Employee Screening Questionnaire (ESQ2)

Police and testing agencies such as the OACP Process may require a personality assessment. The OACP Process will be using the ESQ2 or Employee Screening Questionnaire. The format is 27 questions with a 15 - 20 minute time limit. Your results will be provided to the police service you wish to apply. You will be presented with four (quartet) statements and will be expected to choose the "most descriptive" and "least descriptive" options in each quartet.

You should be honest with your answers. The test will look for inconsistencies and attempts to be dishonest. The assessmnet is not a pass / fail exam, but attempts to measure a number of job-related outcomes that are characteristic of behavior, attitudes, interests and activities related to the work environment. If you are found to be dishonest at any part of the application and testing process, you may be excluded from applying to police services potentially indefinitely. Below are some sample questions you may encounter with personality assessments.

1a) Which of the following statements would you describe as most descriptive of your personality?
a) I enjoy meeting new people.
b) I like helping people.
c) I sometimes make mistakes.
d) I am easily disappointed.

1b) Which of the following statements would you describe as least descriptive of your personality?
a) I enjoy meeting new people.
b) I like helping people.
c) I sometimes make mistakes.
d) I am easily disappointed.

2a) Which of the following statements would you describe as most descriptive of your personality?
a) I consider other people's feelings.
b) I try out new activities.
c) I am prepared to tell people if they are mistaken.
d) I am nervous before big events.

2b) Which of the following statements would you describe as least descriptive of your personality?
a) I consider other people's feelings.
b) I try out new activities.
c) I am prepared to tell people if they are mistaken.
d) I am nervous before big events.

Try not to read meanings into the questions, consider each question and carefully answer what you feel would be the most and the least descriptive attribute as it pertains to you.

Biographical Inventory

This section is a Biographical Inventory. The questions ask for information about you and your background. These kinds of questions are often asked during an oral interview. For years, employers have been using interviews to relate personal history, preferences, and attitude to job success. This Biographical Inventory attempts to do the same.

An interview often fails because the wrong questions are asked or different questions are asked of each candidate. The Biographical Inventory includes questions which have been shown to be related to job success. It has been found that successful employees tend to select some answers more often than other answers, while less successful employees tend to select different answers.

The usual employment test includes questions which have one "correct" or "best" answer. The questions in a Biographical Inventory do not have a single correct answer. Credit is usually given for more than one answer, since some successful employees may select one of the answers while others may tend to select another of the answers.

Instructions

You are to answer the following questions using the instructions for multiple choice questions provided at the beginning of this examination. You may only mark one response to each question. It is possible that none of the answers applies well to you. However, one of the answers will surely be more true (or less inaccurate) for you than the others. In such a case, mark that answer.

You cannot improve your score by trying to fake your answers. The answer which may seem most desirable may not receive any credit. Trying to answer questions according to what looks like a desirable answer is more likely to lower your score than raise it. The credit that is given is not based upon what seems to be a desirable answer. The credit that is given depends upon how successful employees describe themselves when honestly responding to these same questions. Therefore, it is to your advantage to answer each question as it is most true for you. It is also to your advantage to answer every question.

1. When you were a student, how would you compare yourself with others if you had done the very best you could?

A. I would have been at the top of the class.
B. I would have been in the top 10 percent of the class.
C. I would have been above average.
D. I would have been average.
E. I would have been below average.

2. How often do you like to be told how well you are doing in your job?

A. About once a week.
B. About once a month.
C. About once a quarter.
D. Only during standard performance periods.
E. Only when a major project has been completed.

3. Do you feel that the grades you receive in high school were as good as your capabilities?

A. Yes, they were about as good as I could do.
B. No, they were poorer than what I could do.

4. In what area did you have your most outstanding negative experience on your first job?

A. Relationships with management or supervisors.
B. Relationships with my fellow workers.
C. Relationships with clients or the public.
D. Lack of enjoyment of the work itself.
E. None of the above.

5. What do you feel has been your major accomplishment outside of work?

A. Family activities.
B. Community activities.
C. Development of self.
D. Development of social activities.
E. Something else.