Competency test
In this questionnaire, you indicated how often you demonstrate certain skills. The answers provide an overview of your competencies. A competency, for example, is planning and organizing, or presenting. You can improve competencies by practicing.
Analyzing and Developing |
| Analyzing |
| This competency indicates whether someone can get an overview of information and understand it. An example of a question related to this competency is: “When there is a lot of information, I quickly understand what is most important”. |
| Inventiveness |
| This competency indicates whether someone can come up with new ideas and solutions. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I come up with new ways to do things”. |
| Researching |
| This competency indicates how someone gathers information about a problem and approaches it. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I look at a problem from multiple angles”. |
| Vision Development |
| This competency indicates whether someone focuses on long-term goals. An example of a question related to this competency is: “When I need to solve something, I also think about the future consequences”. |
Communicating |
| Client(system)-oriented working |
| Investigating the wishes and needs of (internal and external) customers and responding effectively to them. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I actively check whether the client’s wishes and needs have been met”. |
| Contact-orientedness |
| This competency indicates whether someone likes to meet new people and can get along well with others. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I like to meet new people”. |
| Customer-orientedness |
| This competency indicates whether someone investigates what a customer wants and takes this into account. An example question for this competency is: “I ask if the customer is satisfied”. |
| Oral communication |
| This competency indicates whether someone can clearly explain things to others. It also indicates whether someone takes into account what the other person knows and understands. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I can explain things clearly”. |
| Dealing with diversity |
| This competency indicates whether someone can deal with people who are different. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I think about someone’s background and try to understand them well”. |
| Persuasiveness |
| This competency indicates whether someone can persuade other people. It also shows whether someone can come up with good reasons and explain them well. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I know when it is best to mention a reason”. |
| Collaboration |
| This competency indicates whether someone makes an effort together with others to achieve good results. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I actively participate in a group”. |
| Written communication |
| This competency indicates whether someone can clearly write down information for others so that the person for whom it is written understands it well. An example of a question related to this competency is: “Other people can understand my texts well”. |
| Sensitivity |
| This competency indicates whether someone can sense what is important to others and takes this into account. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I try to understand what another person feels”. |
Evaluating |
| Quality-orientedness |
| This competency indicates whether someone finds it important to check and improve the work. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I make sure my work is good, even if it takes more time”. |
| Reflecting |
| This competency indicates whether someone thinks about the things they do and have done. This competency also indicates whether someone thinks about how something can be done differently next time. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I think about how I can do something better next time”. |
| Progress control |
| This competency indicates whether someone checks in between if the work is going as agreed. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I see in time if the work will run late”. |
Leadership |
| Decisiveness |
| This competency indicates whether someone can make decisions, even when it comes to difficult decisions. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I can make good choices, even when it is very busy”. |
| Coaching |
| This competency indicates whether someone can encourage or help other people to do their work as well as possible. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I encourage people to work independently”. |
| Delegating |
| This competency indicates whether someone can easily delegate tasks to others. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I find it easy to delegate tasks to others”. |
| Entrepreneurship |
| This competency indicates whether someone sees new opportunities. It also indicates whether someone dares to do new things and take risks. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I dare to take a risk if I think something can succeed”. |
| Stimulating and motivating |
| This competency indicates the extent to which someone makes others enthusiastic and sets a good example. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I make people enthusiastic about new plans”. |
| Result-oriented steering |
| This competency indicates whether someone can help colleagues in making choices to achieve goals. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I clearly explain what the goal of the work is”. |
Personal competencies |
| Flexibility |
| This competency indicates whether someone can handle changes well. It also indicates how easily someone finds it to do something in a different way. An example question related to this competency is: “I easily switch from one task to another”. |
| Drive |
| This competency indicates whether someone wants to do new things and finds it important to be good at work. An example of a question is: “I want to show very good work”. |
| Taking initiative |
| This competency indicates whether someone does things on their own, without someone else having to ask. An example of a question related to this competency is: “If something needs to be done, I am the first to start”. |
| Integrity |
| This competency indicates whether someone tells their opinion honestly and whether someone is reliable. It also indicates whether someone follows the rules. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I tell the truth, even if it doesn’t suit me”. |
| Socially responsible behavior |
| This competency indicates whether someone finds society important and takes it into account in their work. An example of a question related to this competency is: “In my work, I take the world around us into account”. |
| Organizational sensitivity |
| This competency indicates whether someone takes into account what is important for the company. It also indicates whether someone thinks along about how the company can be improved. An example of a question is: “Within the company, I know who can arrange something for me”. |
| Risk awareness |
| Recognizing and assessing the likelihood of bottlenecks, obstacles, and dangers. Determining their impact on people and activities in the organization and environment with the aim of acting accordingly. An example of a question related to this competency is: “In case of imminent risks, I pay extra attention and take extra care”. |
| Stress resistance |
| This competency measures whether someone can continue working well under (time) pressure and tension. An example of a question related to this competency is: “Other people say that I continue to work well when it is busy”. |
| Managing own development |
| This competency indicates whether someone wants to learn new things and does something about it. An example of a question is: “I regularly think about what I want to achieve in my work”. |
Realizing |
| Perseverance |
| This competency indicates whether someone continues to achieve a goal, even when it is difficult. An example of a question is: “I keep going until something succeeds”. |
| Accuracy |
| This competency indicates whether someone works precisely and neatly. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I work neatly”. |
| Planning and organizing |
| This competency indicates whether someone can organize and plan well. It also indicates whether someone knows what needs to be done to achieve a goal. An example of this competency is: “I finish my work on time because I work precisely and according to plan”. |
| Result-orientedness |
| This competency indicates whether someone focuses on achieving certain goals and results. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I agree in advance on what my work should look like when it is finished”. |
| Professional expertise |
| This competency measures whether someone deals with the content of their profession and also uses the knowledge in their work. An example of a question related to this competency is: “What I have learned, I try to apply in my work”. |
| Material use |
| This competency indicates how someone handles materials and tools. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I use the right materials and tools for my work”. |
| Following instructions |
| This competency indicates whether someone works according to the rules. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I do the work as I am told”. |
| Business conduct |
| This competency indicates whether someone pays attention to costs and revenues and how the company can make more profit. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I pay attention to the costs of a plan”. |
Dealing with problems |
| Positive attitude |
| Staying positive when approaching problems. Not worrying and being completely absorbed by the problem. An example of a question related to this competency is: “After an unpleasant event, I keep worrying about it”. |
| Tackling problems |
| Actively tackling problems and daring to confront them. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I postpone conversations about a problem”. |
| Avoiding problems |
| A passive coping style. Avoiding difficult situations and problems. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I act immediately when there are problems”. |
| Seeking support |
| Daring to share concerns with others and asking others for support. An example of a question related to this competency is: “I discuss my problems with friends”. |
