The Gallup Test is a common name for the psychometric instrument CliftonStrengths, formerly called StrengthsFinder, developed by the
Gallup Institute, which forms the bulk of its revenue.
The test was invented by
Don Clifton
Donald O. Clifton (February 5, 1924 – September 14, 2003) was an American psychologist, educator, author, researcher, and entrepreneur. He founded Selection Research, Inc., which later acquired Gallup Inc., where he became chairman, and develo ...
and is known also as the Gallup Strengths Assessment or Clifton Strengths Test.
It is an online
personality-assessment
A personality test is a method of assessing human personality constructs. Most personality assessment instruments (despite being loosely referred to as "personality tests") are in fact introspective (i.e., subjective) self-report questionnaire ( ...
tool that focuses on 34 themes that make up the user's
personality
Personality is the characteristic sets of behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns that are formed from biological and environmental factors, and which change over time. While there is no generally agreed-upon definition of personality, m ...
; Gallup uses the tool as part of its consulting.
The test is widely used when assessing candidates or considering employees for internal promotions.
The 34 themes are divided into 4 categories:
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strategic thinking
Strategic thinking is a mental or thinking process applied by an individual in the context of achieving a goal or set of goals. As a cognitive activity, it produces thought.
When applied in an organizational strategic management process, strate ...
: Analytical, Context, Futuristic, Ideation, Input, Intellection, Learner, Strategic;
#relationship building: Adaptability, Connectedness, Developer, Empathy, Harmony, Includer, Individualization, Positivity, Relator;
#influencing: Activator, Command, Communication, Competition, Maximizer,
Self-assurance
Confidence is a state of being clear-headed either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Confidence comes from a Latin word 'fidere' which means "to trust"; therefore, having ...
, Significance, Woo;
#executing:
Achiever, Arranger, Belief, Consistency, Deliberative, Discipline, Focus, Responsibility, Restorative.
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References
Personality tests
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