The science

The science of how people function is at the core of Talensight

Talensight gives leaders the tools to quantify and predict the intangible, and to measure the human share of their company's success.

Developing our instrument

The Talensight Personality Questionnaire (T-PQ)

2022
Literature review
A review of the scientific literature on psychometrics and personality.
2023
Designing the instrument
Theoretical architecture, first dimensions, and first questions.
2024
Psychometric validation
Three rounds of data collection with more than 1,000 French- and English-speaking respondents, followed by statistical analysis.
2025
Talensight is founded and the T-PQ launches
The company is created and the first version goes to market.
2026
Second version of the T-PQ
Two further rounds of data collection with more than 1,000 respondents, analysis, and market release, under way.

The theory behind our instrument

Six factors. Thirty-nine traits.

Talensight is the first and only work psychology firm to bring a personality test built on the HEXACO model to market. Its six factors break down into 39 traits, each scored against the seat you defined.

Honesty-Humility

Being fair and just toward others, or ambitious and self-focused.

Higher scorers: Suit roles built on trust and long-term collaboration, fair-minded and modest about status.
Lower scorers: Excel in sales and business development, where ambition and a taste for competition pay off.

Emotionality

Seeking closeness and reassurance from others, or staying detached and self-possessed.

Higher scorers: Excel in support roles and in handling sensitive relationships, attentive to the people around them.
Lower scorers: Keep their composure in a crisis or under heavy pressure, and move on quickly.

Extraversion

Preferring social or solitary activity.

Higher scorers: Carry representation, networking, and team-leading roles on social confidence and energy in a group.
Lower scorers: Perform in analysis and focused execution, at ease alone and more inclined to listen than to talk.

Agreeableness

Experiencing interactions with positive or negative feeling.

Higher scorers: Absorb friction and keep the peace, which serves mediation and team cohesion.
Lower scorers: Hold their position and raise problems, an asset when a hard decision must be defended or blunt feedback delivered.

Conscientiousness

Approaching obligations with method and discipline, or more spontaneously.

Higher scorers: Fit roles where precision and reliability are critical, driven by high standards and rigorous execution.
Lower scorers: Adapt when priorities shift often, flexible in planning and execution alike.

Openness to Experience

Inventing and exploring, or staying conventional and pragmatic.

Higher scorers: Serve innovation and complex problem-solving, quick to explore and reframe.
Lower scorers: Bring consistency to operational roles that call for stability and respect for established process.

What sets our instrument apart

A psychometric instrument distinguished by its rigour and innovation

Developed to the standards required for building psychometric instruments
Anti-faking measures built into the instrument to protect the validity of results
Reviewed by work psychologists
6 personality factors broken down into 39 traits, for a precise reading of how each person functions
Validated with more than 1,000 respondents, in French and English, across Canada, the United States, and France
About 20 minutes to complete
Multiple-choice questions on a 1 to 7 scale, from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree"
Fully contextualized to the workplace
Validated leadership profiles
Reports customizable to the organization's requirements and the particulars of each position

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