Send the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) from Lever in 5 minutes
When the Lever adapter ships (target H2 2026), Conflict Styles will be a natural fit for Lever's coordination-first interview model — the test's output (primary plus secondary conflict-handling style) reads as an interview-panel briefing note. Lever's Feedback Forms architecture surfaces the conflict-style narrative before the team-meet round so panelists can ask behaviour-based questions calibrated to the candidate's documented style ("you scored high-competing — when have you walked into a room where the group consensus was wrong, and what did you do?"). Five-minute candidate completion makes it acceptable late in the loop without burning candidate goodwill.
Validity
The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) maps five conflict-handling styles on the assertiveness × cooperativeness grid. Predictive validity for team-fit is moderate (ρ ≈ .20 for team-conflict frequency; Rahim & Magner 1995). Use it inside Lever for pod-composition input at the panel coordination stage, not for gating decisions.
Send the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) from Lever
From Lever admin to first scored candidate.
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Add the JobCannon Lever integration
From Lever admin settings, add JobCannon as an Assessment Partner. Paste your Basic Auth credentials (sandbox first, production after the first test cycle). One-time setup, takes 3 minutes.
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Create a Lever scorecard mapped to Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) dimensions
In your job template, create a scorecard section per Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) dimension. Each dimension maps 1:1 to a numeric attribute on the Lever scorecard — no provider-specific glue needed.
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Trigger the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) on the candidate's stage transition
Add "Send Conflict Styles (TKI-derived)" as an automatic action when candidates enter the assessment stage. The candidate receives a co-branded Lever email and completes the 5-minute form on mobile or desktop.
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View the score envelope in the candidate profile
The full Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) score envelope (dimensions, bands, narrative summary) lands in the Lever candidate profile within 30 seconds of submission. Recruiters review without leaving Lever.
Sample score envelope
The exact JSON shape your Lever scorecard receives back. Every JobCannon assessment uses the same dimensions[].score envelope so ranking logic stays consistent across tests.
{
"test": "conflict-styles",
"version": "v1.4",
"candidate_id": "lever_opp_2_b3f1a4",
"completed_at": "2026-05-16T10:29:51Z",
"duration_seconds": 296,
"primary_style": "collaborating",
"secondary_style": "compromising",
"dimensions": [
{
"code": "competing",
"label": "Competing",
"score": 34
},
{
"code": "collaborating",
"label": "Collaborating",
"score": 84,
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "compromising",
"label": "Compromising",
"score": 71,
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "avoiding",
"label": "Avoiding",
"score": 22
},
{
"code": "accommodating",
"label": "Accommodating",
"score": 58
}
],
"narrative_summary": "Collaborating-compromising profile. Engages directly with conflict and looks for joint resolution; pairs well with high-competing teammates who need a foil.",
"lever_feedback_form_id": "cf_conflict_v1"
}Other assessments for Lever hiring
Run a different cut on the same candidate by sending one of these from the same Lever pipeline.
Big Five (OCEAN)
personality test
Big Five conscientiousness has the strongest meta-analytic link to job performance of any single personality dimension — corrected ρ ≈ .31 across 117 studies (Barrick & Mount 1991, Personnel Psychology). The NEO-PI-R is the gold-standard instrument and forms the basis of JobCannon's 50-item adaptation, which returns five normalised dimension scores per candidate.
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DISC
behavioural style assessment
DISC measures observable behaviour patterns (dominance, influence, steadiness, conscientiousness) rather than performance predictors. Its meta-analytic correlation with job performance is modest (~.10-.15, lower than Big Five). Use it inside Lever for team-fit and communication-style mapping at the interview-feedback stage, not as a primary hiring filter.
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EQ (Emotional Intelligence)
emotional intelligence assessment
Emotional intelligence shows incremental predictive validity over cognitive ability and Big Five for jobs with high emotional-labour demands — corrected ρ ≈ .24 for customer-facing and people-management roles (Joseph & Newman 2010, Journal of Applied Psychology, k=88). Less informative for back-office, technical, or independent-contributor roles.
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Frequently asked
When does the Lever integration ship?+
Target H2 2026. After Greenhouse, Ashby, and Workable adapters land first.
How will Conflict Styles plug into Lever's team-meet round?+
The integration will fire Conflict Styles when a candidate enters the team-meet stage; the resulting structured Feedback Form lands on the candidate profile before the round meets. Panelists read the primary + secondary style labels plus narrative, calibrate their behavioural questions to the documented style, and score behaviour-based rubric questions against the conflict-style profile.
Is Conflict Styles EEOC-defensible for Lever hiring?+
Conflict styles is defensible as a team-fit input rather than a primary hiring filter. The framework does not produce documented adverse impact, but its predictive-validity ceiling (~.20 vs team-conflict frequency) is too low to anchor a hire-decline decision. Keep it as one pod-composition input.
Can I send Conflict Styles from Lever today?+
Not natively. Bridge today via the JobCannon REST API — the simplest of the eight test bridges to build because the test is short and the envelope is small.
How long does Conflict Styles take?+
Median candidate completion is 5 minutes on JobCannon's 25-item forced-choice form.
How do I express interest in early access?+
Email [email protected] with your Lever organisation slug.
Be first on the Lever integration with the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived)
Email [email protected] with your Lever tenant ID. We'll notify you when the Lever adapter ships and beta credentials are available.
Prefer to try the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) first? Take it on JobCannon to see exactly what your candidates will see — or read the assessment API docs for the full envelope spec (Conflict Styles).