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The Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) assessment was designed to give organizations an understanding of how aspects of an individual's behavioral style will affect his or her performance at work.
Our OPQ study guide is designed to help you prepare for the OPQ personality test. We provide a detailed description of the OPQ scales vs. our scales as well as a sample item to help you better understand these scales. We also provide information on how the scores are calculated.
Our study guides make the OPQ assessment less intimidating by showing you examples and explanations of how to answer questions on the test. Moreover, they help boost your confidence. By practicing for the exam, you will learn about yourself and any specific traits you may possess. This could be the key to getting the position you desire.
The OPQ was written by Saville and is distributed by CEB SHL Talent Management. Using the OPQ helps organizations in the following ways during the hiring process:
Our "Single Trait Practice" for all 50 traits offers the following benefits:
The test is comprised of a maximum of 104 questions which measures 32 specific personality characteristics; it is highly complex and is administered on a computer. The candidate is presented with a block of four statements and must choose which of the statements best describes him or her and which of the statements least describes him or her.
Example:
Choose ONE statement that is most like you and one that is least like you:
There are multiple report options with the OPQ32. The range of reports allows for results to be interpreted depending on the goals and makes sense for both HR and managers. Some examples of reports:
These reports are useful because they are user friendly, go into detail, and show strengths and development areas and provide a clear, concise, graphical summary of performance in job-related areas of expertise.
The OPQ32 was developed to ensure that the scales would be relevant and acceptable for the workplace. There are 32 specific personality characteristics, measured by the OPQ32. There are three domains in which the 32 personality characteristics can be found. Below are tables of the three domains: Relationship with People, Thinking Style and Feelings, and Emotions.
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Influence |
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Sociability |
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Empathy |
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Analysis |
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Creativity and Change |
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Emotions |
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Dynamism |
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