What is the E3 Assessment? #
Behavioral Essentials’ core science is the E3 Assessment, a behavioral assessment that measures 21 core behavioral tendencies, motivators, and values of an individual. The E3 Assessment is based on Adjective-Checklist methodology, a valid and reliable methodology for behavioral testing developed in the 1950’s and has been administered over 1,000,000 times. The assessment is untimed, takes an average of 8-10 minutes to complete and the results are available instantly through email generation and an easy-to-use online dashboard.
The E3 Assessment uses a self-report format: To complete the assessment, participants select adjectives that they believe describe how they, or someone else, behaves most of the time. Any number of items may be selected from the list of adjectives, although results may be inaccurate if less than 30 words are selected. In this way, the results are customized to include only the adjectives and correlating behaviors essential to the individual being assessed.
The E3 Assessment provides a profile of the individual’s behavioral traits based on the adjectives they selected. This profile can be used for a variety of purposes, such as evaluating job applicants, determining suitability for a particular role, or identifying areas for personal development. By selecting adjectives that they believe apply to them, individuals also gain heightened awareness of their own strengths and growth areas.
How do I interpret the E3 Assessment? #
Each of the adjectives on the E3 Assessment is associated with one of the 21 Behavioral Scales, which are shown on The Line Chart.
To start to interpret The Line Chart, pay special attention to the scores that are in the shaded ranges below 30 or above 70. Scores closest to zero or closest to 100 are the person’s key behavioral traits, meaning they show up the most in an individual’s behavior. Because this is all measured on a spectrum, high scores aren’t necessarily good and low scores aren’t necessarily bad. For example, when someone scores a 90% on a particular behavioral scale, that simply means that they behave in a more proactive way than 90% of people.
The scores that fall towards the middle, between 30 and 70, are moderate, meaning this person may be more adaptable in this area.
You can learn more about interpreting and understanding The Line Chart in the following articles:
How can the E3 Assessment be used? #
Hiring
Using the E3 Assessment and the resulting reports, you can create role and culture benchmarks to assess candidates and scientifically match behaviors and values to your positions and culture.
- 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.
- The Culture Benchmark: Through an in-depth culture study with your executive team, we create a benchmark of the most important behavioral scales for your company’s culture and overlay a candidate’s data.
- Behavioral Questions: Behavioral Questions based on an applicant’s key behavioral traits help you to explore behaviors outside the benchmarks during an interview.
- Hire Better: One simple report gives you a quick understanding of fit for the role and customizable interview questions based on the applicant’s behaviors.
Development
Using the E3 Assessment and the resulting reports, you can develop and retain your people with data-driven coaching reports, techniques and workshops that drive performance.
- The Coaching Report: The Coaching Report highlights a person’s seven key behavioral traits and provides practical growth recommendations and potential insights for each trait.
- The Benchmark Coaching Reports (Role & Culture): The Benchmark Coaching Reports highlight the behavioral scales of a role or culture fit benchmark and provide practical growth recommendations for the scales where a person is outside the benchmark.
- Comparison & Conflict Reports: Once you’ve identified your team member’s natural strengths, use The Comparison and Conflict Reports to help you maximize teamwork, strategically combine talents and improve communication & collaboration.
Culture
The E3 Assessment can be used to create a Culture Benchmark that organizations use for hiring and development.
