Golden Personality Type Profiler

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Overview

Golden is a well-established online personality questionnaire drawn from the known theories of personality: Carl Jung's theory of psychological type as well as the principle works of Trait theorists and the "Big Five" model of personality. The instrument was developed by John Golden in the 1980s and is already used by hundreds of practitioners in their L&D work around the world. Golden can be used in a number of applications including: Coaching, Leadership development, Team building, Conflict Management, Improving Communication and Stress counselling.

Try it now - take a free online Golden test

Click to take the Golden test for yourself

When completing the test, answer the questions with the option that is most preferred and natural to you. There are no right or wrong answers and the test is used to help understand yourself and others better. Your results are confidential.

It will take approx 25 mins. to complete but it is untimed

Leave the first "candidate ID" field blank and click continue to the next pages which should be completed.

Normal good practice is to offer feedback alongside the report but we will contact you when you have completed the questionnaire to discuss what you would prefer.

FIVE global preference areas

In addition to the four traditional Jungian areas of preference, Golden contains a fifth global scale, Tense-Calm, based on the "Big Five" trait of Emotional Stability. Tense-Calm looks at stress-related pressures and the degrees of confidence and optimism a person has about their life challenges. The significance of this extra dimension fifth factor is that users can explore the various effects of stress on Type development.

Sub-facets which look at differences within Type

Each global scale includes facet scales that represent more specific components of the global scale. Such specificity is important for understanding differences among individuals who score similarly on the global scales. These facets offer valuable insight in to similarities and differences within the same global type.

Global Dimensions	Facets
Extraverting/Introverting	Talkative/Quiet Outgoing/Intimate Socially bold/Reserved Participative/Reflective
Sensing/iNtuiting	Concrete/Abstract Practical/Innovative Conventional/Visionary Traditional/Trendsetting
Thinking/Feeling	Rational/Empathetic Autonomous/Compassionate Analytic/Warm Competitive/Nurturing
organiZing/Adapting	Planned/Open-ended Reliable/casual Deliberate/spontaneous Conforming/Nonconforming
Tense/Calm	Concerned/Optimistic Unsure/Confident

Click here for a fact sheet

Administration

The instrument is completed online and an individual report is automatically generated.

Reports

The individual reports include the following sections:

Overall Global Type
Growth opportunities
Facet Results
Communication and Team Working
Strengths
Motivation and Learning
Development Opportunities
Responses to Daily Stressors

Click here for examples of an individual report

Prices - Individual Report Prices

No of Golden test credits purchased at one time	Price per test
1-10	£14
11+	£12

Team reports will be available from 2011.

Training

Training is required to use the instrument and interpret the results and Pearson offers a range of practical, cost-effective and flexible training options:

Public Workshops (held at 80 Strand London).

1 x day Conversion course for practitioners already experienced in Jungian Type instruments. Cost £225 per person
2 x day Qualification course for those unfamiliar with Type Personality instruments (starting late 2010). Cost £440 per person
2 x day Conversion course for those qualified to BPS Level B in a trait personality instruments (starting late 2010). Cost £440 per person
3 x day BPS Level B in Golden (starting late 2010). Cost £660 per person

All courses involve an element of pre-work.

N.B. All November 2010 public workshops are half price

In-house courses

The above workshops can be offered on an in-house basis for six or more staff. Prices are available on request.

Further information

To enquire about training dates or for any further information please call Wyn Davies, Golden Marketing Manager on 020 7010 2866 or email wyn.davies@pearson.com.