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"The test results give us valuable information about our applicants and are much more meaningful than grades."Thomas Buller-Hermann,
Dortmund Energy and Waterworks
Employee motivation – a critical success factor for companies
Selecting the right fit in terms of corporate values and motivation structure is a key challenge in the recruitment process. Employee motivation is also important in development. Motivation analysis offers a starting point from which an employee’s performance and competencies can be developed further. The values questionnaire views can help you efficiently and reliably identify the motives and values of your employees and applicants.
cut-e values questionnaires in use
views is an adaptive questionnaire system that covers individual, job-related values, motives and interests.
views is based on a model made up of 18 values, grouped into three areas: objectives, relationships and environment. The model underlying viewshas been developed to specifically measure occupationally relevant values, motives and interests in order to assess the 'cultural fit' of a person with a company, department or team.
The questionnaire identifies 18 dimensions, each through 6 statements. Thanks to the innovative adalloc™ measurement technology, the statements are grouped into blocks with three statements each, which then have to be differently weighted by the candidate. This creates sophisticated and valid profiles with a completion time of only approx. 15 minutes. The simple answering format and short completion time ensures high user acceptance and lower drop-out rates compared to traditional approaches.
Processes can be managed either by cut-e or by clients autonomously. Many different functions are available for entering and adding projects and candidates, for sending e-mails and creating various reports.
The results can be called up simply and easily online. They are arranged clearly in a profile chart, or alternatively narrative reports can be generated.
The system, questionnaire and reports are available in many languages. Additional language versions are available on request. The international and local set of norm groups as well as the language versions are continually updated.
The cut-e values questionnaire: views
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What does this assessment measure?
Occupational or work relevant values, motives and interests.
What is the task?
The questionnaire identifies 18 dimensions, each through 6 statements. Thanks to the innovative adalloc™ measurement technology, the statements are grouped into blocks with three statements each, which then have to be differently weighted by the candidate.
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Adaptive testing to allow short personality and values questionnaires
views uses the adalloc™ adaptive measurement technology developed by cut-e. This technology allows a highly sophisticated profile of personal values to be created with a very short questionnaire.
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