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Role Modelâ„¢

Glossary of HR Terms What is Role Modelâ„¢

What is Role Modelâ„¢?

The ҹɫֱ²¥ Role Modelâ„¢is a science-based feature within ҹɫֱ²¥â€™s talent assessment platform that defines the behavioral traits, problem-solving abilities, and personality strengths required for success in a specific role. By instantly transforming job descriptions into validated behavioral blueprints, Role Modelâ„¢ enables organizations to benchmark candidates and employees against what great looks like, beyond résumés, gut feel, or outdated credentials.

Why it matters

Traditional hiring often leans on resumes and subjective impressions, which can introduce bias and miss high-potential talent. Role Modelâ„¢ flips that script. It provides a fair, scalable, and data-driven framework that prioritizes human potential, soft skills like adaptability, innovation, collaboration, and decision-making, to predict long-term success. This leads to smarter hiring, stronger internal mobility, and more equitable workforce decisions.

Where it fits in the HR stack

ҹɫֱ²¥ Role Modelâ„¢ sits within the talent acquisition and talent management layers. They integrate with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) for recruitment, power Match Scores for pre-hire assessments, and align with performance and development systems to support internal mobility, leadership development, and succession planning.

Define success for every role in seconds

Most job descriptions rely on guesswork. ҹɫֱ²¥ Role Modelâ„¢ instantly turns them into science-backed benchmarks that highlight the soft skills required for success. With clear, predictive criteria, you align every hire to what great looks like and reduce the risk of mis-hires

See ҹɫֱ²¥ Role Modelâ„¢ in action

Common use cases/Examples

  • Creating standardized, scalable benchmarks for hiring.
  • Comparing candidate assessment results to role-specific Match Criteria
  • Identifying internal talent ready for future roles or promotions.
  • Supporting workforce planning and DEI initiatives by focusing on behavioral fit, not just experience.
  • Streamlining global hiring with consistent, validated role requirements.

Examples of companies that use it

  • Enterprises hiring at scale across departments or geographies who need consistent role criteria.
  • SMBs and startups looking to quickly define roles and reduce hiring bias.
  • Organizations in fast-changing industries (tech, finance, healthcare) using Role Modelâ„¢ to identify candidates with transferable soft skills like resilience, agility, and strategic thinking.

FAQ

Role Modelâ„¢ can be generated in two ways: automatically using AI and validated data (via ҹɫֱ²¥ Role Modelâ„¢), or collaboratively through a Match Criteria Survey completed by hiring managers or SMEs. Both methods result in a behavioral benchmark specific to the role.

Yes. Organizations can use Role Modelâ„¢ as-is or refine them with internal input to reflect their unique needs, culture, or strategic goals.

Candidates complete the ҹɫֱ²¥ Discovery Survey. Their ҹɫֱ²¥ Profile is then scored against the Role Modelâ„¢ behavioral blueprint to determine job fit, generating a Match Score for easy comparison and decision-making.

No. Role Modelâ„¢ also supports career development, internal mobility, succession planning, and leadership identification by aligning roles with the behavioral strengths of current employees.

Role Modelâ„¢ focuses on measurable, scientifically validated human skills, rather than education, resumes, or tenure. This helps reduce unconscious bias and ensure fairer, more inclusive hiring and promotion decisions. ҹɫֱ²¥s Role Modelâ„¢ has been independently audited and shows no adverse impact across race, gender, or age.