PERSONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES
SELF-RATING QUESTIONNAIRE
Instruction: Answer the questionnaire based on your personal and honest views as there are
no wrong answers. Remember that no one is good at everything. Rate each of the 55
statements according to your personal beliefs. Write answers in the spaces provided per
number following the downward pattern. Once you are done rating, compute your score
(horizontally) per competency taking into consideration the positive and negative signs. Use this
scale when rating:
5 – always
4 – usually
3 – sometimes
2 – rarely
1 – never
1. I look for things that need to be done
2. When faced with a difficult problem, I spend a lot of time trying to find a solution.
3. I complete my work on time.
4. It bothers me when things are not done very well.
5. I prefer situations in which I can control the outcomes as much as possible.
6. I like to think about the future.
7. When starting a new task or project, I gather a great deal of information before going ahead.
8. I plan a large project by breaking it down into smaller tasks.
9. I get others to support my recommendations.
10. I feel confident that I will succeed in whatever I try to do.
11. No matter who I’m talking to, I’m a good listener
12. I do things that need to be done before being asked to do so by others.
13. I try several times to get people to do what I would like them to do.
14. I keep the promises I make.
15. My own work is better than that of other people I work with.
16. I don’t try something new without making sure I will succeed.
17. It’s a waste of time worrying about what to do with life.
18. I seek the advice of people who know a lot about the tasks I’m working on.
19. I think about the advantages and disadvantages or different ways of accomplishing things.
20. I do not spend much time thinking about how to influence others.
21. I change my mind if others disagree strongly with me.
22. I feel resentful when I don’t get my way.
23. I like challenges and new opportunities.
24. When something gets in my way of what I’m trying to do, I keep on trying to accomplish
what I want.
25. I am happy to do someone else’s work, if necessary, to get the job done on time.
26. It bothers me when time is wasted.
27. I weigh my chances of succeeding or failing before I do something.
28. The more specific I can be about what I want out of life, the more chances I have to
succeed.
29. I take action without wasting time gathering information.
30. I try to think of all the problems I may encounter and plan what to do if each problem occurs.
31. I get important people to help me accomplish my goals.
32. When trying something difficult of challenging, I feel confident that I will succeed.
33. In the past, I have had failures.
34. I prefer activities that I know well and with which I am comfortable.
35. When faced with major difficulties, I quickly go on to other things.
36. When I’m doing a job for someone. I make a special effort to make sure that the person is
happy with my work.
37. I’m never entirely happy with the way in which things are done; I always think there must be
a better way.
38. I do things that are risky.
39. I have a very clear plan for my life.
40. When working on a project for someone, I ask many questions to be sure I understand what
the person wants.
41. I deal with problems as they arise rather than spend time anticipating them.
42. in order to reach my goals, I think of solutions that benefit everyone involved in the problem.
43. I do very good work.
44. There have been occasions when I took advantage of someone.
45. I try things that are very new and different from what I have done before.
46. I try several ways to overcome things that get in the ways to my goals.
47. My family and personal life are more important to me than work deadlines I set for myself.
48. I do not find ways to complete tasks faster at work and at home.
49. I do things that others consider risky.
50. I am so concerned about meeting my weekly goals as I am for my yearly goals.
51. I go to several different sources for information to help with tasks or projects.
52. If one approach to a problem does not work, I think of another approach.
53. I am able to get people who have strong opinions or ideas to change their minds.
54. I stick with my decisions even if others disagree strongly with me.
55. When I don’t know something, I don’t mind admitting it.
PERSONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES: SELF-RATING SCORE SHEET
Write your self-rating scores on the corresponding blanks and add them up to determine
your personal entrepreneurial competencies
Ex. so if your self-assessment score is 4 in # 1, 5 in #12, 2 in #23, 3 in #34 & 3 in #45:
___ + ____ + ____ - ____ + ____ + 6 =_________ OPPORTUNITY SEEKING
1 12 23 34 45
____ + ____ + ____ - ____ + ____ + 6_ =_________ PERSISTENCE
2 13 24 35 46
____ + _____ + ____ + ____ - ____ + __6__ =_________ COMMITMENT TO WORK
3 14 25 36 47 CONTRACT
____ + ____ + ____ + _____ - _____ + 6__ =_________ DEMAND FOR EFFICIENCY AND
4 15 26 37 48 QUALITY
____ - ____ + ____ + ____ + _____ + 6__ =_________ RISK TAKING
5 16 27 38 49
____ - _____ + ____ + _____ + _____ + 6__ = ________ GOAL SETTING
6 17 28 39 50
____ + _____ - ____ + _____ + _____ + 6__ = ________ INFORMATION SEEKING
7 18 29 40 51
____ + _____ + ____ - ______ + ____ + 6__ =________ SYSTEMATIC PLANNING AND
8 19 30 41 52 MONITORING
____ - _____ + _____ + _____ + ____ + 6__ = _______ PERSUASION AND
NETWORKING
9 20 31 42 53
____ - _____ + _____ + _____ + ____ + 6__ = _______ SELF-CONFIDENCE
10 21 32 43 54
TOTAL PEC SCORE =_______________
____ - _____ - _____ - ______ + _____ + 18__ = __________ CORRECTION FACTOR**
11 22 33 44 55
PECs SELF-RATING QUESTIONNAIRE Corrected Score Sheet
Instructions
1. The correction factor (the total of items 11, 22, 33, 44, and 55) is used to determine whether
or not a person tries a very favorable image of himself. If the total score on this factor is 20 or
greater, then the total score on the ten PECs must be corrected to provide a more accurate
assessment of the strengths of the PEC score for that individual.
2. Use these following numbers when figuring the corrected score:
**If the correction factor Subtract the following number from each PEC score (correction
is value)
24 or 25 7
22 or 23 5
20 or 21 3
19 or less 0
PEC original score correction corrected total
value
Opportunity seeking
Persistence
Commitment to work
contract
Demand for efficiency and
quality
Risk
taking
Goal
setting
Information
seeking
Systematic planning and
monitoring
Persuasion and networking
Self-
confidence
Interpretation:
The highest score per PEC is 25. The nearer you are to 25, the stronger you are in that PEC item; the
closer you are to zero, the weaker you are in that PEC item.
Below the average score of 12.5 means a challenge to improve that PEC item.
However, I want you to look into your highest and lowest scores to interpret. Your highest score will be
your most strong competency and your lowest will be your most weak competency.
