The following three items explains how employees will behave once hired.
1 - Thinking Styles (5 scales)
2 - Behavioral Traits (9 scales)
3 - Occupational Interests (6 scales)
The scales are from 1 to 10 and the individual's score is from the answers to 318 questions. Each score is a half a standard deviation wide. In other words, 38% (19% + 19%) of the workforce score within one standard deviation of the 50% line, STEN Scores 5 and 6.
STEN Percent of
Score = Population
-------- ---------------
. . 1 . . . . . . 2.5%
. . 2 . . . . . . 4.5%
. . 3 . . . . . . 9.0%
. . 4 . . . . . . 15.0%
. . 5 . . . . . . 19.0%
------- 50% --------
. . 6 . . . . . . 19.0%
. . 7 . . . . . . 15.0%
. . 8 . . . . . . 9.0%
. . 9 . . . . . . 4.5%
. 10 . . . . . . 2.5%
1 - Thinking Styles (5 scales)
- Learning Index ... an index of expected learning, reasoning and problem solving potential.
- Verbal Skill ... a measure of verbal skill through vocabulary.
- Verbal Reasoning ... using words as a basis in reasoning and problem solving.
- Numerical Ability ... a measure of numeric calculation ability.
- Numeric Reasoning ... using numbers as a basis in reasoning and problem solving.
2 - Behavioral Traits (9 scales)
- Energy Level ... tendency to display endurance and capacity for a fast pace.
- Assertiveness ... tendency to take charge of people and situations. Leads more than follows.
- Sociability ... tendency to be outgoing, people-oriented and participate with others.
- Manageability ... tendency to follow policies, accept controls & supervision, work within the rules.
- Attitude ... tendency to have a positive attitude regarding people and outcomes.
- Decisiveness ... uses available information to make decisions quickly.
- Accommodating ... tendency to be friendly, cooperative, agreeable. To be a team person.
- Independence ... tendency to be self-reliant, self-directed, independent action and make decisions.
- Objective Judgement...the ability to think clearly and be objective in decision-making.
3 - Occupational Interests (6 scales)
- Enterprising ... occupations where they use persuasiveness and enjoy presenting plans
- Financial/Administrative ... work with financial data, business systems, admin. procedures, etc.
- People Service ... occupations that help people and they are concerned with the welfare of others.
- Technical ... occupations that center on scientific/technical activities, research & intellectual skills.
- Mechanical ... in occupations that work with tools, equipment and machinery.
- Creative ... occupations where they are imaginative, original and aesthetic.
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