The art of assessing soft skills

The 3 founders (consultant in HRM, expert in psychology and researcher in the field of knowledge management) discover the first expert systems dedicated to behavioural assessment in the United States. They signed a partnership with sources based in Silicon Valley and created PerformanSE in Nantes, S for System, E for Expert.

Signature of a partnership with the knowledge management laboratory at Nantes University Polytechnic School. PerformanSe thus takes the path of a start-up in terms of research and advanced technology to develop 100% web-based French solutions in the field of behavioural skills assessment.

The study of behaviours is approached from a fundamentally dynamic angle: the individual person is considered as a complex system in permanent interaction with their context. The results of the assessment, presented in a rich & precise narrative report, which is easy to read and understand. This is the revolutionary support HR professionals have been waiting for to help make more reliable decisions and make their skills management strategy operational!

The knowledge base is enriched through research conducted by the R&D team, through statistical analyses and measurements that allow both an inter-individual study (comparison with a reference group) and an intra-individual reading (individual development linked to professional situations). PerformanSe is now recognised to be the most creative leader in skills assessment and management solutions in France.

To become a multi-specialist in HR management in France and Europe, the Julhiet Group aims to integrate assessment and skills development solutions. PerformanSe, market leader, opens up a wide field of possibilities to do just that! Perspectives: expand and enrich the range of solutions and services and boost the international potential of this innovative company, digital ahead of time.

To respond to the requests of its clients who want to be accompanied on projects linked to management & talent mobilisation or commitment, PerformanSe created its consulting activity. A team of consultants who are multidisciplinary, multilingual and multicultural, now accompany companies in France and beyond, with customised services.

Solutions developed in 28 languages, partners and distributors present in twenty countries and on 5 continents, as well as numerous scientific research projects in close partnership with international laboratories of excellence, help to develop PerformanSe’s international presence.

The PerformanSe R&D team, composed of doctors and doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences, now backs up a Scientific Committee that has a role in assessing the maturity and scientific validity of the company’s projects. Its members: 4 university professors, recognised by the French and international scientific community for their expertise in psychology and assessment sciences!

As part of its quality approach, in 2015 PerformanSe became the first European publisher certified ISO 10667-2 for the design of psychometric tests, and the provision of assessment and talent development services.

In a constantly changing environment where it is the employees’ soft skills that make the difference, PerformanSe launches Wesuggest. This platform recommends the key Soft Skills to assess for recruitment purposes, assesses the candidates’ potential to succeed in a given position and helps the company recruit the best of them!