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Assessment 101

The Basics

Personality assessment is based upon psychological research, observation and surveys that

demonstrate that adults have observable personality traits and behavior that is consistent,recognizable and measurable. There are numerous surveys and instruments for measuring these

traits available to managers to evaluate potential employees, increase communication betweenemployees and facilitate team building.

At Stuart Morris & Associates Inc. we have chosen two surveys that have proven accuracy. They

are the Professional Dynametric Program (PDP ) and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) .The PDP is used for selecting staff members who have the natural traits and behavior that are a

match for the demands of the job. The MBTI is highly useful for assisting teambuilding,

communication and educating management about motivating and supporting their team membersto be highly productive.

We utilize these two easily administered surveys to give us information about how a prospectiveemployee is likely to fit the demands of a particular job. We also use them to look at the

dominant thinking/cognitive styles present in a work team and how that might effect the teams

 productivity and outcomes. Knowing what these traits and preferences are prior to hiring an

individual greatly increases the success at predicting whether an individual will comfortably fitinto an organization and easily and naturally perform the tasks of a particular job.

Pre-employee assessment gives managers additional information which one may not be able todiscern in the interview process or uncover by checking references. Pre-employment assessment

and team building assessment gives hiring managers additional information to make sound hiring

and team building decisions. It assists management in effectively utilizing manpower and

managing personnel with insight into individual strengths, motivation and weaknesses.

The PDP and MBTI

PDP

The PDP is a survey that measures 6 different modes of behavior in normal adults in the work  place. The PDP was developed by several psychologists at the University of Colorado, in the late

70's, for the express purpose of providing businesses with a tool for selection of employees and

team building. The PDP can be administered in ten minutes. It is easily scored on a computer and provides in depth reports covering an individuals natural self, current stress affecting that

individual and how that individual appears to others at the time they took the survey. Individuals

who have taken the PDP have reported that the survey is 96% accurate.

MBTI

The MBTI is an indicator that takes 30 to 40 minutes to administer. It measures how one isenergized and interacts with the outside world, how one prefers to take in information, how one

 prefers to make decisions and how one tends to interact with the environment. The MBTI has

 been in use since the 1950's and is the most widely used teambuilding and personality inventory

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in the world.

In Conclusion

We at Stuart Morris & Associates, Inc. have done literally thousands of profiles and have a depth

of understanding of individual differences that is grounded in years of experience in applying

assessment results to the employment needs of our clients.