PREP™ Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 1, 2015

Contact: JoAn Mann
Phone: (541) 382-1401
Email: [email protected]

PREP Profile Systems, Inc. Celebrates 31 Years in Business in Central Oregon

BEND, Ore. - PREP Profile Systems, Inc. was started by JoAn Mann in Bend, Oregon in 1984 in response to her desire to create a highly validated, research driven personality profile she could use in her work with businesses both locally and globally as well as career coaching clients.

Over thirty years later, PREP is a full system offering businesses and individuals around the world a unique and practical approach to understanding how personality helps align our individual personal gifts with work missions. Since 1984, PREP has partnered with its clients to transform the global workplace by increasing understanding and trust that improves personal communications, motivation, and organizational productivity - one person, one team, one organization at a time. PREP clients include: AMD, Jeld Wen, Clear Choice Health Plans, and Bank of the Cascades and many other companies in Bend and around the world.

PREP provides personality profile related products, online reports and services that offer rapid insight, a practical common language for individuals, groups and organizations to communicate, develop understanding, improve relationships and build trust.

PREP is an integrated profile system of easy-to-use, fully-validated, tools, surveys, software programs and publications designed to assist companies and individuals in understanding and managing current and prospective employees in:

  • Coaching current employees and managers
  • Identifying and aligning the corporate culture
  • Building teams
  • Selecting and hiring new employees
  • Enhancing Leadership Training and Organizational Development

Ms. Mann has been a leader in organizational team building, management development, corporate stress management and visioning since 1980. She works with local and state governmental agencies, small businesses, law enforcement agencies, Fortune 500 executive teams, resorts and national hotels, health care providers, athletic clubs, radio broadcast groups, and manufacturers. She trains both national and international consultants in human resources and team building techniques. Ms. Mann is an adjunct faculty member in the International Management School at the University of Applied Sciences in Deggendorf, Germany.

For more information about PREP Profile Systems, Inc., or to schedule an interview with JoAn Mann, PREP’s founder, please call  (541) 382-1401 or send an email to [email protected]

 


 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2011

Contact: JoAn Mann
Phone: (541) 382-1401
Email: [email protected]

PREP Launches Website in the U.S.

BEND, OR –  PREP Profile Systems, Inc. has successfully launched the newest version of their professional website that assesses and offers organizations, teams and consultants a simple, highly cost effective integrative program for evaluating, developing, coaching, and managing people and teams. The new website launch included moving the hosting location from Germany to the USA. President and team leader, JoAn Mann, developed the professional website with Dr. Bjoern Kesper to integrate strict HR personal data protection laws used also in China as well as in the Europe Union.  With the programming in place, bringing the site to the U.S. will improve efficiencies and promote U.S. employment opportunities for PREP by removing certain language requirements for new employees as the company grows. The PREP website transition was completed by the PREP technology team consisting of Jerry Schulz owner of Computer Solutions of Bend and Bryan Daines owner of Daines Consulting Group, Inc.  Kara Johnson provided quality assurance testing on the converted database and website.  

PREP Profile Systems, Inc. has been providing corporate, medium and small businesses in Oregon and globally with selection and retention services and reports for managers and consultants to increase organizational performance and leadership development since 1984.  PREP has developed proprietary, cross-culturally validated and unique online personal strengths and change readiness business-application software that assesses personality and stress offering organizations, teams and consultants a simple, highly cost effective integrative program for evaluating, developing, coaching and managing people and teams.  Through reports derived from the survey, PREP offers rapid insight, a practical common language to communicate, improve relationships and build trust organizationally.

For more information please contact  (541) 382-1401 or send an email to [email protected].

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 11, 2009

Contact: JoAn Mann
Phone: (541) 382-1401
Email: [email protected]

PREP Launches myCORE Career Report

BEND, OR – PREP Profile Systems, Inc. announces the product launch for its personality-matching career tool, based on the highly validated and statistically reliable Personal Strengths Profile.  myCORE™ Career Report is a simple and easy to use web accessed report that is specifically designed for individuals to understand and enhance their strengths in the career search, as well as selecting college majors. The survey takes 5-7 minutes to complete and the report can be purchased through the prep-profiles.com website.

 
PREP’s professional version allows Career Coaches, Consultants, and Employers to use myCORE™ Career Report and the PREP Job Match™ System to identify appropriate interview questions, identify potential strengths and challenges to the ‘soft skills’ personality match with the position. PREP’s Professional Career reports have a 25 year track record, are EEOC compliant, offer benchmarked reports that identify desirable traits, problem-solving and communication styles for jobs.    JoAn Mann, CEO and President of PREP-Profile Systems, Inc. and former Career Development and Placement Officer at Iowa State University, Colorado College and Cooperative Education Director at University of Denver says that “myCORE™ Career Report will provide individuals with great personal insight into their strengths, communication styles, and career aptitudes as well as potential compatible college majors as they seek employment in a challenging economic climate.   Employers can use the myCORE™ Career Report and the professional PREP™ Job Match System to quickly identify specific and qualified candidates for specific jobs.”  View a sample myCORE™ Career Report on the PREP website at prep-profiles.com .  The web-purchased report is $24.95.  Individuals wishing to participate in the additional 5 minute cross cultural survey receive a $5 coupon for the report. 

PREP Profile Systems, Inc. has been providing corporate, medium and small businesses in Oregon and globally with selection and retention services and reports for managers and consultants to increase organizational performance and leadership development since 1984.  PREP has developed proprietary, cross-culturally validated and unique online personal strengths and change readiness business-application software that assesses personality and stress offering organizations, teams and consultants a simple, highly cost effective integrative program for evaluating, developing, coaching and managing people and teams.  Through reports derived from the survey, PREP offers rapid insight, a practical common language to communicate, improve relationships and build trust organizationally.


For more information please contact (541) 382-1401 or send an email to [email protected].