The eCF Personal Style Inventory comes in two versions, one for Managers (“eCF-M”) and one for Individual Contributors (“eCF-IC”). Both versions of the eCF Personal Style Inventory yield results based on personal trait dimensions with two contrasting ends, like “Flexible vs. Structured” Personal Working Style, or “Independent vs. Collaborative” Interpersonal Style. Both the eCF-M and the eCF-IC produce individualized feedback reports that are easy to use, easy to understand, and provide robust, targeted career development feedback.

Embedded in both the eCF Manager and eCF Individual Contributor is the  Job/Career/Life Satisfaction Assessment.  This assessment will help you to gain an understanding of how you compare to others with regard to three areas: your job, your career, and your life. eCF developed the Satisfaction Assessment by compiling thousands of responses to give you a good understanding of where you stand on the three measures of satisfaction in the larger population. Your customized report will provide a score in each area, and give you narrative explanation of what this means for you at this stage in your life.

Human Resource professionals will immediately see the value of the eCF Personal Style Feedback Reports (22-25 pages) as a tool for employee career development programs, high potential retention workshops, succession planning seminars, online employee / family self-service benefit programs, mentoring, coaching, workforce planning and outplacement / transition services. Individualized feedback reports can be readily accessed 24/7 in a variety of languages whenever employees / managers need guidance to clarify ideal work preferences, search for insights to enhance work performance, explore career options and identify personal areas of strengths and best-fit so that individual educational and career plans may be developed.

The 103-item eCF-M has 4 categories of traits, with a total of 14 trait dimensions:

The eCF-IC uses the same categories, but the Management Style trait dimensions are modified in three ways. First, instead of “Operational Leadership vs. Visionary Leadership”, the eCF-IC has “Operational vs. Visionary” Personal Working Style. Second, the eCF-IC has “Empathetic vs. Tough-Minded” Personal Working Style instead of “Role Relations Oriented vs. Human Relations Oriented” Management Style. Finally, the eCF-IC does not include “Participative vs. Directive” Management Style, thus the eCF-IC reports on 13 trait dimensions (one fewer than the eCF-M).

Geared to helping individuals understand their enduring personal operating strengths and how to apply those strengths to the world of work, the eCF Personal Style Feedback Report for Managers provides a wealth of personalized information including:

STRENGTHS – ideas you can use to energize yourself toward finding your best career fit.

Weaknesses – issues to consider for personal insights.

Best- and Worst-Fit Work Situations – targeted ideas for ideal job fit.

Suggestions for Development  – steps to take for personal growth.

Scores on basic personality dimensions – allow comparison of individual results to similar professional-level employees.

The 98-item eCF-IC has 3 categories of traits, with a total of 13 trait dimensions:  

After short introductions, both versions of the eCF Personal Style Feedback Report give graphic summaries of your standing on all of the traits (14 for Managers, 13 for Individual Contributors). Here is an example of the graphic summary showing a moderately “Structured” Personal Working Style. Brief descriptions of all of the traits appear at the end of the eCF Personal Style Feedback Report. 

Geared to helping individuals understand their enduring personal operating strengths and how to apply those strengths to the world of work, eCF Personal Style Feedback Report for Individuals provides a wealth of personalized information including:

Strengths – ideas you can use to energize yourself toward finding your best career fit.

Weaknesses – issues to consider for personal insights.

Best- and Worst-Fit Work Situations – targeted ideas for ideal job fit.

Suggestions for Development – steps to take for personal growth.

Scores on basic personality dimensions – allow comparison of individual results to similar professional-level employees.

Strengths include up to 4 stylistic assets associated with the client's score that generally prove valuable in work situations. Similarly, Weaknesses includes up to 4 specific habits important in the workplace, many of which are strengths over-emphasized. Best-Fit and Worst-Fit Work Situations include up to 4 items each, sometimes naming specific work roles. Suggestions for Development include guidance for skill development. Following the detailed feedback, the eCF Personal Style Feedback Report ends with a one-page summary giving a short narrative description of your results on all of the traits.

Most people can complete the eCF Personal Style Inventory in less than 20 minutes. Requiring only an Assessment Key and Password, people find the eCF online assessment process extremely user friendly. Because eCF is available on the Internet, completing your eCF Personal Style Inventory and reviewing your eCF Personal Style Feedback Report can be done at work or at home.