The Gallup Test is a common name for the psychometric instrument CliftonStrengths, formerly called StrengthsFinder, developed by the
Gallup Institute
Gallup may refer to:
*Gallup, Inc., a firm founded by George Gallup, well known for its opinion poll
*Gallup (surname), a surname
*Gallup, New Mexico, a city in New Mexico, United States
**Gallup station, an Amtrak train in downtown Gallup, New Me ...
, which forms the bulk of its revenue.
The test was invented by
Don Clifton and is known also as the Gallup Strengths Assessment or Clifton Strengths Test.
It is an online
personality-assessment 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, mos ...
; 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, Significance, Woo;
#executing:
Achiever
The Enneagram of Personality, or simply the Enneagram (from the Greek words meaning "nine"and meaning something "written" or "drawn", is a model of the human psyche which is principally understood and taught as a typology of nine intercon ...
, Arranger, Belief, Consistency, Deliberative, Discipline, Focus, Responsibility, Restorative.
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Personality tests
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