Competencies & Soft skills

Soft skills that
drive hard results

Get a deeper understanding of your organization’s talent landscape with the Deeper Signals Capability model. Learn about the soft skills that help employees learn, communicate and excel in the workplace.
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DATA-DRIVEN TALENT INSIGHTS
Scientific assessment, human experience
  • Competencies assessed through Core Drivers and Core Values assessments
  • Intuitive and easy-to-understand feedback reports
  • Built upon robust science and psychometric standards
  • Accurate soft skills insights with bespoke algorithms  
Turn soft capabilities into hard assets
The Deeper Signals Capability Model helps organizations understand and develop key talent competencies. It evaluates the social and emotional skills essential for workplace success, providing organizations with precise insights to develop talent, enhance leadership, and drive high-performing teams.
Fair and fast assessment
The Deeper Signals Capability Model is powered by the Core Drivers and Core Values Diagnostics, which provide a fast and precise assessment of soft skills. Using bespoke scoring algorithms, the model delivers deep insights into employees' strengths and development areas.
Customized competencies
The Deeper Signals Capability Model can be fully customized to align with your organization's unique competency framework. Our team of I/O psychologists will work with you to map capabilities, develop tailored scoring algorithms, and ensure precise, data-driven talent insights.
Real-time insights
The Deeper Signals platform provides real-time competency insights through interactive dashboards. Easily build custom benchmarks, visualize team strengths and gaps, and compare employees, teams, and candidates to optimize hiring and development strategies.
Discover Deeper Signals Competencies
The Deeper Signals Capability Model is built on scientifically validated frameworks, including the Big Five personality model and leading competency research. It measures 28 key social and emotional skills across six capability domains, providing a structured assessment of how individuals lead themselves, others, and projects.
Leading self
Assesses an individual's ability to self-regulate, stay resilient, and adapt to change in dynamic work environments. These competencies ensure individuals can manage their emotions, maintain focus, and sustain high performance.
Leading others
Focuses on how individuals influence, collaborate, and build relationships with others. Competencies, such as persuasion, teamwork,  communication, help leaders foster trust, motivate teams, and create positive workplace cultures.
Leading projects
Measures the ability to plan, organize, and drive business success through structured thinking and decision-making. Competencies, such as goal setting, problem-solving, strategic thinking, enable individuals to anticipate challenges, execute efficiently, and innovate for long-term impact.
INDUSTRY-LEADING PSYCHOMETRICS
Built to the highest standards
  • Based on extensive competency research that is trusted by the scientific community
  • Fair and unbiased insights that you can trust
  • Modern experience that integrates over 50 years of scientific research
  • Affordable pricing allows to scale assessments across the  organization
Use cases
Assess potential, predict performance
Identify candidates with the key competencies to thrive in your organization. Use data-driven insights to predict performance and ensure fair, unbiased hiring decisions aligned with your competency model.
Drive talent growth through soft skills
Empower employees with personalized development pathways based on their strengths and growth areas. Use competency insights to tailor learning experiences and accelerate career progression.
Develop leaders who inspire
Equip leaders with deep self-awareness and targeted coaching to enhance their effectiveness. The Deeper Signals Capability Model supports leadership growth by fostering emotional intelligence, adaptability, and strong communication.
Strengthen teams with soft skills insights
Leverage insights into team dynamics by assessing relevant competencies. The Deeper Signals Capability Model enables managers to enhance team synergy, improve problem-solving, and build a trusting culture.
Prepare for the future with soft skills
Identify and nurture high-potential employees by evaluating key leadership soft skills such as goal-setting and strategic thinking. The Deeper Signals Capability Model ensures a strong talent pipeline, helping organizations future-proof their leadership team.
“Mapping our competency framework to Deeper Signals’ assessments and platform has enabled us to build our talent pipeline years into the future. It's easy to use, focused on our people, and is accelerating our 2030 strategy”
Resources
Explore our resource library for deeper insights into the Deeper Signals Competency Model.
Hear from our trusted partners
Manuella Oliveira
Head of People & Culture at Omega Energia
Lara Menke
CEO at CAIA
Simone Gargenti
CEO at Quint
Donna Scarola
Chief People, Purpose & Culture Officer at Parcl
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Co-founder of Deeper SignalsChief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroupProfessor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University
Curious to learn more?

Schedule a call with Deeper Signals to understand how our assessments and feedback tools help people gain a deep awareness of their talents and reach their full potential. Underpinned by science and technology, we build talented people, leaders and companies.

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  • Measurable and predictive talent insights
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