- Professional personality practice test
- Personalized Feedback - customized to your job level
- Analysis of 50 traits that employers look for
- "Single Trait Practice" – customized to your needs
- Detailed description of OPQ trait scales
- Bonus: The complete guide to personality tests
We recommend using this pack on a desktop computer, as the practice test is partially supported on mobile devices.
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What is the OPQ Test
The SHL Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ), is a personality assessment that measures your traits and behaviour style to predict how well you’ll preform on the workplace. It is widely used by employers to select candidates who exhibit similar characteristics to those expected.
The OPQ32 Test Format
The OPQ test is comprised of a maximum of 104 questions that measure 32 specific personality characteristics; it is highly complex and is administered online. The candidate is presented with a block of three statements and must choose which of the statements best describes him or her and which of the statements least describes him or her.
Try an OPQ test sample question:
Choose ONE statement that is most like you and one that is least like you:
- I really like to help others.
- I work best in teams.
- I like to get things exactly right.
How to Prepare for SHL OPQ32
Many believe personality tests are impossible to prepare for, or that you better be "honest" or "straightforward" when answering them. Our experience shows this isn't the case. If, for example, you tend to avoid confrontation, should you choose that statement on the OPQ personality test?
Answering in a straightforward manner here could cause more harm than good. This is because your answers are not interpreted in a "naive" way, but are treated as indications of your workplace behavior. So that, stating you rather avoid conflicts is actually like saying you have trouble solving work conflicts.
Our OPQ study guide provides a detailed description of the OPQ trait scales, as well as sample items to help you better understand what traits each statement measures. It also includes examples and explanations of how to answer questions on the test, with practice questions to make you familiar with the test.
By practicing for the exam, you will learn about yourself and any specific traits you may possess. Along with our OPQ study guide, this could be the key to getting the position you desire.
The main difference between our personality test and the OPQ32 is in the item format. In each item of the OPQ32, you are presented with three statements and are asked to choose one that is “Most like you” and one that is “Least like you”. In our personality test, there is a section that resembles this, but you are presented with four statements, not three. The other sections in our pack, are in different formats in which you will be presented with individual items to rate on a 7, 5, 3, and 2-point scales; and ranking items where you asked to select one statement “Most like you” and one “Least like you”.
How Is the SHL OPQ32 Used?
The Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) assessment was designed to give organizations an understanding of how aspects of an individual's behavioral style will affect his or her performance at work.
The OPQ was written by Saville and is distributed by CEB SHL Talent Management. Using the OPQ helps organizations in the following ways during the hiring process:
- Identifies the best-fit applicants for a given role
- Improves interview hit rates
- Identifies future leaders
- Re-deploys talent across the business
- Evaluates the talent pool following a merger /acquisition/ restructure
- Creates "winning" project teams
- Manages the transformation of a technical specialist to an effective people manager
"Single Trait Practice"
Our "Single Trait Practice" for all 50 traits offers the following benefits:
- You can work on each trait independently at your own pace and as you see fit.
- You can practice each trait to understand its nature and optimize your answer accordingly on the real test.
- You can save precious time by practicing only the trait for which you need to optimize your answer.
- You can use our professional guide to receive the full answer breakdown for each one of the traits.
- You can optimize the way you present yourself on every aspect of your personality profile.
OPQ32 Reports
There are multiple report options with the OPQ32. The range of reports allows for results to be interpreted depending on the goals and makes sense for both HR and managers. Some examples of reports:
- Manager Plus Report
- Development Action Planner
- Candidate Plus Report
- Universal Competency Report
- Sales Report
- Leadership Report
These reports are useful because they are user friendly, go into detail, and show strengths and development areas and provide a clear, concise, graphical summary of performance in job-related areas of expertise.
OPQ Dimensions
The OPQ32 was developed to ensure that the scales would be relevant and acceptable for the workplace. There are 32 specific personality characteristics, measured by the OPQ32. There are three domains in which the 32 personality characteristics can be found. Below are tables of the three domains: Relationship with People, Thinking Style and Feelings, and Emotions.
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Pre-Employment Personality Tests
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