Toyota Hiring Process and Workplace Culture, March 12 Seminar

5700 Corporate Drive, Suite 250 • Pittsburgh, PA 15237 • www.selectinternational.com


NEWS RELEASE

Seminar to Discuss how Toyota’s Powerful Hiring Process and

Workplace Culture will Enable Them to Overcome the 2010 Recall and

Remain The World’s Top Auto Manufacturer

– Former Toyota Executive and Author to Serve as Keynote Speaker at March 12 Event –

Pittsburgh, February 9, 2010 – At some point, even the very best companies face adversity.

Find out how Toyota’s lean HR practices will allow them to recover and emerge stronger.

Learn how Toyota’s principles of “lean operations” are transforming companies everywhere from

healthcare to banking to manufacturing.

Michael Hoseus, former Toyota corporate leader and co-author of the bestselling book, The Toyota

Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way, and Kevin Klinvex, co-founder of Select

International and co-author of the highly acclaimed book, Hiring Great People will be leading a

complimentary breakfast roundtable focused on how your industry can apply innovative, lean HR

practices. The event will be held on Friday, March 12, 2010 at The Lexus Club, inside PNC

Park on Pittsburgh’s North Shore.

Mr. Hoseus will discuss how having a culture of continuous improvement ensures that organizations

can deal with obstacles that arise, similar to Toyota’s current situation. Because Toyota’s first priority

is to hire the right talent through a process called Multi-level Assessment, they are equipped with

employees that possess the correct competencies to function under adversity and work successfully

together to solve issues regarding quality. It’s this high performance culture that will guide Toyota

into the future and prove that its current challenges are only a minor setback for one of the most

successful organizations in the world. In this roundtable discussion, Human Resources professionals

will learn how Toyota selects, develops and manages talent. In addition, the presenters will discuss

how these world-class programs are now being applied with great success to organizations in all

industries.

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Contact: T.J. Muehlfeld

412-358-8595

tjmuehlfeld@selectintl.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

5700 Corporate Drive, Suite 250 • Pittsburgh, PA 15237 • www.selectinternational.com

NEWS RELEASE CONTINUED

Seminar to Discuss how Toyota’s Powerful Hiring Process and

Workplace Culture will Enable Them to Overcome the 2010 Recall and

Remain The World’s Top Auto Manufacturer

– Former Toyota Executive, Author to Serve as Keynote Speaker at March 12 Event –

During this discussion, Hoseus and Klinvex will discuss the following topics:

· Toyota’s reaction to adversity.

· The processes and solutions used by Toyota to select, develop and manage talent.

· The Quality People Value Stream Model, a model that illustrates the importance of having the

right people in the right place.

· How Toyota utilizes their core values of continuous improvement to create and maintain a

people-centric culture.

· The importance of using multi-level assessment within your organization.

The event is free and open to Human Resources professionals, but registration is

required. Register by March 5, 2010 at www.selectinternational.com/pittsburgh or

contact T.J. Muehlfeld at tjmuehlfeld@selectintl.com or 1-800-786-8595, ext. 1031. The

first 25 registered guests will receive a complimentary copy of The Toyota Culture: The Heart and

Soul of the Toyota Way.

About Select International

Since Select International® was founded nearly 20 years ago, assessment has been their core focus. Millions of

people in 80 countries have been assessed using Select International’s automated tests, inventories and job

related simulations. A thought leader recognized for innovation in testing technology, Select International

provides one of the most complete and well researched libraries of testing content for all organizational levels.

From entry-level to executive, organizations find, hire and retain top talent using Select International’s tests,

tailored solutions, interviewing tools, leadership assessments, consulting services and recruitment process

outsourcing solutions. The company’s founders, Kevin Klinvex, Chris Klinvex and Matthew O’Connell, Ph.D., are

renowned hiring consultants and authors of the best-selling business book, Hiring Great People. Headquartered

in Pittsburgh, PA, Select maintains offices in Chattanooga, and San Diego, with international offices in

Monterrey, Mexico; Melbourne, Australia and Johannesburg, South Africa. For more information about Select

International’s products or services, call 1-800-786-8595 or visit www.selectinternational.com.

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T.J. Muehlfeld



Director of Marketing







Select International, Inc.



P 412-358-8595 x1031



www.selectinternational.com