HRLiveWire Issue 2, 2008 

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Work Personality Index (WPI)

WPI

Purpose:
To evaluate personality
Employment Categories: All positions
Administration: 20 minutes – Individual and group

Features:

  • Advanced measure of work personality characteristics
  • Offers insight into an individual’s typical workplace behaviour
  • Provides practical suggestions for improving personal effectiveness

The WPI provides a valid and dependable measure of personality traits that directly influence a person’s work performance and task effectiveness. The WPI measures 17 personality traits that research has shown are related to work performance. These traits indicate how individuals work with others, approach their tasks, solve problems, manage change, and deal with stress.

    Teamwork Concern for Others Outgoing
    Democratic Attention to Detail  Rule-Following
    Dependability Ambition Energy
     Persistence Leadership Innovation
    Analytical Thinking Self-Control Stress Tolerance
    Initiative Flexibility  

Outlining the person’s job-related strengths and identifying areas of weaknesses, the WPI is useful for training and development, personnel selection and team building. The WPI is only available online.

Download sample reports:

View a copy of the WPI Select Sample Report


View the WPI Interview Question Guide

View the WPI Leadership Competency Report

View the WPI Job Match Report

View the WPI Career Transition Report

View the WPI Personal Effectiveness Report


Download Registration Form to book WPI training to help you develop an understanding of the WPI and qualify to purchase and use the WPI or contact: Simone Whitehead
t: (03) 9277 5447 | e: whitehead@acer.edu.au

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