THE SCIENCE
Human nature,
powered by science.
One simple assessment gives you the people data you need to build great teams, align them to your strategy, and achieve your business goals.
Our core science is
The E3 Assessment.
Behavioral Essentials’ core science is our E3 Assessment, a behavioral assessment which boosts awareness of a person’s strengths and highlights potential opportunities for growth. One simple tool will instantly identify the behavioral traits of you, your employees, and candidates so that you can make the right people decisions fast.
Valid & Reliable
EEO Compliant
The E3 Assessment was determined EEO compliant by a prominent employment law firm before we went to the market in 2006.
Focuses on Behaviors
Instant Results
The E3 Assessment is easy to administer, takes 8-10 minutes to complete and the results are generated instantly.
THE METHODOLOGY
Driven by decades of
behavioral science.
The E3 Assessment is based on adjective checklist methodology for behavioral testing that was established as a valid and reliable methodology in the 1950s and 1960s, and has been tested with thousands of companies. Adjectives are used because they represent an individual’s preferences more accurately than statements or questions. Because of language differences, literacy levels, cultural and regional nuances, and other contextual factors, many assessments that have statistically validated results still fail to capture an individual’s behavioral preferences because people don’t understand the statements or questions presented or can be more easily gamed.
A BIODATA Instrument
More powerful than a
personality test.
The E3 Assessment falls under the category of biodata in the US Office of Personnel Management’s classification of assessments. Biodata refers to behavioral consistency – in other words, past behavior is a reliable indicator of future behavior. In addition, biodata instruments like the E3 Assessment represent a larger perspective of an individual’s way of being in the world. Unlike the DISC or MBTI, which give you a 4-item perspective of fixed traits, the E3 Assessment is a composite of your motivators and preferences of behavior – this means that you can’t extract just one result and it be true on its own, instead your results must be looked at like a mosaic that fits together as a whole.
The reports
Scientific insights. Simple results.
Hiring
DEVELOPMENT
The Line Chart
The E3 identifies 21 behavioral scales, and the key behavioral traits of an individual which are shown on The Line Chart. By simply scrolling over the high and low scales, the definition of that scale is shown on the interactive report.
Hiring
DEVELOPMENT
The Coaching Report
Hiring
DEVELOPMENT
Behavioral Questions & Chart
Behavioral Questions based on an applicant’s key behavioral traits help you to explore certain behaviors during an interview or coaching sessions.
Hiring
The Role Benchmark
Using data from your best employees, and through consultation, we create a benchmark for a specific role and overlay a candidate’s data to assess behavioral fit.
Hiring
The Hire Better Report
The Hire Better Report gives you a quick understanding of fit for the role and customizable interview questions based on the role benchmark. This simple report is a great way for managers to quickly interpret the results and standardize their interview process.
DEVELOPMENT
The Benchmark Coaching Report
Hiring
The Culture Fit Benchmark
DEVELOPMENT
The Culture Coaching Report
The Culture Coaching Report highlights the behavioral scales of a culture fit benchmark and provides practical growth recommendations for the scales where a person is outside the benchmark.
DEVELOPMENT
The Comparison Report
DEVELOPMENT
The Conflict Report
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