Why Personality Tests?
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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 career personality tests that you can take- even for free online.
Free Career Personality Tests.
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?
Download a free list of personality characteristics to help you.
Be honest with yourself but also be kind. You may not yet have the skill set to be a manager. However, that does not mean that is in unachievable - it just will take a bit more skill development. 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.
Identify what you have enjoyed and not enjoyed in past jobs:
Being technically or functionally competent/expert Practicing your profession Autonomy Job security Being challenged, Suitable hours Independent work Teamwork Travel or lack of Being boss Ability to move up Industry Salary Benefits What else???
Identify your skill set. 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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