A PPA, or a Personal Profile Analysis, is a behaviour assessment that you may be asked to complete as part of our recruitment process.

The assessment allows us to review your character traits in a more in-depth way. This helps us to determine whether you will be a suitable fit for the position, how you prefer to communicate with others and how to best support you should you be successful in getting the role.

How does the PPA work?

You will be sent a link to the questionnaire, which comprises of 24 questions where you'll be asked to choose two trait adjectives out of four, one that is most like you and one least like you.

The process takes on average 8 minutes to complete, but there is no time limit if you wish to take longer.

Once you have submitted your answers, a personal profile is created around four traits: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Compliance. These traits are ranked in order to form one’s unique character. The profile also highlights expected fears, motivators, values and behavioural style.

How do we use a PPA in our recruitment decisions?

Your PPA profile will be shared with the hiring managers who then use the results to help inform recruitment decisions and identify behaviours that were not shown at the interview stage.

We do not base decisions solely on the outcome of a PPA, and you may request a copy of your results at any time.

If you have any questions about our application assessments, please get in touch with recruitment@pkfsmithcooper.com.