Put the Right People in the Right Seats

The Achiever is an EEOC-compliant instrument that measures 6 mental aptitudes and 10 personality dimensions with 2 validation scales. Used for hiring, internal transfers, and promotions. Stop guessing. Start matching.

40+ Years of Continuous Use · No Findings of Adverse Impact
Richard Lewine
18 Measured Dimensions
$295 Per Report
50–60 Minutes to Complete

The Achiever


“The Achiever is a unique instrument that combines mental and personality measurement in one assessment. Its scores are arranged in a standard distribution that easily relates to job requirements and benchmarks of successful performers.”

Six mental aptitudes, ten personality dimensions, and two validation scales — all in a single 50–60 minute instrument. Used for hiring, internal transfers, and promotions. 40+ years of continuous use with no findings of adverse impact. EEOC-compliant. No guesswork.

Explore What It Measures
The Achiever

Hiring · Transfers · Promotions

Job Matching Instrument 18 Measured Dimensions
6 Mental Aptitudes
01 Mental Acuity
02 Business Terms
03 Memory Recall
04 Vocabulary
05 Numerical Perception
06 Mechanical Interest
10 Personality Dimensions
01 Energy
02 Flexibility
03 Organization
04 Communication
05 Emotional Dev.

18 Dimensions. One Instrument.


Each score maps to a standard distribution and compares directly to benchmarks of proven performers in the role. Whether you’re hiring, promoting, or reassigning — the result is objective, defensible decisions.

6 Mental Aptitudes

01

Mental Acuity

Judgment, learning speed, reasoning and problem-solving ability.

02

Business Terms

Knowledge and use of terms normally used in a business environment.

03

Memory Recall

Awareness of current events, observational skills and attention span.

04

Vocabulary

General English vocabulary level and communication effectiveness.

05

Numerical Perception

Ability to differentiate and accurately handle numbers, symbols and signs.

06

Mechanical Interest

Level of interest in mechanical devices, apparatus and hands-on work.

10 Personality Dimensions

01

Energy

Drive, tension and stress levels that fuel or drain performance.

02

Flexibility

Integrity, reliability, dependability and work ethics.

03

Organization

Personal orientation to plan and utilize time wisely.

04

Communication

Innate ability to meet, interact with and influence people.

05

Emotional Development

Ego, self-esteem, self-confidence and ability to handle pressure.

06

Assertiveness

Strength and determination to advocate and get results.

07

Competitiveness

Team orientation versus individualistic competitiveness.

08

Mental Toughness

Psychological stamina to deal with problems on and off the job.

09

Questioning / Probing

Instinct to question and probe rather than accept at face value.

10

Motivation

Security-driven versus recognition, incentive and commission oriented.

2 Validation Scales

01

Distortion

Measures frankness of the respondent as related to the statistical validity of the personality dimensions.

02

Equivocation

Assesses consistent decision-making of the respondent as it relates to the accuracy of personality dimensions measured.

Job Match Effectiveness Questionnaire


Do you really know if your people are in the right seats? This 5-question diagnostic is designed to surface the misalignment between your team’s natural strengths and what their roles actually demand of them every day.

  • Five pointed questions that expose where people are working against their natural grain
  • Distribute to your entire team, anonymous or named
  • The patterns in the responses will tell you exactly where to look
  • Free PDF, delivered to your inbox
“If you discovered that 30% of your team was working against their natural grain every day, would you want to know?”

Download the Questionnaire

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