The ORPHEUS is a work-based "Big Five" personality measure. It is designed as a general-purpose occupational personality test and intended for use in selection, recruitment, promotion, and development contexts. It is comprised of 190 items rated on 4-point scales and can be completed by most people in about 20 minutes.

The ORPHEUS yields a Big Five-based profile supplemented by seven evaluative scales. These are additional measures designed to screen for ambiguous or inaccurate responding. Finally, the ORPHEUS uses a correction factor to account for response style. As a result, the ORPHEUS provides a rather unique source of information about an individual's strengths and weaknesses as well as preferences and style.

What the ORPHEUS Measures

The ORPHEUS assesses the Big Five dimensions labeled:

	Fellowship		Authority
	Conformity		Emotion
	Detail

Seven supplemental scales assess a person's strengths and weaknesses.

	Proficiency		Work-orientation
	Patience		Fair-mindedness
	Loyalty		Disclosure
	Initiative

Four measures screen for ambiguous or inaccurate responding.

	Dissimulation		Ambivalence
	Despondency		Inattention

The ORPHEUS Report

The ORPHEUS report is comprised of the following:

	Introduction
	Technical Report
	Profile of Five Major Scales
	Profile of Seven Minor Scales
	Narrative Report
	Interpretation

ORPHEUS is the trademark of John Rust, distributed by The Test Agency.