Hogan Personality Inventory The Bright Side of personality we project to others

The power of the Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI) is that it is highly predictive of performance in an occupational setting. In fact it is the widely regarded in the U.S. as the most successful instrument in predicting occupational success, and is set to be similarly adopted in the UK and Europe in the near future. The instrument has been developed over 20 years by research into the relationship between personality and job performance. It is based on the Five Factor Model, which is generally considered the most robust framework for designing psychometric measurements of personality. Accordingly, the HPI is a powerful and flexible aid for both staff selection, and personal development.

The instrument provides a very reliable measurement of that aspect of our personality which results in the "normal" everyday behaviour we exhibit in the workplace, under normal pressures - The Bright Side. Under such circumstances, our tendency is to consciously or unconsciously adopt behaviour that will naturally be interpreted as positive by our colleagues. In other words, in normal circumstances, we promote a positive reputation or Bright Side of our personality, which will seek the acceptance and recognition of peers - and try and avoid their criticism or rejection.

The HPI effectively asks respondents to provide a series of self-presentations of themselves, which is aggregated into a personality measurement. This process is similar in many respects to an interview situation, however the questioning and recording of responses is highly systematic and objective. The interpretative process can then be tailored, for precise identification of traits most suitable for specific job roles.