In an environment undergoing radical change in terms of the forms of work, the prevailing values, the expectations of individuals and the worldwide economic and social climate, job security is little more than a fading memory in the majority of sectors, leading individuals and firms to revise their perception of work and career.

ProPositionTM has been developed to facilitate what is both an individual and a collective process. It allows individuals to obtain a reliable assessment of their level of employability, but also to think about how they have managed and how they intend to manage their careers, for which they must increasingly assume sole responsibility. It also allows the firm to see the simultaneous development of employability and loyalty in a different light.

Method

ProPositionTM is a validated tool that helps an individual, on the basis of a questionnaire available on Internet (Qualintra platform), to draw up a reliable assessment of his or her employability. The individual discusses the report, which is also generated on Internet, with an appropriately trained (internal or external) coach so as to understand its true meaning and define the measures required to remedy the possible shortcomings and really take control of his or her career.

ProPositionTM is currently available in French and German versions, also for those seeking work. An English version is currently being finalized.

Fields of use

As a method for accompanying managers and professionals:

	to obtain greater loyalty from employees with high potential and help them manage their careers optimally;
	to revitalize the careers of seniors;
	to accompany skill assessment and professional reorientation at any age;
	to implement successful restructuring under the best conditions.

The dimensions of ProPositionTM

ProPositionTM measures 13 indicators in total, which allow the employability and the associated risks to be assessed.

Employability risks (3 indicators):

« To what extent do I have to get ready for change? »
- Level of job satisfaction (involvement and collaboration);
- Stability of the job and the working environment.

Employability (2x3 indicators)
- Skills and career (adequacy of skills, quest for success, career satisfaction);
- Valorizing skills (impact; networking; knowledge of the market).

Dynamic employability = Employability x Flexibility
- Flexibility (3 indicators - openness to change; professional mobility, contextual mobility)

The tool also provides an assessment of the extent to which an individual's health may hinder career development and constitute a further factor in his or her employability.

Added value

The tool helps the individual really take control of his or her career, while strengthening the loyalty of personnel with high potential and identifying the hindrances to professional fulfillment - whether these are associated with the professional environment, a lack of clarity in the objectives, a negative experience in the past, a difficulty to gain recognition or envisage other opportunities.

It can also be used in collective processes. By consolidating results, the actions to be taken with regard to certain categories of individual can be prioritized and the changes undertaken in a manner that is as targeted, relevant, respectful and effective as possible.

A simple, user-friendly and effective method

You receive your personal invitation to fill in your Cross-Check Employability by e-mail or from your coach. Whether at the office or at home, you can complete the questionnaire at your own pace, confidentially.

The report is immediately made available to your coach, who will discuss it with you during a personal interview. The results are calculated relative to a reference population, which immediately allows you to identify any particularity that requires further investigation and understanding. You concentrate on the essential.

ProPositionTM is a Qualintra product, developed by Dr. Daniel Held and Prof. Jérôme Rossier, in collaboration with the Universities of Lausanne and Neuchâtel, as well as with Promove TM.