NEO PI-/R Self-Rating Form
Name: ______
Last First
Neutroticism
Percentile rating: ______(50% = midpoint)
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Resilient
· Handles work stress in a calm, steady, and secure way
· Usually stress-free, even when stress occurs
· Rapidly moves into problem-solving mode
· May appear too relaxed or insensitive
Responsive
· Has a moderate threshold for handling stress
· Normally calm, secure, and steady
· Some difficult situations lead to worry, anger, or stress
· Needs a moment before moving into problem-solving mode
Reactive
· Respond in an alert, concerned, attentive, or excitable way
· May experience stress more than others
· May need to vent frustration before problem solving
· Appears anxious or tense under stress
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Extraversion
Percentile rating: ______(50% = midpoint)
2
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Introvert
· Prefers working alone
· Serious, skeptical, quiet, private
· Prefers little interruption or distraction
· Prefers writing or e-mail to talking
· May appear cold, aloof, hard to read
Ambivert
· Shifts easily from working with others to working alone
· Dissatisfied with too much of working alone or with others.
· Moderate tolerance for distraction
Extrovert
· Prefers being around other people and involved in activities
· Talkative, enthusiastic, sociable, warm, trusting, fun-loving
· Comfortable with distraction
· May appear to lack listening skills
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Openness
Percentile rating: ______(50% = midpoint)
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Preserver
· Down-to-earth with a here-and-now view of the present
· Prefers tried-and-true traditional methods
· Comfortable with repetitive job activities
· May be viewed as rigid, set in ways
Moderate
· Appreciates both new and traditional approaches
· Not known for creativity, but it can surface
· May expand upon another’s good idea
Explorer
· Seeks new experiences and thinks about future
· Strategic thinker, creative, imaginative, curious, reflective
· Enjoys theory and concepts
· May be viewed as impractical and easily bored
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Agreeableness
Percentile rating: ______(50% = midpoint)
2
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Challenger
· Independent, tough, guarded, persistent, competitive, aggressive
· May not accept info without checking
· Asks questions to protect self-interest and to make sure of being right
· May appear rude, not a team player
Negotiator
· Shifts between competitive and cooperative
· Pushes for a win-win strategy
· Works well as team member or independently
Adaptor
· Team player, tolerant, agreeable, accepting, helpful, team player
· Promotes harmony
· Allows others to “win” more than self
· May appear submissive, dependent, naïve, averse to conflict
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Conscientiousness
Percentile rating: ______(50% = midpoint)
2
Flexible
· Mind easily switches tracks
· Easily multitasks
· Approaches goals in a relaxed, spontaneous, and open-ended fashion
· May be viewed as a procrastinator, casual, unorganized, or less productive
Balanced
· Mind can switch tracks or proceed in a sequence
· Keeps work demands and personal needs in good balance
· More ambitious than a Flexible
· Enjoys leisure more than a Focused
Focused
· Mind proceeds in a sequence
· Works toward goal in an industrious, disciplined, dependable fashion
· Prepares and organizes to succeed
· May be viewed as a workaholic, meticulous, stubborn, overbearing
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