Forced-Choice Personality Questionnaire

Overview

What it looks like: blocks of three work-style statements, all equally positive — you choose the one most like you and the one least like you, the same presentation as SHL's OPQ32r (blocks of three, most + least) and close to Aon/cut-e's shapes (three statements per screen, adaptive, with a fixed point budget to distribute) and TAPAS-style pairs (statements matched for social desirability). Why airlines use it: because every option is equally desirable, you cannot simply pick the flattering answer — the format forces trade-offs between genuinely positive traits, which makes it far more resistant to faking than agree/disagree scales. What you get: an ipsative profile across nine pilot-relevant work-style dimensions (rules and procedures, teamwork, composure, decisiveness, adaptability, achievement drive, communication, coachability, vigilance). Ipsative means relative: your scores always sum to the same fixed total, so the profile shows which traits you consistently prioritise and which you consistently trade away — not absolute levels. That is exactly why you cannot game it, and why the goal here is familiarity and honest self-knowledge, not a high score. The blocks and statements are original; real instruments differ in length, adaptivity and scoring (the real OPQ32r uses IRT), so treat your profile as reflective feedback.

Assessments

Tested in assessments at Delta Air Lines and FTEJerez.

Could show up in cut-e / Aon and SHL-based selections.

Airline mappings are based on public information and may change.

Example: most like you, least like you

Each block shows three statements. Pick the one most like you and the one least like you — the third counts as neutral. Here is one block with an example choice already made: