Looking to view or email a candidate's Self-Concept? You can access that data by downloading or emailing that person's full candidate insights packet.
What is the Self-Concept?
The Self-Concept illustrates how a candidate perceives the external demands of their current work environment. By comparing a candidate's Self-Concept to their Behavioral Pattern (i.e., their "Self"), hiring teams can better understand how comfortable this person felt in a past or existing role.
Example: If someone's Self and Self-Concept are completely misaligned, it likely means they struggled to leverage their natural behavioral strengths in their previous role. To take action on this data, you could add questions to the Interview Builder to dig into that misalignment and gauge whether the role at your organization may be a better fit.
Some questions you might consider asking:
How would you describe your experience at your previous (or current) job?
Do you feel like your previous (or current) job responsibilities allowed you to exercise your natural strengths? Why or why not?
If you could change one aspect of your previous (or current) role, what would it be and why?
While never a reason to select or exclude a candidate, the Self-Concept is a valuable data point to consider as part of your evaluation process.
How to download or email a candidate's Self-Concept
Log in to the PI software.
Select Hire from the top navigation bar.
You will land on the Hiring Center.
Click the Candidates tab.
Search for the candidate whose data you'd like to review. (Alternatively, you can search for the job currently associated with this candidate.)
Click on the candidate's name.
You will land on the candidate's page.
Click the "Email or download reports" button to the right of their name.
A panel titled "Email or Download Reports" will open.
Select "Full candidate insights packet" from the available options.
(Optional) Select any additional resources you would like to email or download.
To download the report(s):
Click the "Download items" button.
A PDF will download containing the candidate's full insights packet. (Any additional resources will download as separate files.)
Open the PDF file once it has finished downloading.
You'll find the Self-Concept on page 10 of the PDF.
To email the report(s):
Click the "Email items" button.
A panel titled "Email Reports" will open.
Here, you will see the candidate's name along with a summary of any reports you've selected to send.
Next, you will be prompted to select the desired recipients. (By default, the reports will be emailed to you, but you can uncheck this option if you'd like.)
Enter the email of any person to whom you'd like to email the report(s). (You can email up to 10 people at a time.)
You'll also have a chance to preview the email that will be sent to recipients. You can edit the subject line, as well as the message that shows up in the email body.
There's also standard email content included in every report email. You can preview that email by clicking "Preview the full email." (We've also included it below.)
Once you're satisfied with the email message, click "Email report(s)" to send the reports to the recipients.
FAQs
I can't find the intended candidate. Why?
I can't find the intended candidate. Why?
It's possible you don't have permission to view that job. To gain access, ask someone with existing access to share the job with you.
Is it possible to view my own Self-Concept? A co-worker's?
Is it possible to view my own Self-Concept? A co-worker's?
Yes. You can view your own (or a peer's) Self-Concept within Inspire.
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