Stephanie Cole

February 22, 2011, Toronto, ON... TeamQuest Systems Inc. (www.teamquestsystems.com) introduces a groundbreaking online talent assessment tool to Canadian businesses called, Role-Based Assessment™ (RBA). TeamQuest is an executive and professional search firm specializing in using RBA to provide Talent Management Business Solutions. TeamQuest strategically partnered with The Gabriel Institute of Philadelphia, PA, creators of this groundbreaking assessment. The Gabriel Institute provided TeamQuest with extensive training, RBA certification and the exclusive Canadian rights to RBA Business Solutions.

RBA measures three key factors critical to the success of an individual Coherence, Role and Teaming Characteristics. It is the measurement of the intersection of these three factors that makes RBA revolutionary. Using RBA TeamQuest’s services are designed to let you know who will fit in a job, on a team, in an organization – with the least risk. Why some people are productive and others bring problems and create obstacles, how to put a team together for best outcomes and maximum value and what actions to take to remedy team and organizational performance problems. This information provides companies the capability to increase productivity and return on investment in their biggest investment, human resources.

“For decades personality tests such as Myers-Briggs and DiSC have been used to establish job-fit as opposed to Role-fit. Everyone had their ‘own’ job,” said Marci Schnapp-Rafael, CEO, TeamQuest. “Times have changed; self-confidence, teamwork and adaptability are the new markers of success. Role-Based Assessment™ is qualitative, not quantitative, which makes all the difference to its business value.”

RBA is a qualitative assessment that is validated against actual workplace behaviour versus personality traits that are dependent upon quantitative data. RBA results are generated by an interlocking series of behavioural simulators that interpret responses to team activity scenarios. This method offers a new way to know if a candidate will be a productive team player or a powerful disruptor.

“The Bank of Canada January employment survey shows strong hiring intentions for 2011,” said Marci Schnapp-Rafael, CEO, TeamQuest. “In fact 41% of companies plan to add workers in the coming year and we look forward to fulfilling our clients’ requirements using RBA as part of our search process.”

The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labour and Employment Law have identified RBA as compliant with the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) regulations as being free of gender, age or racial bias. Organizations like the U.S. Department of Justice, Hewlett-Packard (HP), the State of Montana, Social Media Group and American Asphalt have discovered the business value of this completely new way to predict how people will perform in teams. TeamQuest revolutionizes the recruitment landscape by bringing Role-Based Assessment™ to Canadian business.

About TeamQuest Systems Inc.
www.teamquestsystems.com
TeamQuest is an executive and professional search firm providing team-based talent management services. Each service offered uses the revolutionary Role-Based Assessment™ (RBA) as part of the process. By implementing RBA into their strategy to deliver a suite of complementary services, TeamQuest sets themselves apart from the traditional executive search firms that only offer executive search. Exclusive to TeamQuest in Canada, the RBA solution delivers a scientific, standardized thorough approach to each service. This results in TeamQuest’s ability to fulfill its mission, ensuring that each client and candidate has the highest level of satisfaction with the results of their service. TeamQuest’s vision is to achieve an unqualified referral from every assignment.

Contact information:
Stephanie Cole, Publicist, Plum Communications Inc., 905.695.0123 x211, steph@plumcom.ca
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