Many organisations espouse the value they place on the integrity of their employees. Very few can actually put their finger on specifically what processes they have in place to ensure they hire people of ethics and integrity.

Historically it has been very difficult to make assessments in this area due to the possibilities of decisions being based on anecdotal feedback, which would not stand up to rigorous analysis and inspection.

ETHOS© overcomes these concerns by focussing on demonstrated behaviours, verifiable claims and exaggerations, detailed investigations, and assessment tools derived from over $30 million of research supported by prestigious institutions operating in an Australian environment such as Monash University.

No other tool provides Australian employers with such unambiguous feedback regarding the ethics and integrity of current and potential employees. ETHOS© has two distinct components. The first focuses on precision investigation and assessment of previous behaviour. The other centres on psychological assessment. The best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. ETHOS© therefore delves into the subject's history to ascertain:

	Verification and quantification of specific claims and achievements
	Verification of all claimed qualifications and education
	Verification of all claimed professional Associations
	Criminal Record Search
	Employment History and resume verification
	International claims and experiences evaluated
	Feedback from previous managers and stakeholders about the how the candidate has reacted in specific incidences where the opportunity for unethical behaviour has arisen

ETHOS© requires the candidate to complete a questionnaire. This questionnaire analyses five key areas of the candidate: "

	Information concealment
	Dismissal of personal faults
	The extent to which the candidate will distort information in order to realise personal goals
	The extent to which the candidate will behave responsibly
	The extent to which the candidate maintains their values & integrity under stress

These traits are firstly established and then used in the behavioural assessment to refine the focus on demonstrated presence or absence of integrity. The combined effect of the report of the Candidate's previous behaviour, coupled with the Psychological Assessment of his/her performance against the five key indicators, allows employers to make a far more fully-informed hiring decision than has ever been possible.

ETHOS© is a great step forward for those employers for whom integrity is a non-negotiable fundamental component of any employee's psyche.

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