Survey

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The Survey is administered in two parts. On Part I, persons check any of 360 adjectives, stating how they think others feel about them. On Part II, they check any of 360 adjectives that describe how they feel about them-selves. Subjects may refer to an adjective dictionary (written at a 6th grade reading level) to understand any unfamiliar words.

THE ADJECTIVE ADVANTAGE: Adjectives are used instead of the long sentences that most other tests use, for two important reasons.

1. Single adjectives such as the word "responsible" are easily understood and can be responded to quickly. Using adjectives allows the Survey to have a very reliable data base (720 responses) AND a very low average completion time (just 30 minutes)!
2. Second, checking adjectives gives the subject less ability to control how their results look, yielding a more honest response, more often.

TWO TESTS IN ONE:  Instead of merely letting the subject say how he sees himself, the Survey balances this information against the person's percep-tion of how others see him. This method of using the perception of "others" is a proven interviewing technique.

For instance, if a manager is asked, "how considerate are you of your work-ers?” he will usually say, "I am very considerate". He may even be able to give you a few examples of times when he has been considerate.

However, when asked "how considerate do your workers think you are?” we often get a quite different answer. They may say, "they think I am too harsh". When asked, "why do these workers feel you are harsh?” we begin to see examples of harshness, often to the surprise of the interviewee.

Character tests that leave out this "other" information cannot possibly achieve the accuracy of the Personal Survey, since they rely solely upon the person's "self—concept", which is only half of the picture, at best.

• Standard norms for every job in the world (over 1,115), based on score patterns of actual top performers!
• Tops in Validity and Reliability. Correlations with job success between .82 and a full 1.0! (Unheard of in this industry)
• Rated by our clients as being from 97% to 100% accurate! (Most report 100%)
• Absolutely no adverse impact on any group!
• Effectively and safely used for 26 years in thousands of organizations with not even one legal case lost!
• Reliable data base of 720 responses. Other tests with few questions cannot cover all EQ areas with accuracy!
• 5 validity checks to spot faking, lack of insight, etc., insuring accurate results! This is a must for any employment test!
• Two parts: Using both the perceived opinions of others AND one’s self-concept provides more insight and accuracy!
• Use of adjectives, quickly answered, limits impression-management, yielding a more honest response!
• Written at a sixth-grade reading level. Even basic workers can answer the questions!
• Average completion time of just 30 minutes!
• Can be easily taken on the Internet. Results are then emailed back to you!
• Printed answer blanks require only 5 minutes of administrator time and can be sent in by fax!
• Turnaround time is only 5 minutes by email, 30 minutes by fax!
• Measuring the full set of Emotional Intelligence areas. 13 scales with 100 score levels!

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