Workplace Personality Inventory™–II for Pharmacy Students

Profile Report

Student Name: Jane Sample

Date of Testing: 04-10-2018

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Six Drivers of Professional Performance Percentile Score (1–99)

Achievement: Consistently and proactively initiatestasks and takes on responsibilities, sets ambitiousgoals, and strives to successfully meet or exceed thosegoals; persists in the face of stiff challenges or set-backs.

91

Social Influence: Comfortably initiates interpersonalexchanges, seeks people out, and enjoys working withothers; willing to lead others and proactively offer inputand advice.

38

Interpersonal: Presents an approachable,encouraging, and cooperative demeanor. Is sensitive tothe needs of others and maintains a pleasant or good-natured style.

33

Self Adjustment: Adapts and adjusts personalreactions and behaviors; manages emotionsproductively and tolerates stress with resilience. 86

Conscientiousness: Consistently strives to deliverquality work on time. Carefully follows rules andprocedures and is seen by others as a reliablecolleague.

80

Practical Intelligence: Uses innovation, analyticalthinking and an independent approach to solveproblems and get work done. 58

Using the Workplace Personality Inventory–IIfor Pharmacy Students Profile Report

The Workplace Personality Inventory–II measureswork styles that influence work success. On thispage, the student is compared to others in thenorm group across six work style domains. Thesedomains provide a broader description ofbehaviors related to job success. Pages 3–4 of thereport provide a comparison across sixteenspecific work styles. This detailed view describesmore distinct behaviors within the broaderdomains.

Unlikely Virtues: 26%

Interpreting the Results

The student's responses suggest that theyacknowledged common self limitations andresponded to questions more openly than mostindividuals in the selected norm group. The resultsof this report appear to be valid.

Name: Jane Sample Norm: Final Year Pharmacy Students Date: 04-10-2018

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Sixteen Work Styles (Percentile Scores)

Achievement Domain

Achievement/Effort: Exerts limited efforttoward achieving goals; does not setchallenging goals

Persistence: May not persist in the faceof difficulties, obstacles, or whensuccess seems unlikely

Initiative: Limited interest in volunteeringfor or taking on new work responsibilitiesor challenges

80

97

87

Achievement/Effort: Establishes andexerts extensive effort toward achievingchallenging goals

Persistence: Tends to be highlypersistent on the job, even when facedwith obstacles or difficulties

Initiative: Enjoys taking on new oradditional responsibilities and challenges

Social Influence Domain

Leadership Orientation: Limited interestin taking charge and directing or leadingothers; may hesitate to provide input oropinions

Social Orientation: Prefers working aloneor in small groups; does not activelyseek out personal connections withcolleagues

4

88

Leadership Orientation: Quick to takecharge, lead others, and offer opinions,very high scores may be overly assertiveat times

Social Orientation: Enjoys working withothers; actively seeks out personalconnections with colleagues; very highscores may not be comfortable workingalone

Interpersonal Domain

Cooperation: May not consistentlydemonstrate a good-natured, helpful,pleasant style

Concern for Others: May notconsistently show empathy and insightinto the feelings and needs of others

68

15

Cooperation: Likely to be seen by othersas good-natured, approachable, andquick to help others

Concern for Others: Viewed by others asperceptive and caring, able to discernother peoples' feelings and needs

Name: Jane Sample Norm: Final Year Pharmacy Students Date: 04-10-2018

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Self Adjustment Domain

Self Control: Expresses emotions openlyand may have difficulty containingemotions when provoked

Stress Tolerance: Becomesuncomfortable in high pressuresituations or when under stress;sensitive to criticism

Adaptability/Flexibility: Prefers astandard, predictable, routineenvironment

75

85

86

Self Control: Keeps emotions in checkeven in difficult situations

Stress Tolerance: Remains calm in highpressure situations; accepts criticism

Adaptability/Flexibility: Enjoys changeand variety in the workplace; comfortablewith ambiguity

Conscientiousness Domain

Dependability: May be casual orinconsistent about completingobligations

Attention to Detail: May miss or overlookimportant details

Rule Following: May not strictly adhereto rules or regulations across allsituations

67

59

89

Dependability: Seeks to consistentlyfulfill obligations with quality work

Attention to Detail: Likely to excel attasks requiring a strong focus on detailsand thoroughness

Rule Following: Strictly adheres to rulesand regulations; does things "by thebook"

Practical Intelligence Domain

Innovation: Follows a conventionalapproach and uses establishedpractices when addressing issues orproblems

Analytical Thinking: May not analyzecomplex issues in depth; may missopportunities to use logic to resolveissues or problems

Independence: Prefers others to definetasks and way of doing things; may beuncomfortable with ambiguity

41

67

70

Innovation: Enjoys producing new orcreative ideas to address work-relatedissues or problems

Analytical Thinking: Enjoys analyzingcomplex issues in depth and using logicto address work-related issues orproblems

Independence: Prefers freedom to guideself with little or no supervision; developsown way of doing things; dealscomfortably with ambiguity

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