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Expatriates in Asia
Are you about to become an expatriate in Asia If so, you may like to complete the MPQ questionnaire (opposite) free of charge at this site in order to briefly assess your readiness. After completing the assessment, you then have the option of contacting PsyAsia's psychologists in Hong Kong or Singapore for a full, paid assessment of your readiness and then advice on areas that may require attention in order to succeed both short- and long-term.


Organisations in Asia employing expatriate staff
We offer you the experience of PsyAsia's organisational psychologists and Human Resource professionals some of whom are themselves expatriates in order to help you predict the short- and long-term success of your potential expatriate employee. We use the most up-to-date theories, software, personality and ability tests to provide a rounded assessment which can be added to your in-house recruitment and selection process for expatriate staff. Please visit our main site or contact us for more details.







Multicultural Personality Questionnaire

1. I notice when someone is in trouble:
2. I enjoy learning about other cultures:
3. I can put setbacks into perspective:
4. I am inclined to speak out about things.
5. I prefer the familiar and known to the novel and unknown.
6. I try to understand other people's feelings.
7. I find it interesting to learn about other religions and their beliefs.
8. I keep calm when things go wrong.
9. I am often the driving force behind things.
10. I dislike structure and strict rules for doing things.
11. I take other peoples' habits and idiosyncrasies into account.
12. I seek out people from different backgrounds and cultures.
13. I am fearful of failing.
14. I tend to be a leader in groups.
15. I feel uncomfortable in different cultures.
16. I have problems assessing relationships.
17. I have a broad range of interests.
18. I assume that things will turn out well in the end.
19. I easily approach other people.
20. I like to try new things.