Pearson Launches Critical Thinking Assessment and Employment Test Website, www.ThinkWatson.com

Watson-Glaser Online Personality Test, Research and Resources Now Available on Centralized Site

Minneapolis and San Antonio — January 4, 2009 - Employee assessments and online personality tests are critical to successful business and leadership development for human resource teams. TalentLens, the employment assessment business of Pearson, the education, technology and services company, today launched www.ThinkWatson.com, an online resource and training center for critical thinking, to help HR executives and talent managers shape their professional hiring and development programs,

News Facts

www.ThinkWatson.com : includes information about Pearson’s Watson-Glaser critical thinking assessment, online training, and research.
Research resources available on the site include the “2009/2010 Trends in Executive Development”: report, which surveyed the country’s top organizations to reveal those skills corporate leaders believe business’ next generation of leaders need to develop to be successful; and free white papers on topics such as learning to apply and develop critical thinking skills.
Three critical thinking training options available to site users include seminars in large cities presented in partnership with the American Management Association, onsite and individualized “boot camps” conducted with Executive Development Associates, and TalentLens’ own online offerings.
An online community for TalentLens customers to share administration tips and resources will launch in February 2010.
Information about Pearson TalentLens can be found at http://www.talentlens.com/en/.
TalentLens can be followed on Twitter @talentlens.

Useable Quotes

“Critical thinking is the number one workplace skill, ranked higher than innovation and information technology skills, according to a survey of 400 senior human resources leaders,” said Dr. Judy Chartrand, chief scientist at Pearson TalentLens.: “We know that critical thinking is a game-changing management skill, enabling better thinking and enhanced day-to-day decision making, which is why Pearson TalentLens is focused on helping human resource teams and talent managers to have easier access to critical thinking training and resources at www.ThinkWatson.com.”

“Our ‘Trends in Executive Development’ report found that business leaders believe the next generation of leaders – those who will assume executive level positions in the next three to five years – lack the strategic thinking and change management skills needed to lead in today’s tumultuous business environment.: This finding underscores the importance of critical thinking as it is the foundation of strategic thinking, good decision making, organization, planning and problem solving,” said Chartrand.

About TalentLens

Pearson TalentLens publishes scientific assessments that are used globally to hire and develop the 21st century workforce. Its instruments measure critical thinking, problem-solving and a range of job skills to deliver data-driven insights that inform and clarify an organization’s human capital decisions.