What We Do
We help you see what candidates can do before you hire.
A program from the 5-Star Approach
Hire on proof, not promises.
They interview well. But can they actually do the job?
Schedule a "Proof Before Hire" ConsultYou've hired people who looked great on paper and in the interview, then struggled once the real work started. It's costly, and it's frustrating.
Why It's Credible
Built on hiring science from SIOP and OPM, applied to real manufacturing roles.
This isn't recruiting. It's what happens after your recruiter or HR team has finalists, and before you make the offer.
How It Works
1
Define Success
We sit down with your team to define what success looks like in this role.
2
Create the Project
We design a paid micro-consulting project using real work from the job, so you can measure what candidates can actually do, not just what they claim.
3
Score What Matters
We build a Candidate Score Card tied to the outcomes that actually predict success in the role.
4
Build the AI Assistant
We build an AI assistant trained on your Score Card, so evaluation is fast and objective.
5
Implementation Guidance & Handoff
We teach your hiring manager how to run the process and make the final call.
The cost of guessing
A bad hire in a skilled role can cost tens of thousands in turnover, retraining, and lost production, long after the interview is forgotten.
The alternative
Hire on evidence, not hope.
Choose Your Level of Support
For manufacturing leadership, engineering, quality, and supply chain hires, where getting it wrong is expensive.
Core
$5,000
Test the candidate's work before you make the offer.
Not a quiz or a 30-minute exercise. Candidates take on a real, paid consulting project from the role itself, so you see how they actually think and perform, not just how they interview.
- Stakeholder interviews to define the role
- A real, paid micro-consulting project
- A Candidate Score Card
- A custom AI evaluation assistant
- One-time implementation guidance
Accelerate
$6,000
Build the full hiring system around the test.
Everything in Core, plus a complete rebuild of how you evaluate candidates for this role.
Everything in Core, plus:
- Enhanced job description
- Structured interview questions
- "Reasons not to hire" checklist
- Hiring process redesign
- Alignment and kickoff calls
Implement
$7,500
We help you get hiring decisions right as real candidates come through.
Everything in Accelerate, with 90 days of support while the system is put to work.
Everything in Accelerate, plus:
- 90 days of implementation support
- Monthly check-in calls
- Ongoing quick-contact support
Grounded in Manufacturing Workforce Research. Built on Validated Hiring Science.
Hiring struggles in manufacturing aren't unique to your plant. The Manufacturing Institute and NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership have documented the same challenges across the industry: skills gaps, high turnover, and hiring decisions made on gut feel. Our approach applies hiring science from SIOP (the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology) and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the same standards used to validate high-stakes hiring decisions, adapted specifically for manufacturing roles.