What is the CliftonStrengths assessment?

The CliftonStrengths assessment is a web-based assessment of normal personality from the perspective of Positive Psychology. It is the first instrument of this type developed expressly for the Internet. Over a secure connection, the assessment presents dozens of items to you. Each item consists of a pair of potential self-descriptors, such as "I read instructions carefully" versus "I like to jump right into things." It places the descriptors as if anchoring polar ends of a continuum. The assessment then asks you to choose the descriptor that best describes you, and to identify the extent to which that chosen option is descriptive of you. You have 20 seconds to respond to a given pair of descriptors before the assessment automatically presents the next pair.