Personal evaluation
How to read your report
Our tip: Print your report or save it as a PDF. It’s fairly extensive, and as a PDF or printout it’s much easier to read!
This report shows how you perceive people, tasks, and structures. It doesn’t judge – it shows your view of the world and of yourself. Please read the following section carefully. It contains important information that will help you understand the report. Remember: the result is a snapshot – not a diagnosis, not a label.
1. The two areas You as a person and You at work
The report looks at two areas: In You as a person, it’s about you as a “complete work of art” with everything that belongs to you – private as well as professional aspects.
You may have already wondered why, in the rankings in the section The person inner world, there were also statements about the working world. Now you know why: because your professional life is, of course, part of the overall view of you.
The second area, You at work, focuses exclusively on you in your professional environment (work, training, university). Our tip: After you’ve read your report from start to finish, you should take a look at how your values change when you compare the dimensions in You as a person with those in You at work. Do you see differences? No wonder – we often use our abilities differently at work! Look closely at the differences. For example, you might discover pronounced abilities in You as a person that take a back seat in You at work. Or vice versa.
2. The three dimensions
Each of the areas You as a person and You at work is structured into three dimensions.
- Intrinsic: How you assess people – others and yourself. You could also say: here we’re looking at the heart.
- Extrinsic: How you act, solve problems, and perceive roles. In other words, to stay with the metaphor: the hand.
- Systemic: How you assess connections, structures, and the future. In our metaphor, systemic means: the head.
3. Outer & inner world
Each dimension also looks at two perspectives:
- Outer world: How you perceive people (intrinsic), tasks (extrinsic), or structures (systemic).
- Inner world: How you see yourself (intrinsic), your role (extrinsic), and your goals (systemic).
In summary: Each of the two areas You as a person and You at work contains three dimensions. We look at them from an outward and an inward perspective.
4. How to read the gauges
We illustrate your abilities and your attention to these abilities with a speedometer-style gauge. It measures two values:
- Fill level: corresponds to your ability, your competence in this dimension on a scale from 0 (weakly developed) through 80–120 (average development) up to 200 (exceptionally strongly developed).
- Needle (Premium Report only): indicates how much this area is currently in the foreground. Here, too, the scale ranges from 0 (hardly in focus) through 80–120 (balanced) up to 200 (extremely prominent).
Below the gauges you’ll find specific information on how to interpret each gauge. The report also interprets your values, and only the Premium Report takes your current situation into account as well. Important: Treat these interpretations as hints, as suggestions. They are not fixed labels.
A concrete example
Here we see a person with a high fill level in perception of people. That means: by disposition, this person is very good at reading others and understanding their motives. They can detach from their own ego very well and empathize with other people.
But: that does not automatically mean they actually use this ability! Look at the needle – it suggests that this person is currently (don’t forget: the needle always refers to the current situation) reserved about opening up to others. At the moment, this person approaches interpersonal problems more cautiously.
The fill level for self-perception is also above average. Here is a person who is able to recognize their own worth. However: at the moment, this person pays little attention to their own needs – see the needle. That doesn’t have to be bad per se, but it can indicate (impending) overload. Equally possible, though, is that this person is currently simply giving a lot and feels very comfortable in a more service-oriented role!
5. Compare the dimensions
As mentioned above, differences between the areas can be very interesting: for example, compare your values for Perception of people in You as a person with the values for Perception of people in You at work. Do the same for the other dimensions. As you do so, remember what Outer world and Inner world stand for:
- Outer world: “This is how I evaluate/act with others & demands.”
- Inner world: “This is how I evaluate/steer myself.”
Please note: This report is not a medical or psychological diagnosis and not therapy. It is used exclusively for personal reflection.
This section shows you as a whole person — it’s about you as an individual. Your fundamental way of seeing people, dealing with tasks, and putting your life into perspective. Everything that makes you who you are flows in here: private and professional values, beliefs, strengths, and inner standards.
The results in this area answer questions like: How do you generally approach other people? How do you deal with challenges — regardless of context? How clearly do you perceive yourself? How stable and consistent is your inner compass?
This section is, so to speak, your foundation. It shows how you evaluate the world and how you locate yourself within it — without restricting it to a particular area of life.
Important: Even if aspects appear here that relate to your professional life, they are always connected to your overall personality. Because professional action is never detached from the person behind it.
Instrinsic value dimensions You as a person
Perception of people
Interpretation You can detach well from your own ego, adopt the other person’s perspective, and accurately recognize other people’s views and moods and empathize with their feelings. You understand the reasons behind their actions and are generally able to resolve interpersonal problems.
How far you currently open up to other people depends on the situation. You weigh up how willing you are to show your own feelings. Depending on the situation, you involve yourself more or less in solving interpersonal problems in your environment.
Self-perception
Interpretation You have normally developed self-confidence, with a basic idea of yourself and your value. Sometimes you are insecure or try to conceal that insecurity.
At the moment you rather neglect your own needs. In doing so you tend to overburden yourself. You have a rather service-oriented basic attitude.
Extrinsic value dimensions You as a person
Implementation focus
Interpretation You recognize what opportunities a situation offers and have a feel for their practical feasibility. You are able to develop solutions for practical problems in everyday life.
Right now you are flexible in implementing challenges and, as required, deal with solving practical difficulties. You are proceeding in a balanced way.
Role awareness
Interpretation You have a good ability to recognize your own gifts and strengths and to act responsibly. Your abilities and tasks fit together well. You have well-developed assertiveness in your function or in your role.
You see positive and negative sides in your current function as roughly equal. You could achieve greater satisfaction in your current engagement, in your current role.
Systemic value dimensions You as a person
Analytics & strategy
Interpretation You can understand interrelationships and generally recognize the deeper meaning quickly. You can solve structural problems in an organization and improve processes.
You have your own view of the prevailing structures and value freedom. But as a rule you can also fit into existing structures. You approach structural problems in everyday life with caution.
Self-strategy
Interpretation You are well able to set long-term goals for yourself and pursue them. You have a clear view of possible obstacles to your development. You are well able to make important personal decisions regarding your life.
Interest in further personal development has currently moved rather into the background. At the moment you hesitate to change your personal situation.
The following section is exclusively about your professional context: at work, in university, training, or in your professional role. We look at the same dimensions as in “You as a person,” but in your professional environment — private aspects deliberately fade into the background.
We focus on how you perceive, think, and act in a work context and look at questions like: How do you perceive people in the workplace? How do you experience your role, responsibility, and tasks? How do you deal professionally with structure, planning, and the future?
Many people notice differences here compared to “You as a person,” especially when it comes to attention/willingness (i.e., the needle position — Premium Report only). That’s completely normal — and often particularly insightful.
Instrinsic value dimensions You at work
Perception of people
Interpretation You can detach well from your own ego, adopt the other person’s perspective, and accurately recognize other people’s views and moods and empathize with their feelings. You understand the reasons behind their actions and are generally able to resolve interpersonal problems.
As a rule, you like to open up to other people and—depending on the situation—you rarely hesitate to show your own feelings. Right now you often pay attention to interpersonal problems in your environment and then actively work toward solving them.
Self-perception
Interpretation You have normally developed self-confidence, with a basic idea of yourself and your value. Sometimes you are insecure or try to conceal that insecurity.
At the moment you too often neglect your own needs and often tend to overburden yourself. You have a tendency to deny your own needs.
Extrinsic value dimensions You at work
Implementation focus
Interpretation You have difficulty recognizing what opportunities a situation offers and are rather rarely able to develop solutions for practical problems. You are skeptical.
At the moment you strive to achieve optimal results and are rather proactive, but not driving. You currently like to deal with solving practical difficulties.
Role awareness
Interpretation You have a very good ability to recognize your own gifts and strengths and to act responsibly. Your abilities and tasks fit together very well. You have very well-developed assertiveness in your function or in your role.
You strive for recognition and the fruits of your engagement. You feel that your activities change something or trigger something. You want to make a difference and achieve satisfaction in your current environment.
Systemic value dimensions You at work
Analytics & strategy
Interpretation You tend to be critical of rules and processes within a prescribed structure and see organized order as restricting. You can solve minor structural problems in an organization and improve manageable processes. You have a strong desire for freedom.
You set your own rules and are often inventive. You hold firm, sometimes idiosyncratic opinions and find it difficult to fit into existing structures. You want freedom.
Self-strategy
Interpretation You are well able to set long-term goals for yourself and pursue them. You have a clear view of possible obstacles to your development. You are well able to make important personal decisions regarding your life.
At the present time you are making an effort to recognize and implement the next steps in your personal development. At the moment you want to achieve a change in your personal situation.
What happens next ...
We hope your personality test report has given you many valuable insights and suggestions. If you’d like to get even more out of your results, you can arrange a one-on-one session with an expert trained in the Hartman Value Profile. In that session, the expert can address your individual questions — if you have any — about your report in a targeted way.
For more information, please contact our partners at WerteCockpit, with whom we collaborate in the Hartman Value Profile space: [email protected]
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