Personality Testing

Personality tests aim to describe aspects of a person’s character that remain stable throughout that person’s lifetime: the individual’s character pattern of behavior, thoughts, and feelings. I have also collected feedback from a number of people as to what they think my key personality words are.

		Marcus Buckingham Now, Discover your Strengths 2005 Strengths Management suggests that any job should be tailored to fit the person instead of the other way around: focus on enhancing their strengths, rather than eliminating their weaknesses. If you purchase this book, you will receive a unique code, accessing a web-based interactive component that allows readers to complete a questionnaire developed by the Gallup Organisation and instantly discover their own top five inborn talents. My top 5 strengths resulted as: Achiever Ideation Learner Arranger Woo Intrigued? Find out more about my top 5 strengths Marcus Buckingham’s Website
		Myers-Brigg Type Indicator The Myers-Briggs typology model regards personality type as similar to left or right handedness: individuals are either born with, or develop, certain preferred ways of thinking and acting. The MBTI sorts some of these psychological differences into four opposite pairs, or “dichotomies,” with a resulting 16 possible psychological types. None of these types is “better” or “worse”; however, Briggs and Myers theorized that individuals naturally prefer one overall combination of type differences. In the same way that writing with the left hand is hard work for a right-hander, so people tend to find using their opposite psychological preferences more difficult, even if they can become more proficient (and therefore behaviorally flexible) with practice and development. I’m an ENFP, find out more about ENFPs
		Birkman Information provided through a licensed consultant, in response to an online questionnaire (see www.lookingatlife.org.uk), producing a Life Style Grid Report, which tells you the kind of activities you’re interested in, your usual style, your needs, and what is likely to happen to you under stress. In addition, it shows how you compare with other people in these areas. Use this information to help you reach your personal and work goals, increase your productivity and build greater team effectiveness. Intrigued? See some information from my report
		OPQ: Occupational Personality Questionnaire Some Key Findings:A real people person, very socially confident; sympathetic and considerate towards others, consults widely when making decisions; tries to understand motivations and behaviour (rather than facts/feelings), can take the lead when necessary, needs variety, has some interest in theoretical discussions, can adapt approach, can think strategically and at a level of detail, will persist to get the job done, has respect for rules & regulations, the nerves rise before important events, thrives on activity, dislikes competition – prefers taking part, takes time to make decisions.