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Original Article | Volume 2 Issue 4 (ACR, 2025) | Pages 2423 - 2437
The TalentPlus Strength Report – Reliability and Validity
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CEO, HappyPlus Consulting
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Partner, HappyPlus Consulting
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CTO, HappyPlus Consulting
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Abstract

Talent assessments are increasingly vital in modern human resource (HR) practice, helping organizations identify and develop employees’ innate strengths beyond what resumes or credentials reveal. This study examines the psychometric reliability and validity of the TalentPlus strengths-based assessment – a 140-item instrument measuring 28 “talent themes” across four core domains (Thinking, Relating, Acting and Leading). Using survey data from 1,178 respondents, we evaluated internal consistency (Cronbach’s α), test–retest reliability (Pearson correlations on a 130-respondent subset), and factor structure through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA). Cronbach’s α coefficients for the 28 talent theme scales is above .70 for majority of the themes, indicating a good and satisfactory internal consistency given the brief 5-item scales. Test–retest reliability over a four-week interval was high: most talent theme scores showed Pearson r between ~.70 and.85 (median ~.80), evidencing good stability. EFA results supported a four-factor solution aligning with the theorized domains, and a hierarchical CFA model (28 first-order themes loading onto 4 second-order domain factors) demonstrated acceptable fit (CFI≈0.92, TLI≈0.90, RMSEA≈0.06). These findings establish that TalentPlus is a psychometrically sound tool: internally consistent, stable, and construct-valid in reflecting a higher-order talent structure. We discuss how its reliability and validity compare to Industry benchmarks and we highlight implications for HR practitioners in using strengths-based assessments to complement traditional credentials

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