Tickle your test-taking bug
Okay, it’s Friday, we’ve got a short holiday week next week…time to relax and take a little breather from the hustle and bustle of job searching, resume writing, cover letter mailing, and all the other work involved in landing your next success story.
(After reading that list, it sounds like a job in itself to get a new job!)
I’ve been thinking about Inc. magazine’s August 2006 cover story on hiring – and especially about the sidebar on Cognitive and Personality Tests being used in more and more companies as part of the hiring process.
Now, none of the top 10 tests listed in that article appear on the popular testing site Tickle. Not surprising. But for fun, and maybe to learn a little more about yourself – which is always good when you’re trying to identify the perfect position at the perfect company – try Tickle for a little light-hearted fun.
Over in their Career section, they have literally dozens of tests, so don’t get carried away. I managed to restrain myself to three this morning. Which is just as well, because when you go through these tests, the number of advertisements and special offers they make you look at before you get your results is astounding. I had to click past six ads for the results of the first test alone. (Subsequent tests only required 1-2 ads to get past.)
And since you’re wondering, I took these three:
- What Breed of Dog Are You at Work? I’m a “Pug,” which is galling, because it’s possibly the only dog I’d never own.
- The Power Quotient. I ranked a 76 out of 100, which puts me in the “Diplomatic” box. For astrology fans out there, I’m a Libra, so I should have expected this result.
- The 5-Factor IPIP Personality Test. The results of this one indicate my most unique quality is that I’m “Unusually Conscientious.” Now, I think I’m conscientious, but I never would have said I was whoppingly super-high on the conscientious scale. So now I’m wondering whether I was totally honest with my answers on that one. Hmmmm.
Let us know what tests you take, and what your results were! And tell us a little about yourself to put it in perspective. You do know how to answer the “Tell us a little about yourself” question by now, right?
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