How well do you know your talents and tendencies? The degree to which you understand yourself is a reliable indicator of your likelihood to pursue career opportunities that match your capabilities and needs, and to find success in the endeavors you choose. Even if you believe you know yourself quite well, you will find avenues for further self-exploration and insights by taking the following assessments:
The Interpersonal Skills Self-Assessment
Test provider SKILLSYOUNEED has a great questionnaire for assessing interpersonal skills, which are essential for professional and successful relationships in the office. This test will give you insights into how well developed you are in these four critical components of interpersonal skills: listening, verbal communication, emotional intelligence, and working in groups and teams. Once you complete the test, you will find out if you are above, at, or below average for each of the components, and you will be provided with insights for improvement.
This test is made up of several parts, each specializing in a different element of your personality, interests, history, or ambitions. The assessment begins with a series of questions that correspond to over 150 different traits, which range from fields of interest to things you would rather avoid at all costs in your career. Examples include your creativity, your willingness to stand for hours on the job, and your interest in public speaking. The test also collects information about your employment experiences, salary expectations, and short and long-term goals. If you are a recent college graduate or a working professional contemplating a career change, an assessment of all of these dimensions can really provide useful insights into finding a career that suits your personality. The output will include matches which you can learn more about by clicking on the suggested careers.
Personality Test Based on the Myers Briggs Assessment
The well-known and widely used Myers–Briggs Type Indicator assessment is an introspective questionnaire designed to indicate differing psychological preferences in how people perceive the world around them and make decisions. It is especially useful in determining your preferred ways of working with other people. The MBTI was constructed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. The output of this test is one of the above personality types, which you can read about in great detail following the short questionnaire. The official test costs money to take, but there are several online variations of it including the 16 Personalities Free Personality Test.
Take at least one of these assessments and let us know what you thought of the insights you gained about yourself and your best possible career moves on Facebook!