How It Works

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At first glance, the Predictive Index^® appears to be a simple adjective checklist. For all its apparent simplicity, however, the Predictive Index is a sophisticated instrument that has been scientifically validated to be a reliable predictor of work-related behavior. As anyone who has completed it will tell you, the results are uncannily accurate.

The Predictive Index measures internal drives that determine how we behave. The four drives it measures are:

• The drive for dominance
• The drive for extroversion
• The drive for patience
• The drive for formality

These drives are neither good nor bad. And once we’re adults, they tend not to change much. Because these drives rarely, if ever, change, we can understand and measure them. The varying degrees of these drives within us help determine how we behave and work and indicate our strengths and weaknesses. Typically, one or two drives serve as the primary motivating force for behavior. A person’s behavior will most likely be influenced by the strongest drive in their personality. How these drives interact with each other within an individual allows us to predict behavior.

Valid, Research-based Results

Since 1955 thousands of businesses have depended on the Predictive Index for a variety of uses, including employee selection. PI Worldwide, the owner of the copyrighted instrument, is continuously conducting research that ensures that the Predictive Index is work-related, free of bias, valid and reliable.

• The Predictive Index was developed and validated in compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Guidelines, as well as the professional standards established by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Society of Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
• PI Worldwide has amassed an extensive library of over 400 criterion-related job validity studies covering multiple jobs, industries and countries which document the instrument’s validity and usefulness in the business world.

The Predictive Index Checklist is available in sixty languages, plus Braille.

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