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Never, never, never quit. - Winston Churchill
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At first sight the Hartman Value Profile will probably look a bit different from profiling instruments you are used to seeing. This is absolutely true: the Profile is different.
In trying to understand the uniqueness of individuals or groups of individuals in organizations, you need a unique instrument. There is a scientific and mathematical base to the Profile that rises in the same context that produced Einstein's theory of relativity. In fact, every single item on the Profile is clear and distinct; items that grow out of historical, cultural, and personal environments with which we are all familiar.
Clearly, some of these items will make you feel uncomfortable and be disturbing to some people while other items will make you feel warm and positive. This is the point! Such “stirrings” that are prompted within you should guide the rank-order prioritizing of your scoring.
 GENERAL DIRECTIONS ON TAKING THE PROFILE |
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Please study and contemplate for a few minutes the 18 items in Part I and the 18 items in Part II. Then, working with each Part separately, rank order, prioritize the two sets of items. Be careful to let the number “1” represent the item you regard most positively, the number “18” the item you regard most negatively, etc. Continue your process of ranking until you have used all eighteen numbers on each part. An error message will be displayed if a duplicate number is used and will request that you either re-rank the previous item or select a new number.
This is not a contest. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers. Be as honest as you can be, and your results will have more authenticity for you.
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The most common mistake encountered in administering the profile is not ranking the items solely on whether the statement is positive or negative. This usually occurs either because of rushing through the ranking process or reading too much into the directions. Below are some comments that may help in reviewing the ranking:
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Take your time (however, don't read more into the statements - trust your instincts).
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Keep the ranking focused solely on the issue of whether the statement is positive or negative. The most positive statement to you should be given a ranking of “1” and the most negative statement a ranking of “18”. The rest of the items will fall in between moving from positive to negative; however, keep in mind that the numbers can be used only once.
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Do not rank the items in terms of their importance to you - only whether it is positive or negative.
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An exercise that usually assists in achieving a representative ranking is as follows:
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Print out the Part I and II selections.
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In looking at the statements on Part I and Part II separately, place a '+' by the statements that appear positive to you; a 'N' by the statements that appear neutral to you and then a '-' by the statements that appear negative to you.
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Then starting with the number '1', rank all the positive statements together; followed by the neutral statements finishing up with the negative statements with the number '18' representing the most negative statement in the list.
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Then input the rankings into the appropriate section on the website.
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Finally, once your initial ranking is completed, please review the ranking in numerical order (starting with the positive statements, i.e. #1) to ensure you agree with the positive to negative order of the items. This ranking is completed for you automatically on the right hand side of each part within the website.
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