An Unbiased View of Personality Tests

Why do you need to take personality tests?

The first priority in searching for a job is to understand yourself and what kind of work/career fits best with your personality.

This is best done by taking career tests.

You need to start with a personal assessment.

This may sound like a lot of time and energy when you already know you want to be a sales person.

However, knowing yourself first is the only way to insure you pick the right career path.

There are many tests that you can take- even for free online.

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You can simply start your personality testing by answering these questions:

What do you like to do? What are your personal interests?

What are your skills and accomplishments to date?

What is your personality style? Introverted? Extroverted? Analytical?

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Be honest with yourself but also be kind. You may not yet have the skill set to be a manager.

Remember, if being a manager is your ultimate goal, make sure to choose a company that will allow you to reach this goal in a timely manner.

What you have enjoyed and not enjoyed in past jobs?

1. Being technically or functionally competent/expert
2. Practicing your profession
3. Autonomy
4. Job security
5. Being challenged,
6. Suitable hours
7. Independent work
8. Teamwork
9. Travel or lack of
10. Being boss
11. Ability to move up
12. Industry
13. Salary
14. Benefits
15. What else???

Identify your skill set. How would you rate yourself?

Are you average, above average or below average on these skills?

Examples of skills to evaluate:

• Computer related
• Interpersonal
• Leadership
• Negotiation
• Self-management
• Selling
• Speaking/ presenting
• Manual dexterity

Now that you know what you like and what you are good at you can start looking at what type of jobs you would like to apply on.

So how and where should you start looking?

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