Discover the power of personality with the PAPI personality test
Discover the power of personality with the PAPI personality test
With the Personality and Preference Inventory (PAPI) you can start exploring what makes people tick.
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Assess personality for role suitability and deep development
The Personality and Preference Inventory (PAPI) is a personality test packed with science and insight and has been successfully deployed by employers globally for decades. Quick to complete, you get a critical foundation for productive conversations in interviews and feedback sessions. PAPI provides you with a deeper understanding of what drives people and crucial insight into role suitability and employee development strategy, enabling better match to roles and more focused development activity.
Pivotal insight at all stages of the talent life cycle
Identify the best talent
Explore aspects of personality linked with potential.
Strengthen hiring decisions
Understand what new hires will bring to your organisation.
Discover talent for specialist roles
Focus on what’s crucial for success in specific roles, including sales and leadership positions.
Enhance insight for managers
Gain a deeper understanding of what motivates and inspires your people.
Develop your workforce
Understand how to support individual and team growth.
Why the PAPI personality test
Science
Be versatile – anywhere:
Roll out the perfect global solution, with an unparalleled range of languages and with cultural sensitivity by design.
Personalise to your audience:
Tailor your reports based on who they’re for: candidate, employee, hiring manager or HR professional.
Go deeper:
Our specialist reports allow you to understand someone’s motivators and demotivators, potential strengths and development areas, the interview questions you should ask, and more.
Flexibility
Engage your candidates:
Get a simple, clear and intuitive interface for both participants and administrators.
Discover dynamic reporting:
Instantly access the insights that matter most with our range of dynamic and concise reports, available in multiple formats.
Personalise and create impact:
Make the process uniquely yours by adding your employer branding and creating your own specific job profiles.
What you need to know about PAPI
20-30 minutes to complete
44-162 items, depending on version
Available in over 30 languages
Accreditation required
Measures work-related personality and preferred style of working
Looks at 7 factors of personality, split into 26 need and role scales
Impact and drive
Organisation and structure
Ideas and change
Interaction
Work momentum
Composure
Engagement
By using PAPI, we get to the core issues easier and can focus quicker and better on the essential character traits for a specific position. Our interviews are more effective, and we can better inform our line managers about possible areas of concern.
Petra Dekker
Corporate Campus Recruiter, TATA Steel
Big-picture thinking
We can help you solve your talent challenges through our unique blend of psychology, technology and expertise. Talk to us today about how we can partner with you to build brilliant talent solutions.
To start using PAPI in your talent management process, talk to a Talogy talent expert today.
