SHL OPQ personality questionnaire: example
Many SHL assessments combine the Verify tests with a personality questionnaire, usually the OPQ, and sometimes a motivation questionnaire. On its own example page SHL shows two question forms: statements you rate on a five-point scale, and blocks of four statements in which you choose the one most like you and the one least like you. Below are our own sample statements in those two forms. Nothing is stored and there is no score.
1. Rating statements
I like to take the lead in a group.
I would rather check my work twice than hand it in quickly.
I find it easy to talk to people I do not know.
I stay calm as a deadline approaches.
I enjoy thinking of new ways to approach something.
I like working to a fixed plan.
2. Making choices: most and least
In each block choose one statement most like you (+) and one least like you (-).
| I am the sort of person who... | + most | - least | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | I enjoy convincing others of my idea. | ||
| B | I notice how others are feeling. | ||
| C | I want to understand why something works. | ||
| D | I stick to agreed procedures. |
| I am the sort of person who... | + most | - least | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | I come up with original ideas. | ||
| B | I say so when someone makes a mistake. | ||
| C | I am modest about what I achieve. | ||
| D | I prefer working with figures and facts. |
Motivation questionnaire
SHL's motivation questionnaire uses the same scale form: for work situations (for example "being given responsibility for a task") you indicate whether that greatly reduces, reduces, does not affect, increases or greatly increases your motivation.
Tips
- There are no right or wrong answers: answer honestly and at your normal working pace.
- Think of how you usually are at work, not of one exception.
- In the blocks you always have to choose, even when all four statements fit you: pick what applies most.
- Do not always choose the middle or always the extremes; the questionnaire also measures consistency.