CPI description - CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL INVENTORY

Test in english intended for a anglo saxon population

CPI is a highly reliable, multi-purpose personality questionnaire used throughout the world to predict behaviour.

WHAT IT MEASURES

The CPI is used to assess a range of personality characteristics including:

• relationships with people;
• thinking and problem-solving style;
• emotions;
• motivation and drives;
• team-working styles;
• leadership styles;
• selling and influencing styles.

APPLICATIONS

The CPI is useful for:

• Recruitment and selection.
• Predicting behaviour in defined situations.
• Developing managers and leaders.
• Assessing leadership and creative potential.
• Counselling.
• Developing individuals.

BENEFITS

It can be used to provide information on how employees are seen by others compared with how they see themselves.

It produces comprehensive and reliable profiles.

It is sophisticated and relevant for different types of job.

There is extensive evidence of its validity and it is supported by continual development.

It was recently revised and updated, increasing its accuracy and relevance to European English users.

It reduces selection errors, making the most of limited resources.

It is worded to avoid adverse impact.

It is very difficult to fake, even by test-sophisticated employees.