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Advancments in Workplace Assessments

The Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ), launched by SHL, has been used in the workplace for over 20 years. It has become the standard occupational psychometric tool in the world. But as the world has changed over the past two decades, so has the OPQ, with adaptations made to fit the new workplace environment. The most significant change in recent years has been the move online. SHL has seen the use of online assessment grow at 35 percent year on year. This growth, combined with the OPQ?s translation into 28 languages, has transformed the OPQ into a truly global tool. Global organizations can assess many hundreds of applicants wherever they are in the world using the Internet. Hundreds of thousands of graduate-level applicants have been assessed online with the OPQ in the past few years.

The OPQ has the support of many of the top global corporations and is used as an integral part of many companies? recruitment and performance management programs. In addition to selling directly to companies in many industries, SHL utilizes its Partner Network as a significant channel in consulting with companies to apply the OPQ to meet their business objectives. Now available in online, PC, and paper and pencil format, with both normative and ipsative options, the OPQ has evolved to meet the changing demands of the HR community and is continually being developed by SHL. The OPQ is supported by over 130 separate global validation studies based on the responses of tens of thousands of individuals.

Worldwide, there are over 50 defined norm-groups allowing comparison of individuals against specific role, level, industry and cultural norms. Since its introduction, the OPQ has grown into a family of highly reliable products that add value at numerous points in the employee lifecycle. Versions exist to assess directors and senior managers, administration staff, technical workers, call center staff, salespeople and staff. A wide range of reports provide information on leadership potential, learning styles, team compatibility, emotional intelligence, motivation and many other elements related to success in an organization.