CRI is born, as Dr. John Shirley establishes the first localized personnel testing practice utilizing the prominently recognized psychological tests of the day to evaluate applicants for leadership positions at major corporations.

Shirley enlists the help of fellow psychologists to build an enhanced candidate selection tool. It would be the first of its kind to incorporate mental aptitudes, personality dimensions and validity scoring all in one instrument, and would eventually become the “Gold Standard” in both talent selection and performance management. The first generation of The Achiever is born.

Milt Cotter begins working with Shirley, and engages leading neuropsychologists to help create an innovative reporting system, enabling trained laymen to administer, score, and interpret the assessments in a more effective and economical manner. Shortly thereafter, Cotter also introduces benchmarking to the assessments, leveraging the data to help companies assess top-performers as an additional way to validate hiring decisions.

Cotter enlists the help of programmers to move the The Achiever scoring and reporting system into the digital world, leading to today’s convenient, internet-accessible tools.

CRI offers new, job-specific assessments and expands focus to include talent selection and performance management.

Today, CRI applies its wealth of experience to help employers look ahead and maximize their greatest asset: human capital.