Berke personality trait
Optimism is a natural tendency to think positively about other people and the future, no matter what is happening.
Understanding whether a candidate leans more skeptical or more optimistic is critical to understanding their general attitude towards work and new opportunities.
Personality assessments helps employers by measuring the optimism of prospective candidates so they understand where on the spectrum a candidate falls, and what impact this is likely to have on their ability to succeed in the role.
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Skeptical: People lower in optimism tend to be more skeptical. They are more likely to identify potential problems, but at extremes, often worry about what could go wrong.
Optimistic: People higher in optimism tend to feel enthusiastic and upbeat most of the time. At extremes, they are more likely to ignore potential problems or warnings.
Berke helps organizations determine what levels of optimism are critical for success in each job by looking at the characteristics of top performers and finding the commonalities.
Roles requiring optimism:
Berke candidate reports make it clear if candidates possess the innate talents needed to succeed.
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During the interview, you can gauge a candidate’s optimism by asking them to describe how they handled past situations.
You can ask how much thought they give to potential problems that could occur when approaching difficult situations. If they spend a lot of time thinking through problems or express concern about the outcome, they may be more skeptical.
You could also ask how they think their outlook has affected others with whom you’ve worked. Their answer should give clues as to where they fall on the optimism spectrum.
Berke includes interview guides tailored to each candidate. Each guide offers questions based candidate’s personality and skills, making it easy to ask thought-provoking questions.
Berke directly measures Optimism, among six other core personality traits, as part of its core assessment.
Our team of workplace psychologists partners with you to develop job profiles that outline what levels of each trait influence success in a given role.
That Job Profile is used to develop the scoring and weighting mechanism for the assessment, helping to identify whether the person is a high, medium, or low fit for the job.
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