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Mettl Personality Inventory(Interview Guide)
Test Taker Details
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Response Style
Response Style Genuine
Explanation of Response Style:
Genuine
If questions are answered in a sufficiently varied manner.
Social Desirability
If questions are answered in a socially desirable manner for more than 60% of the questions.
Central Tendency
If more than 60% of the questions are answered as ‘neither agree nor disagree’.
Acquiescence
If questions are answered in a ‘strongly agree’ or ‘agree’ manner for more than 60% of the questions.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Key Competencies
Stress Management
Likely to deal in a highly effective manner with pressure by being calm and poised & not getting discouraged by setbacks. Can efficiently and actively cope with workplace stress by being optimistic.
Team Player
Likely to be an extremely good team player, with the ability of having harmonious and cooperative relationships with team members by being highly trusting and attuned to their emotions.
Stability
Is somewhat diligent, hardworking and committed to one’s job investing a moderate amount of effort in one’s work. Somewhat likely to be considerate and concerned towards others.
Ethical
Can rarely be relied upon to carry out assignments efficiently. Is likely to compromise on professional ethics and policies to complete tasks, especially when it is inconvenient.
Red Flags
Trustworthy
Is not diligent, self motivated and ambitious in one’s work. Can't always be relied upon to complete tasks efficiently.
Strengths
Trusts others
Readily trusts and forgives others.
Team Player
Likely to be a highly cooperative team worker.
Stress Management
Is highly optimistic and resilient and can cope well in stressful times.
Areas of Development
Trustworthy
Develop a thorough and persistent approach to work. Aim for excellence more often and develop your abilities further.
Ethical
Be more ethical in your approach to work. Learn to follow rules regularly and develop a sense of duty.
Responsible/Accountable
Learn to be responsible and disciplined in one's approach to work, focusing on achieving high quality results.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Key Competencies:
Values shown in above chart are percentiles
1. Key Competencies:
Ethical: Low
Not very likely to adhere to moral and ethical imperatives to fulfill obligations so much that the focus on results is rarely driven by a sense of duty to those for whom one is working. Can rarely be relied upon to carry out assignments efficiently. Is likely to compromise on professional ethics and policies to complete tasks, especially when it is inconvenient.
Suggested Interview Questions
1. Have you ever felt that being honest or ethical can have a negative effect on your performance?
(a) Why have you felt so?
(b) Have you ever tried to achieve/or have achieved an aim without being too honest or ethical?
(c) Do you think you could have achieved the same aim in a different way?
2. Can you recall an incident when somebody asked you to do something against your principles?
(a) What was your take on such a request?
(b) Do you think it is fine once in a while to deviate from the established ethics and policies?
(c) Do you think people who give in to illegal or immoral requests are equally at fault as people who make such requests?
Stability: Moderate
Moderately likely to be considerate and concerned towards others. May occasionally work hard for the benefit of the group even overlooking one’s own interests. May at times have the required organization skills and persistence to carry out one’s tasks successfully. Is somewhat diligent, hardworking and committed to one’s job investing a moderate amount of effort in one’s work.
Suggested Interview Questions
1. Suggest a critical aspect that keeps you motivated at work?
(a) How can we ensure that?
(b) How much does it influence your behavior at work?
(c) To what extent are these factors important?
2. It often takes extra effort to accomplish a task or accomplish your goals. Do you believe in this?
(a) Can you give me a specific example of when you had to exert that extra effort?
(b) How did you feel about it?
(c) Any concerns, you would want to share.
Stress Management: Very High
Likely to deal in a highly effective manner with pressure by being calm and poised & not getting discouraged by setbacks in adverse situations, working hard to ensure timely and efficient completion of tasks. Likely to always remain optimistic and never give up even if unsuccessful in some deals. Can efficiently and actively cope with workplace stress.
Suggested Interview Questions
1. Tell us an incident when you were in a good mood at work.
(a) How did that affect your performance?
(b) How did you feel while you were performing a task in a good mood?
(c) What impact did it have on other team members at work?
2. Share an example when you had to handle several projects and priorities at once.
(a) How did you manage multiple projects at the same time?
(b) What were those projects and priorities?
(c) What were the techniques you used to handle the work pressure resultant of this?
Team Player: Very High
Likely to be an extremely good team player, with the ability of having harmonious and cooperative relationships with team members by being trusting and attuned to their emotions. Can very well understand and appreciate individual differences among team members and is likely to adjust one's work style accordingly. Is very honest and straightforward and can correctly assess and utilize the strengths of all the team members while completing a task.
Suggested Interview Questions
1. Share an experience when you needed the cooperation of many diverse people in order to achieve a team goal.
(a) How did you deal with each member of the team?
(b) Did you vary your approach from one person to another?
(c) What was the result?
2. Share your best example of working cooperatively as a team member to accomplish a critical objective/goal.
(a) What was that goal/objective?
(b) What role did you play in building good team spirit?
(c) Did you enjoy working on this project?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Other Relevant Critical Competencies:
Values shown in above chart are percentiles
2. Other Relevant Critical Competencies:
Trustworthy: Very Low
Unlikely to be seen as being diligent, confident and responsible towards one’s work. Can't be relied upon to complete tasks in a meticulous and persistent manner while cautiously thinking through one’s decisions and actions. Unlikely to adhere to ethics and rules.
Suggested Interview Questions
1. Share an incident when you had to go "the extra mile" to acquire and develop trust among co workers/team members/managers.
(a) Why do you think it was important to build a trusting relationship?
(b) What were the consequences/result of it?
(c) What did you learn from this experience?
2. Can you describe how you earned the trust of your team leader/manager/co worker to agree with your idea of handling an important project.
(a) What steps did you take to gain their trust?
(b) What steps did you take to ensure that they would continue to trust you?
(c) What were the consequences of it?
Trusts others: Very High
Extremely likely to believe that most people are honest and sincere. Doesn’t see others as trying to take advantage of people and can forgive others easily.
Suggested Interview Questions
1. Share an incident when a colleague came to you with an idea or solution to a problem that would “fix” the problem instantly.
(a) How did you express confidence in his idea or solution?
(b) What was the outcome?
(c) How did that employee feel?
2.Give us an example when you created an environment of honesty, inclusion and respect for others.
(a) What was the situation and what did you do?
(b) What challenges did you face?
(c) How did you overcome these challenges and what was the result?
Passionate for work: Moderate
Moderately likely to be capable & efficient in one’s work with an urge to keep oneself busy most of the time. May occasionally display passionate and motivated behavior, sometimes working towards performing better & achieving excellent results.
Suggested Interview Questions
1. Share an incident when you thought you were going to miss an approaching critical and very important target deadline, process or procedure you had committed to.
(a) What were the reasons you thought you were going to miss the deadline or not complete the assignment on time?
(b) How did you deal with the stress that followed?
(c) What was the outcome?
2. What are your standards for success and achievement in your job?
(a) What have you done so far to evaluate and improve these standards?
(b) How religiously do you follow your passion at work?
(c) Where do you see yourself 5 years down the line?
Responsible/Accountable: Low
Not very likely to be responsible, disciplined and motivated when carrying out tasks. Is not very meticulous and systematic in one’s work.
Suggested Interview Questions
1. Share an incident when you discovered a mistake just before submitting a project/report/deliverable.
(a) How did you discover the mistake?
(b) What approach/action did you take?
(c) What did you learn from the experience?
2. Give me an example from your past work experience when a supervisor/team leader/manager criticized your work.
(a) What do you think were the reasons your work was criticized?
(b) How did you respond to it?
(c) What did you learn from the experience?
Sincere in following others: Low
Is not very likely to be compliant towards seniors as may not be very obedient and accommodating. May rarely give priority to the goals of the group rather than one’s own personal goals.
Suggested Probing Questions
1. Can you think of a time when you did something just because everyone else was doing it in the team?
(a) How comfortable/uncomfortable were you when you gave in to group think?
(b) What kind of behaviour/action was it?
(c) What was the result?
2.Share an experience where you did not comply towards seniors.
(a) What were the reasons you did not comply with them?
(b) What was the result?
(c) What do you generally do if this was not the situation, are you likely to comply with the managers?
Open to Learning: High
Likely to be willing to consider new ideas and opportunities and acquire more knowledge. Is high on imagination and originality and can bring in new insights to situations and add new dimensions to work projects. Seeks out new and unconventional ideas and experiences which can bring an edge to work assignments and lead to improvements.
Suggested Probing Questions
1. Share about your recent job or experience that you consider as a great learning experience.
(a) What was it all about?
(b) What exactly did you learn from the job or that experience?
(c) How can you use that learning in your current or future assignments/situations?
2. Situation: You are a new recruit and are a part of a very efficient team. You come to know that other team members are well versed with the required job responsibilities and know much more than you.
(a) How do you plan to close this gap?
(b) What extra will you do to match up with the existing team members' knowledge?
(c) Is there anything else you will do to ensure you are as competent as your team members?
Capable of Taking Initiatives: Moderate
Likely to be somewhat open to new experiences and opportunities and be moderately capable of taking new initiatives. May occasionally be flexible and driven when dealing with novel ideas. Can at times easily express own views and convince and direct others when needed.
Suggested Probing Questions
1. In your last project, what did you do to make the job more interesting and innovative?
(a) If you are asked to produce results without sufficient guidelines or information, what would you do?
(b) How have you taken initiatives to learn and do something on your own in the previous organization?
(c) How do you feel when you take the lead/initiative?
2. At times, we see something and feel we should act upon it, but don't.
(a) Can you share an incident where you did not act but later felt you should have?
(b) Why did you decide not to act?
(c) What were the consequences?
Self starter: Moderate
Is somewhat likely to have an optimistic outlook towards one’s work, looking forward to deriving success and satisfaction from it. Is moderate on energy and can keep oneself involved in a number of activities simultaneously, even enjoying exploratory and risk taking tasks. May at times be willing to go beyond the conventional approaches at work and bring in new perspectives by being somewhat imaginative and open-minded.
Suggested Probing Questions
1. Would you prefer to work for some organization, or would want to start-up your own business.
(a) What are the reasons of it?
(b) Share with us your long term goals.
(c) How important are these goals for you?
2. Share with us about some projects/assignments you created/developed on your own.
(a) What prompted you to initiate that project?
(b) How did you take the initiative?
(c) Did you face any challenges/problems when you initiated the project. If yes, what were they?
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