.  Often, "symptoms" are provided exclusively by the patient and verified by other tests.

If a Medical Doctor were to have a patient describe how 100 of the most common symptoms were affecting them at any given time, the Doctor would normally have a very good idea what disease or problem the patient might be suffering from.  The Doctor would ask more questions of the patient and possibly run additional tests to verify his or her diagnosis.

Keeping in mind that the language in which Hire Success was developed is the same language often found in Medical Diagnostic Expert System software, Hire Success was designed to work using a similar approach.  An applicant is given 100 Adjectives, (descriptive words describing various aspects of their Personality), and asked to describe the "degree" to which that word or phrase applies to them AT WORK.  They simply answer with the number "1" if the word strongly describes them or "5" if it doesn't describe them at all.  They can also use the values 2-4 to describe some degree of applicability in between.

In our research, studies have proven that the 5 point (1-5) evaluation choice provides the most ACCURATE feedback compared to 3 choices or even 7 or more choices.  This is the reason Hire Success chose the 5 point evaluation.  Once the Applicant has provided the answers to these 100 common personality characteristics, the Hire Success system evaluates this information using some of the same techniques and algorithms often found in Medical Diagnostic Expert Systems.

USING THE PERSONALITY PROFILE INFORMATION - Once the Personality Profile Report is generated by the Hire Success Software's Expert System Engine, either through our on-line Service Bureau or with the Free Software we provide our customers, the business executive or interviewer takes over much like the Doctor would when working with a patient.  Using the diagnostic information from the computer, the Medical Doctor would begin asking the patient more questions to confirm the analysis, and may in some cases, if the Doctor still feels uneasy, ask that further tests be run.

Applying this same logic to Interviewing and Employment Testing, the Interviewer uses the  report to now conduct a more IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW.  In addition to the personality profile information, the Hire Success System also includes a SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Report to assist the Interviewer in probing further to give the Applicant the opportunity to further describe and explain the key "success" traits the Interviewer may be seeking.  Coming up with effective questions for every job candidate can be a tedious, time-consuming process.  In this case, HIRE SUCCESS does the work for you!  The sample questions are custom-tailored based on your candidate's answers to the test.  

Instead of starting your interviews with the generic, "So, tell me about yourself," you'll be able to specifically target areas of potential concern with razor sharp, effective questions that can get to the heart of the important issues at hand.  This can give you the opportunity to have a much more In-Depth interview and either have more confidence in the Applicant, or possibly a feeling that more information must be discovered before a good hiring decision can be made, just as a Doctor might want further analysis before recommending a treatment.

It is this UNIQUE APPROACH taken by Hire Success that makes our System stand head and shoulders above other tests available in the market today.  It takes the Applicant only about 5-10 minutes to respond to the test questions, and the report can be on the Interviewer's desk within a few short minutes.  If administered over the Internet, the Report may be on the Interviewer's desk long before the Applicant even shows up for the Interview!

HELPING THE INTERVIEWER WITH "CONFIDENCE FACTORS" - The Hire Success System not only provides information about the varying degrees of the four (4) basic Personality Types, it also provides detailed information about 40 TRAITS on 20 different TRAIT SCALES.  Each of the 20 Trait Scales has ITS OWN Confidence Factor, PLUS there is an Overall Confidence Factor for all 40 Traits on 20 Scales, AND a Confidence Factor for the determination of the Applicant's Primary Personality.  These Confidence Factors are unlike ANY found on any other test on the market and give the Interviewer instant insight into HOW the person answered the questions related to each Trait Scale and the Personality information.

WHAT ARE "CONFIDENCE FACTORS"?  The Term "Confidence Factor" and "Certainty Factor" are synonymous in Expert System languages like PROLOG.  These factors are an extension of the language's ability to evaluate data and draw multiple, hierarchical conclusions.  Here's an example using the Medical Diagnostic approach we spoke of earlier:

Suppose you went to your family physician and told him or her that you had the following symptoms:

• High Fever

• Headache

• Achy all over

• Nausea

• Severe Fatigue

Perhaps your visit is in the height of flu season.  Chances are, barring any other unusual circumstances and medical history, the Doctor may determine that you have the flu and prescribe treatment accordingly.  Based on those symptoms, the Doctor is likely correct most of the time, and the Doctor's "CONFIDENCE" in the diagnosis would probably be quite HIGH.

Suppose, however, you insisted that your big toe ALSO hurt in conjunction with the other symptoms described above.  A sore toe is NOT a symptom normally associated with the flu.  Even though the Doctor may believe the sore toe is coincidental to the other symptoms and may still believe you have the flu, his or her CONFIDENCE in the flu diagnosis is LOWER than if your toe did not hurt, and in some cases, may want further examination.

APPLYING THIS TO THE INTERVIEW - Confidence Factors in the Hire Success System are Illustrated on a "5 Star" system.

Whenever the Hire Success System finds lower Confidence Factors (1 or 2 Stars), it AUTOMATICALLY generates Sample Interview Questions for that particular Trait.  Additional Interview Questions are like the Doctor wanting further evaluation before making a final diagnosis.  Low Confidence could mean the person was trying to sway the test results, but in most situations, it means the trait is "SITUATIONAL" with this person.  In other words, the Applicant is like one Trait Description some of the time, and like the other at other times.  Although this is not abnormal, it IS IMPORTANT for you, the Interviewer, to know how those situations may apply to the job for which the Applicant has applied and to know this BEFORE you make the hiring or promotion decision!

IF THE TEST YOU'RE NOW USING DOESN'T PROVIDE
THESE ADVANCED TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES,
YOU NEED HIRE SUCCESS!

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