Behavioural intelligence for the moments that matter
The Predictive Index®
Interviews and experience don't give you the full picture of your candidate.
The PI Behavioural Assessment takes six minutes and shows you the drives behind how a person will actually work, so job fit and on-the-job success stop being a judgement call.
- Untimed and free-choice, so there are no right answers to game
- Available in over 70 languages
- Used in conjunction with the PI Job Assessment when hiring
The assessment
One quick assessment. Deep understanding.
The PI Behavioural Assessment, as delivered by Founding Partner Predictive Success is an untimed, free-choice, stimulus-response tool that measures a person’s motivating drives and needs. For more than 60 years, thousands of businesses around the globe have used our EFPA-certified behavioral assessment to understand what makes their employees and candidates tick.
- Dominance
- is the drive to exert influence on people or events.
- Extraversion
- is the drive for social interaction with other people.
- Patience
- is the drive to have consistency and stability.
- Formality
- is the drive to conform to rules and structure.
94%
of best-in-class organizations leverage behavioural assessments, compared to just 65% of all others.
How it works
Six minutes, two lists, one profile.
Two lists of adjectives
Assessment takers get two lists. From the first they choose the words that describe how others expect them to act; from the second, the words that describe them in their own opinion.
Four behavioural drives
Each adjective is associated with one of the four key factors that determine workplace behaviour: dominance, extraversion, patience, and formality.
A Reference Profile
After people complete the assessment, we assign them a Reference Profile, a snapshot of the way they think and work.
Predictive Success is the #1 Predictive Index partner globally and a Certified Elite Partner. The science below is not ours to claim; delivering it in Canada, in both official languages, is.
6 min
to complete
30M
people assessed
500
validity studies completed
70+
languages
See it run against a role you are hiring for right now.
The assessment is EFPA-certified and built to the standards of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. It has been used by thousands of businesses around the globe for over 60 years.
What changes once you can see the drives
Hire for fit, not for interview performance
Hire candidates who are hardwired to be a great fit, rather than the ones who present best in a room.
Design teams that perform
See a team's behavioural mix before you build it, and design teams that perform like magic.
Manage each person the way they work
Manage employees in a way that pushes them to perform at the top of their game.
The science, in detail
What is the PI Behavioural Assessment?
What is the PI Behavioural Assessment™?
The PI Behavioral Assessment™ is a tool designed by The Predictive Index® and delivered by Founding Partner Predictive Success to help employers understand how people might behave in the workplace. Sometimes referred to as a personality test, the PI Behavioral Assessment™ is much more than that. This assessment helps business leaders make informed decisions about everything from potential employees to project management to overall strategy.
What is the purpose of a Behavioural Assessment?
The PI Behavioral Assessment™ as delivered by Founding Partner Predictive Success helps employers find candidates who are naturally inclined to be a great fit. It also helps to design better teams and to manage employees in a way that allows them to perform at their best. It does this by measuring an individual’s personality across four key factors, known as “drives.” The four drives are:
What is a Behavioural Assessment?
A Behavioural Assessment is a tool borrowed from the field of psychology. It is used for observing, describing, explaining, and predicting behavior. Companies such as The Predictive Index® have developed behavioural assessment tools for use outside of clinical settings. Tools such as the PI Behavioural Assessment™ are specifically designed for the workforce, allowing employers to gain valuable insights into their candidates and employees’ behaviors.
How do you conduct a behavioural assessment?
The PI Behavioural Assessment™, as delivered by Founding Partner Predictive Success consists of two identical lists of adjectives relating to an individual’s personality. From the first list, the assessment taker chooses all the adjectives that describe the way others expect them to act. Then, from the second version of the list, they choose the words that describe them according to their own opinion of themselves.
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