Who We Are
About HireMAX
Norm Bobay, founder & president of hireMAX, launched Life Perspectives International (LPI) in 1991 in Fort Wayne, IN. LPI offered management testing & development programs and candidate pre-screening services nationwide. They developed The Total Salesperson Profile measuring 3 key areas of sales: Skills, Behaviors & Motivations. hireMAX was built on the foundation on hiring the right people and then treating people right. In 2004 hireMAX moved to Fort Worth, TX. They have served such companies as Ambassador Steel, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cabela’s, DuPont Hospital, Kelley Automotive Group, McDonald’s Corp., SunCom Wireless, Western Newspapers, and more in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Philippines, and Canada. hireMAX expanded its offerings to become an employer advocate for assessments, creating customized solutions based on client needs rather than insisting on one particular assessment.
Norm Bobay, CPBA, CPVA
Founder & President Substantial experience in analyzing job position success criteria (Talents, Behaviors, Motivators, Attitudes and more) and matching testing to screen candidates and develop star performers. Strong areas include Sales Personnel / Teams / Mid and Upper Management. Over 24 years experience in providing In-House and Internet based personnel training in such areas as: Relationship Communication (One on One and Team), Leadership, Sales and Attitudes.
- Hiring Assessments 85%
- Communication Training 71%
- Pre-Hire Screening 63%
Phillip Shero, PhD
Affiliate for Leadership Phillip holds the PhD in Organizational Leadership from Regent University and brings two decades of leadership development experience to the hireMAX team. He invested 15 years in Africa, regularly writing and conducting leadership training seminars and teaching at both undergraduate and doctoral levels. Phillip’s engaged and personal style is best seen through his frequent coaching of senior management teams and CEOs in financial services, healthcare, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, education, and nonprofit settings as well as mentoring high school and college students and working with Boy Scouts.
- Inspiring Commitment of Vision 83%
- Mission, People, & Process Alignment 76%
- Mentoring & Coaching to Overcome Limitations 68%
hireMAX offers full employment life-cycle services including:
- hiring & selection
- employee development
- succession planning
- leadership training
- executive coaching
What’s in a name?
The first part of the hireMAX equation is all about finding the very BEST people for the job. The MAX side is all about treating your employees’ right and leading them to bring out their best performance.
hireMAX = hire the right people + MAXimize their performance
For more information on the history of hireMAX and to read about some of our historic milestones, click here.