G Behavioural competence HF-D5.2-002 transversal 7 skills
Perseverance
Keeps working towards a goal when the work brings resistance, repetition or disappointing interim results, and looks for another route to the same goal.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Personality questionnaire · rho 0.40 (SD 0.15)
- hrmforce instrument
- Big Fifty, 15PF, Mental Resilience (4C)
- Competency (50-framework)
- Perseverance
- Trainability
- low
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- rising
Self-report of behavioural preferences. At hrmforce the Big Fifty and the 15PF.
This is a selection criterion, not a short-term development goal. Do not put a three-month development plan on it.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Picks up a task again after a failed attempt once the supervisor shows how it can be done differently. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Keeps seeking alternative routes on a stalled case and involves others in that search on own initiative. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Keeps multi year programmes on course despite sustained opposition and holds the organisation to the chosen direction after setbacks. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Continuing after a disappointing interim result Persisting | Continuing the work after a disappointing interim result and carrying out the next step anyway. | rising |
| V | Finding another route to the same goal Finding alternatives | Devising and trying a second and third way to the same result when one approach fails. | rising |
| G | Sustaining repetitive work to completion Sustaining repetitive work | Carrying out a long series of identical actions with the same care until the batch is finished. | declining |
| G | Approaching again after a no Following up after rejection | Returning at a later moment after a rejection with an adjusted proposal or new information. | rising |
| G | Keeping a long-running project on track Long-haul persistence | Delivering the same effort over several months and putting the end goal back on every agenda. | rising |
| G | Returning repeatedly to a difficult counterpart Persistent follow-up | Seeking contact repeatedly with someone who does not respond or deflects until an answer is given. | stable |
| G | Bringing in help on a stalled task Seeking help | Bringing in a colleague or specialist when stuck so that the work still gets finished. | rising |