CAPTain
Summary
Criterion-referenced work behavior assessment measuring 34–38 behavioral dimensions across six domains: Work Performance, Leadership Characteristics, Decision Making, Personality, Team Behavior, and Basic Potentials. Benchmarks individual behavior against empirically-derived requirement profiles for operational management roles. Forced-choice format minimizes social desirability bias; optional self-rating enables discrepancy analysis between self-perception and observed behavior.
Key Facts
Provider: CNT Gesellschaften
Type/Category: Work Behavior / Leadership & Potential Assessment
Duration: 30–60 minutes (Compact / Extended)
Target Group: Managers, leaders, professionals
Languages: 16+
Strengths
- Criterion-referenced: scores benchmarked against job-specific requirement profiles, not general norms
- Forced-choice format minimizes social desirability bias
- Optional client-specific success profiles from empirical high/low performer analysis
- Strong AC integration: prediction validity r=.34–.74
- 15+ validation studies, 10,000+ participants
Example Use Case
Situation: Selecting candidates for middle management roles in a structured hiring process.
Solution: Benchmarks behavioral profile against an empirically validated success profile for the target role, enabling evidence-based selection decisions with clear development priorities.
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