How the Werkstijlen questionnaire works
LTP describes the WPQ as a picture of your work-related personality. You read 34 statements about how you usually behave and rate each on a seven-point scale. The COTAN register lists the full WPQ, from 2019, at 56 items.
LTP’s report calls the result Werkstijlen and shows eight styles as scales with a description at each end. Among them: Bedachtzaam to Actiegericht, Behoudend to Leergierig, Easy-going to Competitief, Flexibel to Gefocust, Praktisch to Veeleisend, Weloverwogen to Onbevreesd, and Zelfstartend to Werkt graag met druk.
How to answer
With 34 statements across eight styles, each style rests on only a few answers:
- Picture recent work, not an ideal day or the job you are applying for.
- Read each statement to the end. Some point to one end of a style and some to the other.
- Avoid the middle point as a default, and avoid agreeing with everything.
- Answer quickly but not carelessly. One rushed answer can move a short scale.
Tips for the real WPQ
- Treat it as a description, not a test: roles differ in which end of each style they need.
- Prepare a work example for any style where you land near one end. That is where interview questions tend to go.
- Do it in one sitting, after the ability tests if you have a choice, so you are not rushing.
Practise the Werkstijlen questionnaire on CogniPrep
Our version has 34 statements of our own across the eight styles, on a seven-point scale, untimed, one at a time, and each answer is final. You see where your answers place you on each style. The link between the WPQ and LTP’s Werkstijlen report comes from LTP’s portal, which labels the WPQ report Werkstijlen.