# Human Resources Effectiveness Study

Presented by [SIS International Research](/content/company/SIS-International-Research/index.html)

## Challenge

- SIS was hired by a large manufacturing company (“client”) to assess the potential of the company’s young professionals (both pink and white collar)
- The client needed to identify young professionals for promotion to the managerial level
- The existing tests and methods for identifying high potential managers was not successful as at least 25% of those promoted in the age group 21-33 were not performing well in the job they were promoted to

## Proprietary solution

- SIS interviewed over N=300 professionals external to the firm as well as N=300 internal staff members, both equally split between pink collar and white collar
- We determined the professionals’ career aspirations and benchmarked them vis-à-vis their existing role in the company, their education and their desire to be promoted
- Subsequently, SIS contacted a third party developer who allowed us to use their new assessment test for young professionals

## Result

- At our recommendation, the client brought in the test and implemented the new professional development program
- After 2 years, the success rate of promotion within the firm improved by 25%
- The client gained the retention of a higher population of young professionals
- This retention rate is still being tracked

## About this project

Business issue:

[Employee relations, recruitment](/content/market-research-firms/employee-relations-recruitment/index.html)

Market research specialties

[CX Benchmark Studies](/content/market-research-firms/customer-benchmark/index.html) [Employee Experience & Satisfaction](/content/market-research-firms/employee-survey/index.html)

Presented by:

[**SIS International Research**](/content/company/SIS-International-Research/index.html)

Data Collection

Full Service

International

SIS International Research, founded in 1984, is a leading full-service Market Research and Market Intelligence firm.