, Pearson Education today
announced that it was combining several of its assessment product, service and
technology businesses together under the Pearson Assessments name, effective
March 1.

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"Following our acquisition of AGS Publishing last year, it was apparent we
were managing assessment products, services and technology from several
business units.
The new Pearson Assessments will provide a broad range of products and
services, from individually administered behavioral and special needs
assessments , to survey and assessment tools for education, business and
healthcare, to scanners and other input devices to gather data for a variety
of applications."
The top five activities that every professional should prioritize this
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Pearson NCS products include various scanners (sold under the EZData(R)
and OpScan iNSIGHT(TM) brands), software (Prosper(TM) assessment system ,
ScanTools(R) and SurveyTracker(R)), assessments tools (Classroom Performance
System - CPS), custom print services and outsourcing of data collection
services. Ask for informational interviews because
professionals often enjoy talking about themselves and what they
know about the local business environment.

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Time to update your contacts by reaching out.

Sites offering testing or evaluation for skill sets, personality and capability assessments, and self-improvement.

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The businesses are Pearson Assessments, the premier provider of
psychological assessments and related scoring solutions in clinical, medical,
forensic, correctional, public safety, career and counseling settings; Pearson
NCS, which offers a wide variety of data collection hardware, software,
scannable forms and outsourcing services for business, healthcare, government
and education; and the assessment business of AGS Publishing , a leading
publisher of assessments for preK-12 which assess cognitive ability,
achievement, behavior , speech and language, career interest, and social
skills. Tailor
your resume to the specific requirements of each position your are
applying for, and remember to target your search and think "niche"
as opposed to broad.

5) Update your professional look
Last, but not least, when you're out doing the interview rounds it
is important that you look and dress professionally.

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Assessment
offerings from AGS Publishing include the Behavior Assessment System for
Children, Second Edition (BASC-2), Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Third
Edition (PPVT-III), Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation-2 (GFTA-2), KeyMath-
Revised /NU: A Diagnostic Inventory of Essential Mathematics-Revised-Normative
Update, the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition
(BOT-2), Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition , and the Kaufman
family of assessments, including KABC-II, KBIT-2 and KTEA-II. If you can't
remember the last time you purchased clothes for work, then consider
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, The first days of spring signal
the time to take action on job seeking and career innovation according to
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This created the opportunity to bring all of these resources
together in such a way to create a unique and powerful organization that could
serve the assessment needs of a broad range of education , business and
healthcare customers," said John Harnett, president and CEO, Pearson
Assessments ., which
provides automated tools for reading and writing assessment and practice. More importantly , many
companies do most of their hiring in the first two quarters of the year, so
now may be the time to take advantage of new opportunities.
Questions regarding your relevant work experience , strengths,
weaknesses, accomplishments and salary requirements are typically
covered in every interview. For more information, visit http://www.

Media Contact:
Lisa MacKenzie
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Well-known brands offered by Pearson Assessments include the Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2(TM) (MMPI-2(TM)) the Millon(TM) Clinical
Inventories, the Campbell(TM) Interest and Skill Survey, the Derogatis
Checklist Series and the Basic Achievement Skills Inventory(TM).
Pearson Assessments is part of the U. Additional statistics available for MBAs, Diversity and Women upon
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Pearson Education is the world's largest education company, which in turn is a
business of Pearson, the international media company.

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Pearson will continue to operate from facilities in Bloomington, Eagan and
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