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Placing the right
candidate in the right role requires determining the
specific behavioral attributes needed by an employee
holding that position. While ability tests help to
determine whether candidates possess the skills needed
so that they can perform a task, Behavioral Style
Questionnaires provide insight into whether candidates
have the motivational and behavioral characteristics
that determine if they will perform the task. |
OPQ
The OPQ assesses 31 behavioral dimensions, or
preferred work styles, that affect an individual’s
on-the-job performance. It is typically utilized in
assessing managerial and professional candidates, but
can also be used with supervisory and senior-level
sales staff. In particular, the OPQ generates
information on an individuals team type (how the
person is likely to operate within a peer work group);
leadership and subordinate style (highlighting a
manager’s preferred style of managing others, and the
style of management to which subordinates are most
likely to respond); and selling/influencing style
(identifying the range of selling styles a person is
most likely to adopt and, for managers, their style of
influencing others). Overall, the OPQ presents an
extremely comprehsive picture of people’s behavioral
tendencies based upon how they respond to statements
covering the following dimensions. |
Relationships with People
Assertive
Persuasive
Controlling
Independent
Gregarious
Outgoing
Affiliative
Socially Confident
Empathy
Modest
Democratic
Caring
Thinking Style
Fields of Use
Practical
Data rational
Artistic
Behavioral
Abstract
Traditional
Change Oriented
Conceptual
Innovative |
Structure
Forward Planning
Detail Conscious
Conscientious
Feelings and Emotions
Anxieties
Relaxed
Worried
Controls
Tough-Minded
Emotional Control
Optimistic
Critical
Energies
Active
Competitive
Achieving
Decisive |
Why Behavioral Style Questionnaires?
OPQ and other
behavioral style questionnaires are designed to help
in the crucial area of : analyzing a candidate’s
individual traits to determine the likelihood of that
person’s success in a given job. By generating
essential information on key attributes relevant to
successful job performance, behavioral style
questionnaires provide valuable input for use in
selection, development and ongoing career counseling. |
