Character Strengths at Work Survey
Identifies which character strengths employees draw on most, how often they get to use them day to day, and what gets in the way of strengths-based work. Built for HR, L&D, and coaching teams running strengths-based development programs — the AI follow-up interview digs into a specific recent moment someone used their top strength, turning self-report scores into concrete, usable examples.
Sample questions
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Thinking about how you naturally operate — not how you wish you were — which of these strengths is most like you, and which is least like you?
- Creativity — coming up with new ideas or approaches
- Curiosity — exploring and asking questions
- Perseverance — finishing what you start despite obstacles
- Honesty — being direct and authentic
- Teamwork — contributing well as part of a group
- Leadership — organizing and guiding others
- Kindness — helping and looking out for others
- Fairness — treating people equitably
In the past two weeks, how often have you had the chance to use your top strength at work?
How much do you agree with each statement about your current role?
- I get to do what I do best almost every day
- My manager recognizes and names my strengths
- My team makes use of the different strengths people bring
- I have chances to grow a strength I don't yet use much
What most often gets in the way of using your natural strengths at work?
- Workload or time pressure
- My role doesn't really call for it
- It goes unnoticed or unrecognized
- Team dynamics or unclear roles
- Unclear expectations from my manager
- Nothing really — I get to use my strengths
Overall, how satisfied are you with the opportunities you have to use your strengths at work?
Ask the respondent to walk through a specific, recent moment (this week or last) when they used the strength they identified as most like them — what the situation was, what they did, and how it turned out. If they reported a barrier to using their strengths, probe concretely what happened the last time that barrier showed up and what, if anything, they or their manager did about it. Avoid letting them stay abstract — anchor every answer to a real example.
If you could change one thing about how your role makes use of your natural strengths, what would it be?
Which best describes your current role level?
- Individual contributor
- People manager
- Senior leader or executive
- Prefer not to say
How long have you been in your current role?
- Less than 6 months
- 6 months to 2 years
- 2 to 5 years
- More than 5 years
- Prefer not to say
What is your age range?
- Under 25
- 25-34
- 35-44
- 45-54
- 55-64
- 65 or older
- Prefer not to say
What is your gender?
- Woman
- Man
- Non-binary
- Prefer to self-describe
- Prefer not to say
That's everything — thank you for reflecting on this with us. Your answers feed into a strengths report used to shape development plans and team assignments, not performance reviews.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Goes beyond self-report scores with an AI follow-up interview that asks respondents to walk through a specific, recent moment they used their top strength, producing concrete examples instead of just ratings
- Combines a max-diff ranking of natural strengths with opinion-scale, matrix, and rating questions to quantify both which strengths people draw on and how often they get to use them
- Includes a dedicated multiple-choice question on what blocks strengths-based work, plus an open long-text question for improvement ideas, giving L&D teams both diagnostic and qualitative data
- Segments results by role level and tenure so coaching and L&D teams can see where strengths-based development gaps concentrate
Jotform
Character Strengths Survey Form TemplateA static, customizable form builder template for collecting character strengths data, aimed at general HR/coaching use. It relies entirely on fixed questions and self-report, with no mechanism to probe further into any individual answer. Good for quick deployment but not built for depth.
What it does well
- Easy drag-and-drop customization within Jotform's form builder
- Quick to deploy and embed for basic strengths self-assessment
- Free tier available for simple use cases
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up to turn a strength score into a concrete example
- No automated per-response quality scoring or reporting layer
- No voice interview or guided task option
Typeform
Character Strengths Survey FormA conversational-style static form template that presents character-strengths questions one at a time for a friendlier respondent experience. It's still a fixed-question survey with no branching based on open-ended answer content. Best suited for lightweight pulse checks rather than in-depth strengths-based coaching data.
What it does well
- Polished, one-question-at-a-time interface that feels conversational
- Simple to customize branding and question order
- Good completion rates for short surveys
Where it falls short
- No AI-driven follow-up interview to explore a specific recent example
- No voice AI interview or screen-share guided task option
- No transparent prompt or methodology disclosure, nor automated report generation
SurveySparrow
Free Character Questionnaire TemplateA printable/fieldable questionnaire template covering general character traits rather than a workplace strengths-utilization focus specifically. It supports conversational-style delivery but, like the others, is limited to pre-set questions with no dynamic probing. Useful as a lightweight starting point, not a full strengths-based development diagnostic.
What it does well
- Conversational survey format aimed at improving respondent engagement
- Printable option for offline or paper-based use
- Template library covers broader business survey use cases
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI interview or voice AI option to dig into specific strength-use moments
- No automated quality scoring of open-ended responses
- Template is framed generically around 'character' rather than workplace strengths-based development, so it does not map cleanly to strengths programs
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