A brief history of Thomas International

In 1928

Dr. William Marston of Harvard University published the psychological work "Normal Human Emotions", which for the first time proposed the relationship between behavior and the environment.

In 1944

American industrial psychologist Dr. Thomas Handelson developed Marston's theory and created the world's first set of assessment tools based on DISC theory - behavioral characteristic analysis PPA and job requirements analyze HJA and make it widely used in the industrial and commercial fields.

1981

Thomas International was formally established, mainly focusing on human resource management and organizational development. The company's headquarters moved to Marlow, England.

In 1990

Thomas International helps companies formulate employee recruitment and selection strategies, and deeply identifies work-related psychological factors. Related tools are used by thousands of companies in 14 countries , selling over a million copies that year.

1992

The Thomas International Assessment Center was established, which includes a series of several hours of assessment projects and in-depth interviews. The project helps construct employee development plans and helps employers discover and develop employees. management potential.

In 1993

The Test for Training and Selection (TST) was launched to help companies evaluate employees' training and learning potential and effectively formulate training plans.

In 1995

Thomas International has branches in 40 countries, and the language versions of relevant assessment tools have grown to 24. Thomas International is registered with the British Psychological Society, and the Tkey system is officially defined as a highly practical personal assessment tool for industry and commerce.

In 2000

Thomas International team audit service was launched. It combines the observation results of team members and the analysis results of psychological evaluation, compares the positioning of their team roles, and uses management diagnosis methods to analyze Team conflicts and contradictions help companies discover key issues and improve team morale and performance. This service has received widespread attention and recognition from companies.

In 2001

Tomas International launched an online testing system in response to rising market demand.

In 2002

Thomas International became a member of the International Evaluation Council and has evaluated companies for most of the world's top 500 companies, important international organizations, major conferences and major events (such as the Athens Olympics) employees and service personnel, and develop on-the-job training/succession planning. In the same year, Thomas International entered mainland China and became the 50th international branch.

In 2003

Thomas (China) cooperated with a number of authoritative psychological institutions on many projects such as localization, reliability and validity research of assessment systems, and began to provide services to Chinese enterprises Professional services. Thomas International multi-lingual website is launched.

2004

Thomas International China was invited by the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences to attend the International Forum on Human Resources Development in the Period of Social and Economic Transformation and the Founding Conference of the Academy of Human Resources Development and Management Sciences. Thomas International China related to the transformation The presentation of experience in human resource development and management received a strong response from the participants. This is a very important step for Thomas International to cooperate with local psychologists and related schools after entering China. Thomas' international team of psychologists participated in the 28th World Congress of Psychology in early August 2004.

In 2005

Behavioral Profile Analysis PPA received a certificate from the British Psychological Society (BPS) and was accepted as an outstanding and effective psychological measurement tool. Thomas International has more than 75,000 corporate users worldwide, has branches in 55 countries, and has tool language versions in 53 languages.

2006-07

Thomas International (China) has been ranked in the popularity list of human resources institutions on Chinaren.com for many times, and has been engaged in human resources by millions of companies across the country. Internet users elected it as "Top 10 Excellent Human Resources Consulting Organizations in China" online. In the same year, it was rated as one of the top 100 outstanding human resources institutions in China by HR Management World.

2007

Thomas International combined with the rising market demand to further develop new evaluation products, online emotional intelligence test, online GIA test, 360-degree feedback, online computer ability test and other tools , and fully enabled.

In the same year, Thomas International China participated in CCTV's 2007 Win in China project, providing testing and off-site training for the top 108 players, which received rave reviews.

In 2008

Thomas International (China) successfully provided the implementation of talent assessment solution projects for many large domestic and foreign enterprises, and received high praise from many parties. As of 2008, the language versions of Thomas International's related assessment tools have grown to more than 53 types.

For half a century, Thomas system PPA, HJA, etc. developed based on DISC theory have established norms around the world and are widely used in industrial fields. They have been continuously improved in practice and have the world's largest evaluation database. Thomas International UK headquarters: www.thomasinternational.net

Thomas International South Africa and Asia-Pacific headquarters: www.thomasint.co.za

Thomas International China: www.thomasint.cn