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FINANCIAL SERVICES | HIGH-VOLUME HIRING

Global Insurance Company - Volume Hiring Using Assessments

Solution used:
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Locations
Where they started
A high-volume, high-competition hire

Field sales representatives needed selecting at volume, in a market where competition for talent was fierce

The process needed to integrate seamlessly into existing automated hiring systems
A weak selection process directly costs sales performance, not just hiring efficiency
The Challenge

Selecting field sales talent, at volume, in a competitive market

Global Insurance Company needed to enhance how it selected field sales representatives, handling high applicant volume in a fiercely competitive talent market, without slowing down its automated hiring systems.

The organization needed an assessment that was efficient enough for high-volume hiring, engaging enough to support its employer brand in a competitive market, and able to integrate seamlessly into its existing automated hiring technology.

Because field sales performance is directly measurable in revenue, a weak selection process doesn’t just cost hiring time, it costs sales.

What We Did

A 20-minute assessment, built around what good sales performance looks like

A realistic situational judgment test, paired with a fast behavioral measure, in one combined score.

Three stages

Preview the job realistically

A multimedia Situational Judgment Test gave candidates a realistic preview of the role, tailored to the client’s own brand.

Measure what predicts performance

Match 6.5, powered by Wave®, measured 36 critical work areas in just 6.5 minutes.

Score simply, decide quickly

The full assessment took 20 minutes and delivered two simple job-fit scores, built for fast, confident hiring decisions.

Where they got to
$86 million

in additional annual sales across successful candidates, collectively

Candidates who passed both assessments sold $248,000 more a year, per person, than those who didn’t
A complete assessment in 20 minutes, with the core behavioral measure taking just 6.5 minutes
A fair, objective, defensible evaluation that improved diversity, equity and inclusion outcomes
A realistic, brand-aligned preview of the role that also strengthened candidate engagement
The Results

Selection decisions that show up directly in sales performance

A 20-minute assessment gave Global Insurance Company a measurable, revenue-linked view of who its best field sales hires would be.

Sales representatives who performed well on both the Situational Judgment Test and Match 6.5 sold an average of $248,000 more a year in policies than those who didn’t, a collective gain of around $86 million in additional annual sales across successful candidates.

Beyond sales performance, the blended assessment improved fairness and defensibility in selection decisions, strengthened candidate engagement through a realistic, brand-aligned preview of the role, and increased recruiter efficiency with two simple, fast job-fit scores.

Want a selection process that shows up in sales performance?

We can help you build a fast, fair assessment for field sales roles that’s built to predict who’ll actually perform.

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