The process is relatively simple.  There are only a few ways you could have reached this website.... 

SCENARIO 1 - You arrived here by search engine and you/your company is not associated with any of our affiliates.  In this case, you will need to "CLICK HERE" and follow instructions.

• You will be taken to a page that will ask you to create your own unique USER ID and a PASSWORD, then
   
• You will then select the "Complete the Audit" link.  This will direct you to the audit questions so you may complete the audit.
   
• Once completed, a summary of your  results will be visible on the screen.  This is just a sampling of the valuable information that can be available to you. If you choose to subscribe and receive the entire audit including graphs and tables along with the 70 pages of helpful text, simply follow the directions on the screen.

SCENARIO 2 - You arrived here because of one of our affiliate relationships. You may have been directed here by your association, a consulting company, or a similar relationship.  If this is the case you  probably already have a USER ID and PASSWORD.  If so, "CLICK HERE!" If not, please use the "CLICK HERE" under Scenario 1.

• You will be directed to the audit questions so you may complete the audit. Once completed, you will have immediate access to the entire audit including graphs and tables along with over 70 pages of helpful text, charts, graphs and comparisons, simply follow the directions on the screen.

2. How long will it take me to complete the answers in the AUDIT?

The average length of time to complete the audit is 35 minutes.  An important  feature  of this audit (though not recommended) permits you to complete a section, log off, exit the process and and return after a meeting, phone call or other interruption and continue from where you left off. 

The system will keep your answers for up 24 hours before the information is discarded.  As long as you return within 24 hours, you can continue from where you left off and complete the entire audit instrument.

3. Once completed, how long does it take to get the Audit Results?

THIS SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED WITH YOU IN MIND. Your responses are calibrated as soon as you have submitted your answers to the system.  Your personalized report will be compiled and returned to the screen within 30-60 seconds.

4. How much does it cost to complete the answers in the Audit/Survey?

There is no charge to complete the audit/survey, and you are under no obligation to purchase the Audit Results when you are completed. 

As a thank you, you will be provided with information about your responses.  If you care to have the entire Audit Results of over 70 pages of helpful text, charts, graphs and comparisons, all you need to do is to follow the prompts to subscribe. 

Please note - there will be no sales person attempting to contact you as follow-up.  We respect your decision to purchase the audit results and relate to the busy schedule you have.  However, our staff is always available to answer questions regarding your completed Audit Results should you have any.

5. What do I get for the $300.00 subscription?

Upon acceptance of your payment, you will receive access to the site for the purpose of reviewing your responses as they are effected each day for a period of one year from purchase. 

You only complete the instrument once a year.  However you may visit as many times during the year to see how you compare to others.

Each time you return to the site during that period, your responses will be compared with any new data and the revised comparisons reflected on the screen. 

In this way, you will be able to track the trends taking place throughout the country.

The report consists of fourteen areas of evaluation including:

• Recruitment, Selection and Hiring,
• Application Forms,
• Reference Checking,
• Employee Handbook Considerations,
• Anti-Discrimination Practices,
• Sexual Harassment Policy,
• Drug-Free Workplace Issues,
• Infectious Disease Control/Practice,
• Job Performance,
• Termination Processes,
• Unemployment matters,
• Leaves of Absence Positions,
• Wage & Hour Concerns, and
• Selected Employee Benefit Offerings

Included with the over seventy (70) pages of helpful Employment Practices/Human Resources strategies and considerations, are over twenty graphs and tables that evaluate your responses in relationship to:

• the overall database,
• companies of like industry and how they responded,
• companies of like employee size, and
• companies of same sized HR departments.

6. How often is the database updated?

The database is updated as each time the instrument is completed.  This provides the most current information available.  As companies participate, the data comparisons are immediately updated.

7. When my year is up and I want to get another subscription, what must I do?

Simply, complete the audit again.  Remember, the only companies in the database at any time are only those who have completed the audit within the last twelve months.  The database covers instruments completed for the past 365 days up to and including today!  For example:

January 10, 2006 is the current day...the only data in the system consists of companies who have taken the audit between January 10, 2005 and January 10, 2006.

8. I have looked at the questions and my answer really is "maybe" or "sometimes," what options do I have?

Sorry!  There are no answers in the audit that offer a "sometimes" or "maybe" response.  You will need to decide the best of the options available that reflect current company practice and/or policy in the question asked.

9. In completing the answers in the audit I made a mistake and want to change my answer...what action do I take to make the correction?

Remember - none of your answers/responses are final/recorded until you have completed the AUDIT and have selected the "SUBMIT TO DATABASE" button.  Prior to that, you may go back to previous pages and review your responses.  As a WORD OF CAUTION, once you have "SUBMITTED YOUR RESPONSES" to the database, no corrections/changes may be made.

10. Could you explain to me how to best read the Audit Results.

First, the report is merely a reflection of your current philosophy or corporate position.  The model is a benchmark from which you will determine direction.  The comparison charts will provide information about other companies in similar strategic positions.  Therefore, the charts will mean something different to every company.