How Plum is Redefining Hiring Success with Role Model | Plum

Hiring decisions shape the future of every team. Yet too often, companies rely on outdated methods, gut instincts, or incomplete data to make those choices. That’s why Plum created Role Model, a groundbreaking solution that redefines what effective hiring looks like. Let's explore how Role Model works, why it's different, and how it helps you build high-performing teams through predictive hiring technology rooted in behavioral science.

The Problem with Traditional Hiring Practices

Conventional hiring methods are falling short. Manual job analysis is time-consuming and biased, and most pre-employment assessments only evaluate candidates — ignoring the demands of the role itself. This lopsided approach leads to poor fit, reduced productivity, and costly turnover. 

Plum changes the game. Instead of forcing candidates to fit outdated molds, Role Model identifies what success looks like in a role and then uses science-backed insights to match people to that success profile. The result? A more objective, data-driven approach to hiring that consistently delivers top talent. 

What is Plum Role Model™? 

Role Model is Plum’s proprietary technology that instantly identifies the behavioral needs for over 40,000 jobs, setting a consistent and objective hiring benchmark. It’s fully integrated into Plum’s Match Criteria, making it easier than ever to screen, shortlist, and hire candidates based on potential, not just past experience. 

Key Features of Role Model 

• Predictive at Scale: Outperforms traditional hiring assessments across industries by predicting job success with greater accuracy.
• Fair by Design: Evaluated across more than 50,000 applicants with no adverse impact by race, gender, or age. Fully aligned with EEOC guidelines.
• Fast and Precise: Analyzes job descriptions in seconds, delivering benchmarks with over 90% alignment to expert-built standards.
• Consistent Across the Enterprise: Delivers repeatable, bias-resistant hiring criteria whether you’re scaling across departments or global locations.
• Customizable to Your Needs: Use out-of-the-box or enrich the model with insights from your internal subject-matter experts. 

How Role Model Works: From Job Description to Top Talent 

Hiring with Plum’s Role Model is fast, intuitive, and highly accurate. Here’s how the process unfolds:

1. Add the Job Description

Start by adding your job description into Plum. This kicks off the behavioral job analysis automatically; no surveys, no back-and-forth delays.

2. Instantly Generate Behavioral Benchmarks

Role Model analyzes the job posting and identifies the top Talents needed for success. For example, a Product Marketing Manager might require the following Plum Talents:

• Innovation
• Decision Making
• Teamwork
• Execution
• Adaptation

3. Match Candidates to the Role

Once candidates complete the Plum assessment, they receive their personalized Plum Profile that highlights how these Talents drive or drain them at work. If using Role Model by itself, you’ll create a powerful Match Criteria to match your applicants against in just a few seconds. Plum compares these results to the job’s Match Criteria to generate a Match Score, helping hiring teams instantly identify high-potential candidates. 

Want to include your team’s perspective? Your SMEs can take the 8-minute Match Criteria Survey to weave their perspective into your Match Criteria without disrupting your hiring workflow. 

Results That Speak for Themselves

Plum isn’t just smarter...it’s more effective. Here’s what our customers are seeing:

• 150% increase in high performers in healthcare roles
• 2x more top performers in engineering and cybersecurity
• 66% reduction in low performers in customer support 

These results highlight the power of using behavioral science and AI to optimize hiring decisions. Role Model empowers organizations to make faster, fairer, and more predictive hiring choices that improve outcomes across the board. 

Every Job Deserves a Role Model 

Success starts with clarity and every job deserves a clearly defined success profile. Plum’s Role Model delivers that clarity instantly. Whether you're hiring for a new role or scaling an entire department, Role Model helps you make confident, data-informed hiring decisions that lead to stronger teams. 

Discover how you can improve your hiring outcomes with Plum’s Role Model. Visit plum.io/role-model to learn more and see the technology in action.