This area of our site has been designed to give you more information on the many acronyms and terms used within Occupational Psychology and the wider HR arena.
The world of Occupational Psychology is full of acronyms. It can sometimes be a bit confusing, so we have put together a few of the most common ones with a brief explanation of what they are about.
HDS - Hogan Development Survey – A leading industry tool which looks into personality traits.
HPI - Hogan Personality Inventory -this test is a measure of ‘normal’ personality and is used to predict job performance.
MBTI - Myers Briggs Type Indicator – Is a psychometric assessment tool designed to show psychological preferences, perceptions and decision making processes.
MVPI - Motives Values Preferences Index – This test shows an individual’s core values, goals and interests.
MQ - Motivation Questionnaire by SHL – This test helps to show what motivates, and equally demotivates, an individual.
OPQ32r - The Occupational Personality Questionnaire by SHL – One the world’s most widely used questionnaires to show behaviour at work.
SHL - SHL UK, Our partner and the market leader in psychometric assessment publishing.
Talent Q - Psychometric assessment – Another tool in our box for psychometric assessments.
If you have found any other acronyms you’re not sure about, please drop Debbie Ryder a note at dryder@ramseyhall.com and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
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