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The Devine Inventory SelectBest is a behavioral profiling instrument used by organizations interested in maximizing the potential of their employees. Comprised of 177 items, the SelectBest takes about 45 minutes to complete. The bulk of the items are paired forced choice questions while the remainder involve rating a series of statements on 9-point scales. The instrument is designed for use in employee selection and promotion.

What the SelectBest Measures

The SelectBest describes a test-taker's personality profile on series of 33 behavioral and personality descriptors. The test-taker's responses are matched against a normative database of managers.

Aggressiveness	Planning	Detail Mindedness	Structure
Creativeness	Closure	Instructiveness	Influence
Decisiveness	Negotiating	Intensity	Time Competency
Listening	Vitality	Mobility	Task Completion
Initiative	Self Responsibility	Schedule Orientation	Learning
Concentration	Response to Change	Goal Orientation	Ego
Sociability	Communications	Competitiveness	Presentation Style
Commitment	Intimacy/Closeness	Authority Relationships	Emotional Composure
Conflict Management

The SelectBest Report

The SelectBest report provides a comprehensive behavioral appraisal of job applicants. It serves to enhance applicant-position goodness-of-fit, reduces hiring mistakes, and minimizes turnover by helping to optimize personnel decisions.

The SelectBest report is comprised of:

	Score Profile The candidate's scores are presented and visually plotted in comparison to the normative database on all 33 behavioral scales.
	Behavior Match Analysis Analyzes the degree of match between a test-taker’s scores and the normative sample.
	Inventory Summary Profile Provides an analysis and summary of a test-taker’s strengths and needs for development.
	Performance Accelerator Factors A percentile scoring of the candidate's profile in ten major work-related areas: Adaptability Sales Effectiveness Expressiveness Service Orientation Work Productivity Problem Solving Transaction Proficiency Organizational Values Leadership Potential Strategic/Analytical Thinking
	Targeted Behavior-Based Interview Questions Specific questions are provided to allow the hiring agent to explore the behaviors that the candidate needs to develop.