pan CEO to serve as Guest and SME for HR.com Webcast focused on using Assessments to Generate Quality-of-Candidate Metrics that can Drive ROI in Selection Decisions

CARMEL, Ind. (June 1, 2005) – Performance Assessment Network, Inc., (“pan”). World leader in online assessment and talent management announced that David T. Pfenninger, Ph.D. and pan CEO would be a guest subject matter expert on an upcoming HR.com webcast.  The webcast, entitled Using Quality-of-Candidate Metrics to Drive ROI in Selection Decisions, will be hosted by Claude Balthazard, Ph.D. HR.com Director of Research and will be presented on June 6th.

“If you think selecting candidates today is about finding the best resume, you are looking at and for the wrong information,” says Pfenninger.   “The most successful long-term candidates – those that look good when you hire them and perform at or above expected standards for many years to come – will be found and kept by using validated assessments,” adds Pfenninger.  This webcast will give companies an opportunity to hear how some companies are using assessments today to recruit and retain top talent and how they selected those assessments.

Additional topics to be covered during the webcast include:

• The affordability of assessments for recruitment
• The legal aspects of using assessments for recruitment
• How many companies are using assessments to reduce turnover
• What metrics are generated by assessments and how can they be interpreted to improve ROI

Ultimately, companies will learn about Continuous Talent Management and how assessments, when used properly and with other HR best practices, will allow companies to shift their average employee base into a top performing employee base.

To register for the webcast, visit www.hr.com

About pan

Performance Assessment Network, Inc. (pan) is the leading provider of Internet-based testing and assessment solutions, with over 6500 corporate, government, and education clients internationally. pan administers millions of tests, assessments, and surveys annually. pan also manages a network of high-stakes testing centers in addition to its internet testing and Vita platforms, IT professional and consulting services, and product distribution businesses. One of the fastest growth companies in the U.S. in 2003-2004, closely held pan is based in Carmel, IN.