| Adjustment: | confidence, self-esteem, and composure under pressure |
| Ambition: | initiative, competitiveness, and desire for leadership roles |
| Sociability: | extraversion, gregarious, and need for social interaction |
| Interpersonal Sensitivity: | tact, perceptiveness, and ability to maintain relationships |
| Prudence: | self-discipline, responsibility, and conscientiousness |
| Inquisitive: | imagination, curiosity, and creative potential |
| Learning Approach: | achievement-oriented, stays up-to-date on business and technical matters |
Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI)
The Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI) is a measure of normal personality and is used to predict job performance.
The HPI was the first inventory of normal personality based on the Five-Factor Model and developed specifically for the business community. The HPI is a high-quality psychometric evaluation of personality characteristics that identifies the fundamental factors that distinguish personalities and determine career success.
Through an ongoing dedication to research and development, the HPI is the only personality inventory with all these essential features:
- Designed to predict occupational success
- Based on the Five-Factor Model
- Useful reports available for employee selection or development
- Developed exclusively on working adults
- Normed on more than 500,000 working adults worldwide
- Validated on more than 200 occupations covering all major industries
- No invasive or intrusive items
- Fourth grade reading level
- Instantaneous scoring and reporting output
- No adverse impact
- Online administration by protected access
- Test items and reports available in multiple languages
HPI Primary Scales & Interpretations »
| Service Orientation: | being attentive, pleasant, and courteous to customers |
| Stress Tolerance: | being able to handle stress, even-tempered, and calm under fire |
| Reliability: | honesty, integrity, and positive organizational citizenship |
| Clerical Potential: | ability to follow directions, pay attention to detail, and communicate clearly |
| Sales Potential: | energy, social skills, and the ability to solve problems for customers |
| Managerial Potential: | leadership ability, planning, and decision-making skills |
- 206 true and false items that have been carefully reviewed for invasive or intrusive content
- 15 - 20 minute completion time
- Simple and comprehensible items based on a 4th-grade reading level
- Research indicates no adverse impact by age, race, ethnicity or gender
- HPI scores are stable over time; test-retest reliabilities range from .69 to .87
- Norms are available by group in sizes ranging up to 45,000 cases
- Over 1,000,000 job candidates have been tested with the HPI
- Used in over 400 validity studies
- Successfully predicts occupational success in all major job categories
The results of the Hogan Personality Inventory are obtained through a variety of report formats that range in terms of scope and complexity. The reports provide detailed HPI graphs and also provide the following information:
- Notes strengths and shortcomings
- Makes suggestions about how to manage the individual's career
- Pinpoints characteristics relevant for success in most work environments
- Identifies suitability for the position
- Notes interview style
- Summarizes the recommendation for job fit and potential hiring
- Classifies candidates as high fit, moderate fit, or low fit
Ordering Information
We offer a wide range of report options that are available as both off-the-shelf and customizable reports. For more information on the Hogan Personality Inventory or to purchase reports based on the HPI, contact us at info@hoganassessments.com or 800-756-0632.