One of the 243 portraits · LLHMM
The Auditor
I check the work. I do not just praise it.
You check the work instead of praising it.
You go through the details, looking for what does not add up rather than what deserves applause, and rarely lose your composure while doing it. Your interest sharpens when something does not fit, and dulls when everything checks out.
Thorough · Skeptical · Composed
The five together
Thorough, sceptical and self-contained, you check the work rather than praise it, keep your temper on a leash, and reserve your interest for whatever does not add up.
The Auditor's result is high on Conscientiousness, low on Extraversion and Agreeableness and in the middle on Emotional Stability and Openness. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 4 in 1,000 people
0.43% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Auditor is an uncommon combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Auditor might recognize
- You go looking for the error in a plan before anyone asks you to check it.
- You keep your temper steady even when a mistake genuinely frustrates you.
A question worth keeping
What happens to your attention once something finally does add up correctly?
Six lenses
The Auditor in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Auditor come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Auditor.
- Extraversion mediumThe Fixer
- Extraversion highThe Executive
- Agreeableness mediumThe Archivist
- Agreeableness highThe Steward
- Conscientiousness lowThe Individualist
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Sentinel
- Emotional Stability lowThe Clockmaker
- Emotional Stability highThe Tactician
- Openness lowThe Specialist
- Openness highThe Cartographer
The traits behind The Auditor
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Auditor
- What is the Auditor personality?
- The Auditor is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I check the work. I do not just praise it. Thorough, sceptical and self-contained, you check the work rather than praise it, keep your temper on a leash, and reserve your interest for whatever does not add up.
- How common is The Auditor?
- 0.43% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Auditor is an uncommon combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Auditor?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Auditor a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Auditor names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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