FAQ

GENERAL INFORMATION

What is the LPP suitable for?

The LPP is ideally suited for personnel development, personnel selection, and coaching purposes. In addition, the LPP can easily be integrated into specialized topics, for example in team workshops or sales seminars.

My employees/clients are not very interested in scientific foundations. Why should I work with a scientific instrument? Wouldn’t something simpler do?

First of all, a solid scientific foundation and strong practical relevance and user acceptance are not mutually exclusive. The LPP is particularly valued by practitioners. Beyond that, scientific grounding offers three key advantages:

  1. It measures personality traits that describe personality in the most comprehensive and accurate way, whereas non-scientific tools often assess seemingly arbitrary characteristics.
  2. Personality traits are measured with high precision and reliability, while non-scientific instruments often measure inaccurately—comparable to a poorly calibrated scale that shows 80 kilograms today and 120 kilograms tomorrow for the same person.
  3. Especially for the Big Five model, there are thousands of high-quality scientific studies examining the relationships between the Big Five and countless other criteria. This makes it possible to draw reliable conclusions about topics such as leadership or work style based on a Big Five profile. Statements derived from non-scientific instruments, by contrast, often have more of a “horoscope-like” character.

What are the requirements for working with the LPP?

There are two ways to use the PERSONALITY PROFILER.
You can become certified by attending a two-day workshop where you learn how to use the tool professionally. After that, you can apply the PERSONALITY PROFILER yourself with your employees, clients, and others.
Alternatively, you can access a broad network of certified trainers and coaches through us, who will conduct training, development, and coaching programs in your organization based on the LPP.

Do you offer more than just personality tests?

Yes. In addition to the PERSONALITY PROFILER personality tests, we offer a wide range of workshops, training programs, development initiatives, and coaching services. These are delivered either by ourselves or through our extensive network of professional, certified LPP trainers and coaches. Feel free to contact us—we are happy to advise you.

How does the LPP differ from other instruments on the market?

The LPP differs from other personality assessment tools primarily in two key ways. First, unlike many other tools, the LPP is based on genuine scientific research. Second, it stands out due to the appealing, easy-to-understand, and modern way in which results are formulated and communicated.

What is the BIG FIVE?

The Big Five model is by far the most widely recognized and best-researched personality model. For more than 20 years, the Big Five have been the dominant paradigm in modern personality psychology, replacing other models such as the now outdated typological approaches based on C. G. Jung.

Which versions are available?

In addition to the basic version of the LINC PERSONALITY PROFILER, there is the LPP TEAM CHECK, which makes the distribution of personality traits within teams transparent.
There is also the LPP PARTNER CHECK, which provides a clear overview of the results of two individuals at a glance, either in a personal or business context.
Furthermore, the LPP PEER FEEDBACK offers a systematic comparison between self-perception and external perception in the form of 360-degree feedback.
Finally, there is the LPP CANDIDATE CHECK, designed for personnel selection and based on a comparison of target and actual profiles.

When and how can I become certified for the LPP?

You can find the upcoming workshop dates here.

FOR TRAINERS, COACHES, AND PROFESSIONALS

1. What exactly is an LPP certification?

  • The LINC Personality Profiler is a certification program for trainers, coaches, consultants, HR professionals, and executives.
  • By participating in an LPP certification seminar, you acquire the right to use the business psychology–based LPP online tools in your training and coaching work.
  • Highly detailed and easy-to-understand reports give you access to your clients’ results and analyses.
  • You then work through these results together with your clients in training sessions or coaching processes.

2. Your benefits of certification

  • You work with high-quality, business psychology–based online tools.
  • Whether in terms of training format or content, you have the right tool for every customer requirement (for example personality development, leadership, or team development).
  • The tools enable tailored feedback for each of your clients and are suitable for all trainers, whether experienced or new to the field.
  • We promote “our” trainers and provide them with attractive training and coaching assignments from companies.
  • Attractive additional services such as customized exercises, presentations, and marketing materials.

3. Areas of application for the LINC PERSONALITY PROFILER

  • The LPP tools are ideally suited for topics such as:
  • Preparing employees for leadership roles
  • Developing project teams
  • Resolving conflicts within teams
  • Conducting individual assessment centers or development centers with top executives
  • General development of personality-related competencies across a wide range of target groups
  • Raising awareness within diversity management initiatives
  • Preparing students for entering professional life

4. Who is certification suitable for?

  • Freelance or employed trainers and coaches
  • Established trainers or coaches who have not yet worked with digital tools but would like to do so in the future
  • Individuals who want to enter the training and coaching market
  • HR professionals and personnel developers
  • Continuing education experts and lecturers with an interest in business psychology
  • Executives with an interest in psychology
  • Students who want to acquire an attractive additional qualification

5. How your clients benefit from the LINC PERSONALITY PROFILER

  • Meaningful analyses and reports covering all aspects of professional development
  • Individual action strategies can be developed in a targeted way based on the results
  • The easy-to-understand visualizations and explanations help clients better grasp complex psychological concepts
  • Result overviews and reports serve as tangible materials that clients can take home as personal outcomes of your workshop
  • In group training sessions, individual results can be compared within the group

6. What certifications are available?

  • LPP Trainer or LPP Coach
    The LPP Basic Course, which authorizes you to use all LPP products
  • LPP Senior Coach
    As an LPP Senior Coach, you gain advanced knowledge and skills for professional coaching with the LPP