NEO PI-/R Self-Rating Form

NEO PI-/R Self-Rating Form

Name: ______

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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)

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2

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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