Personality
David Craik wrote a feature for The Guardian claiming he took 6 online tests to find a job that matches his personality. Results from these tests may prove useful in the unemployment adventure
Perhaps he was too busy to complete his research last week, as the first site listed only has sample questions, not a full online test (maybe I'm being a bit dumb, but I couldn't find any mention of an online test, even on the site map).
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator looked good, but costs at least £176.25 to be assessed. Ho hum.
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter worked: coincidently, I have a "Guardian" temperament: no, I'm not a pinko leftie commie liberal; according to this test I'm a "cornerstone of society" and "work steadily within the system", but "sometimes worry that respect for authority, even a fundamental sense of right and wrong, is being lost". Better start buying the Daily Mail, then. There are four further subdivisions within the "Guardian" caste, but you have to fork out for the privilege of finding out exactly what type of cog you are.
More falsehoods from Mr Craik- the SHL Direct site does not offer a personality test and career guidance. It has, however, got the best online aptitude tests: they are timed and thus recreate realistic test conditions. I even saw a few questions reappear from the aptitude test I sat just before Christmas. It also provides the test results, to boost/deflate your intellectual ego.
And finally, the Advanced Multidimensional Personality Matrix (AMPM). Loadsa questions, leading to a horoscope-esque personality assessment. I'm classified as a "Stoic", and was told "your emotional stability is an asset in everything you do, [Please pay $14 to find out more]"
So, David Craik, after wasting most of the day on these snake-oil merchants, I'm still none the wiser as to what job I should be looking for. Gah!
Perhaps he was too busy to complete his research last week, as the first site listed only has sample questions, not a full online test (maybe I'm being a bit dumb, but I couldn't find any mention of an online test, even on the site map).
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator looked good, but costs at least £176.25 to be assessed. Ho hum.
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter worked: coincidently, I have a "Guardian" temperament: no, I'm not a pinko leftie commie liberal; according to this test I'm a "cornerstone of society" and "work steadily within the system", but "sometimes worry that respect for authority, even a fundamental sense of right and wrong, is being lost". Better start buying the Daily Mail, then. There are four further subdivisions within the "Guardian" caste, but you have to fork out for the privilege of finding out exactly what type of cog you are.
More falsehoods from Mr Craik- the SHL Direct site does not offer a personality test and career guidance. It has, however, got the best online aptitude tests: they are timed and thus recreate realistic test conditions. I even saw a few questions reappear from the aptitude test I sat just before Christmas. It also provides the test results, to boost/deflate your intellectual ego.
And finally, the Advanced Multidimensional Personality Matrix (AMPM). Loadsa questions, leading to a horoscope-esque personality assessment. I'm classified as a "Stoic", and was told "your emotional stability is an asset in everything you do, [Please pay $14 to find out more]"
So, David Craik, after wasting most of the day on these snake-oil merchants, I'm still none the wiser as to what job I should be looking for. Gah!
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