Personality Tests & EmploymentOur Career Help Is Here For You & Your Career ChangeAlthough personality tests are becoming more common as pre-employment assessments, they often cause some concern over 'what they might find out' about you. The most common remark I hear from clients is "What if it tells them I'm..." The truth is that these tests work for you just as much as for the prospective employer. Above all. what they want to discover by using personality tests or psychometric tests at the pre-employment stage, is whether you are the right 'fit' for the job. And by that they mean is your personality and personal style compatible with the other employees. There is another area where personality tests have been really useful, and that is in the whole relationships arena. One of the issues that tax so many people right now is the breakdown of a relationship or marriage, so to help you along, I have a free e-book to help you called "Second Chance Romance" which covers the ground of 'how to get your ex back'. This should also be important to you so if you view the questionnaires as just another tool to help YOU get the right job, then you can see there is less need for worrying about them.  Online Career Tests and the Definition of Career PersonalityFelicitas Heyne, developer and founder of the iPersonic Personality Test is a well-known psychologist and book-author. She has written numerous articles on personality development and appeared on various radio and television programs. She is an international affiliate of the American Psychological Association (APA) and member of the German Psychological Association (BDP). Take the free test right here by comparing the two sets of statements:These Tests are being used more as companies and organizations compete to recruit the most appropriate new employees. Despite the fact that many candidates abhor filling in these career questionnaires, the prospective employers are using Personality Tests or Psychometric Questionnaires to produce the sort of meaningful personal profile that will help them to get the right person. By this they are attempting to use personality psychology and job tests to understand the individual's personality and job aptitude. This means that if you have not already experienced a career test, you are increasingly likely to do so. One thing you must remember when looking for a new job - and keep this in mind when asked to do a test - the most important attribute in a new employee is the ability to fit into the organization. So what they want is someone who in many ways is like they are. This page will help you sort out what Personality Tests are, which ones you might expect to come up against and what to do so you pass the test first time. You are probably familiar with some of the names of the most popular career tests, psychometric questionnaires and assessments so you will recognize these names:
As a Career Coach and Consultant, I have used many of these Personality Tests with my clients and I will give you my own personal opinion and insights which I hope will help you.
People Maps Free personality TestsPeople Maps provide one of the most useful questionnaires from the point of view of the job seeker. Because you can get a free report, you may find out as much as you need without spending any money on expensive Personality Tests reports. These are some of the areas you can find out about: Career Planner Report Your career plan is important to you, specific to you and should therefore only be about you. Your Career Planner report is unique to your personality, that means that it is not generic information that might apply to anyone taking the test. Your report will help you to identify what you need to make you happy at work and how to achieve it.
CVs & Interviews Report A psychometric profile will help you to identify your personal strengths and weaknesses. Learn how to include them effectively in your CV and use this information to prepare for and excel at your next interview. The PeopleMaps CVs & Interviews report gives you practice in advance of an interview using questions that employers may come up with based on the results of a psychometric test process. Your CVs and Interviews report contains:
Ideal Job Report Everyone is looking for that elusive ideal job, PeopleMaps can help. PeopleMaps matches your personality profile results with our database of hundreds of jobs categories to help you choose what’s right for you. Your Ideal Job report contains the following sections:
Want to try one of these Personality Tests and get your free report? Now go to Personality Type to learn more about the ideal career for your personality because as in all other areas of your life, your personality plays a decisive role in the things you enjoy or don’t enjoy. It plays a role in why you are more successful in a particular area with less effort and why some areas might be more difficult for you and require more effort. Identifying your skills, interests, personality type and workvalues will help you to find a more satisfying and rewarding career. Continue to Describe Your Personality for help with your self-description; the answer to being asked to describe your personality should always be related to the job, so leave out words like "sexy" or "daring" or even "loving". Remember, although the employer is asking personal questions about you, they are still all related to the need to answer the interview question: "what can you bring to the company?" even if they didn't actually put that question into words. Continue to Psychometric Tests for more ideas to help you get under way; In the UK, about 75% of medium to large sized organizations use psychometric tests as part of their selection procedure alongside interviews or other face-to-face techniques. These tests aim to understand your preferences as opposed to personality tests which aim to describe your personality. It doesn’t mean that you should be worried; any feedback you receive will help you to understand and describe your personality better now and in the future. You can get more information about Careers Questionnaires which may take many different forms because employers use them to assess your ability to do different tasks. So you may come across questionnaires that are for numerical testing or for verbal reasoning tests or psychometric tests that aim to measure aspects of your personality. Aptitude Tests and other career tests are amongst many different related tools that can help make the early part of your job-search manageable, and thus set you on a shorter path to your ultimate goals. These tests are essential tools in opening up new possibilities and helping you to make important career decisions at key points in your life. Most of these tests are used to provide an indication of which jobs match your particular abilities and which will provide maximum job satisfaction. You are here: Personality Tests Return to the Your Career Change home page You can also search this site, or the whole of the web for more information about personality tests from here.   Is this YOU?          
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