Feedback Reportby Psychological Consultancy Ltdy Ltd

Feedback Reportby Psychological Consultancy LtdABC Limited: Sales Assistant

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Introduction...........................................................................................................................................................................................................

You recently completed a PROFILE:MATCH® assessment involving an online personality questionnaire.Depending on the breadth of the assessment, a number of aspects of personality will have been assessed. Ourpersonality determines how we react to life events and how we impact on other people. It therefore influences thekinds of jobs we can do consistently and do well. Our personality characteristics are likely to be deeply rootedand, if we find ourselves in a job that is in conflict with our personality, we are likely to be inefficient or unhappyand possibly both. A talkative, social, outgoing person, for example, may have difficulty in a job where he or she isrequired to work alone. This report will help to clarify the aspects of your personality that were assessed on thisoccasion. That is, to what extent you are self-confident, composed, sociable, assertive, sensitive, independent,compliant, perfectionistic, imaginative and studious. These are all characteristics that have some bearing on thecompetencies required in the role for which you were assessed.

Because the points made on the following pages simply reflect your questionnaire responses, there are unlikely tobe too many surprises. Bear in mind though, that our understanding of ourselves is never fully objective and thatthis assessment may highlight characteristics that close friends or family may not offer candid feedback about.For this reason it will be important to pay particular attention to points made in the report which are most at oddswith the way that you have come to view yourself. No personality questionnaire can give you total certainty onthese points, but the results warrant careful consideration, either to reconsider your present view or simply toconfirm it.

The Validity Of This ReportOf course it is possible to answer any questionnaire carelessly or inaccurately, although research suggests thatfor job applicants, the base line for faking and distortion is actually very low. Nevertheless, a number oftechniques have been included in these assessment procedures to monitor the validity of responses.

You endorsed 10 items on the PROFILE:MATCH® Consistency scale. This score indicates that the profile is validand interpretable.

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Your Personality Profile - how you are likely to come across to others...........................................................................................................................................................................................................

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You are likely to be at ease with yourself and to be relaxed and self-assured. You should have few doubts aboutyour interpersonal skills or your ability to communicate your ideas. You will probably assume that others will beinterested in what you have to say and will not be afraid to voice your opinion or to make a contribution to adiscussion.

You are likely to be calm, relatively undisturbed by events and not unduly emotional. You tend not to let littlethings worry you and your friends and colleagues are likely to know where they stand with you. You are unlikely tobe put off your stride by pressure of work or by an unexpected turn of events and probably take a considered andreasoned approach in relation to new ideas or new proposals. Your relatively calm and even-tempered mannershould make you a pleasant colleague to work with.

You should be as outgoing and gregarious as the next person and should, at times, be attracted towardsopportunities to socialise. On the other hand, you are probably quite happy to work independently of others andwill sometimes be content to stay away from the social scene.

People with your kind of profile tend to be rather modest in their aspirations and may not be especially concernedwith status or power. You appear not to be overly competitive or driven by ambition to achieve positions ofauthority. You seem to have taken a fairly relaxed attitude to advancement and personal recognition - and may attimes have been unclear about the development of your career. It is possible that you value the benefits of longerterm commitment to an employer and generally prefer the comfort of a familiar role, tending to avoid the upheavalof job changes for the sake of rapid advancement, or it may be that you have particular aspirations that are not soconventional.

You should seem as warm, friendly and approachable as the next person. You should strike a balance betweenbeing task focused and being sympathetic and concerned about others.

You may be quite averse to conflict or confrontation and are probably concerned about other people's opinions ofyou and your popularity. It is probably quite important to you to reach a consensus on issues and to maintainpositive relationships with others. You may have a tendency to canvas other people's opinions and to consultwidely about difficult issues. These characteristics may sometimes make it difficult for you to decide on the bestcourse of action, as you may be somewhat reluctant to impose decisions that may be unpopular with someelements.

You would appreciate the necessity for procedures and routines in the working environment. You describeyourself as the sort of person who will support the organisation's values and you should make a good corporatecitizen. People with similar profiles tend to accept the conventional rules and procedures and willingly comply withthe established codes of conduct. They are generally respectful, conventional and accepting of guidance andsupervision. They may be quite conservative about change and modernisation.

You describe yourself as having high personal standards. You will take great care over your work and pay closeattention to the detail. You probably expect everything to be completed to precise and exacting requirements. Youmay even appear to others as uncompromising and perhaps inflexible about your preferred ways of doing things.Quality assurance and fine detail will always be high on your agenda.

With regard to interests and your general approach to life, there are strong indications that you will seem bright,insightful, and imaginative. You come across as an enquiring person with creative potential and you probablyhave a fairly wide range of cultural interests. You seem to welcome new experiences and to be someone whoenjoys dealing with ideas and speculative questions, rather than the more practical issues rooted in thehere-and-now. You are analytical and curious and can contribute to the strategic planning of an organisation bygenerating ideas or by evaluating the ideas of others.

You will probably place a high value on education and have some respect for knowledge. You are likely to makesome of your decisions about restaurants, films, books and other purchases, on the basis of reviews or internet

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research. People with profiles like yours have fairly wide interests and tend to keep up-to-date in their field. Theirappreciation of education is likely to be reflected to some extent in their qualifications, their reading and othermore studious self-development pursuits. These characteristics are usually associated with being the sort ofperson who generally likes to be prepared, to be well-informed, and to base their decisions more on knowledgethan on gut feeling.

NOTEIn conclusion, it is important to remember that this report is based on your responses to the personalityquestionnaire. The statements in this report should not, therefore, contain too many surprises. However, sincethis report is based on the findings of both research studies and practical applied uses of the questionnaire, thesestatements will be somewhat generalised and reflect the characteristics that are typical for people who haveprofiles similar to yours. Although the picture presented in this report should be broadly correct for most peoplethere are of course variations amongst individuals who have similar profiles. Your values and priorities inparticular will play an important role in influencing the way in which your personality characteristics, as discussedin this report, will find expression in your day-to-day behaviour.