Comments on: How Do You Score on this Human Resources Personality Test?

By: Jacob Share

Jacob Share — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:37:51 +0000

Leslie- it’s fascinating to hear that you find the test is a better judge than the people around you. Thanks for sharing.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:47:24 +0000

I got a 43 which would probably surprise a lot of people who work with me or think that they know me but I feel that it’s pretty accurate. I try to make the workplace as interesting and “fun” as possible for my supervisees and I do go out of my way to help everyone do his or her best. I’ve taken the Myers-Briggs several times at various points in my life and have gotten different results in only one area. Still, it’s a useful tool as well. We have terrible HR professionals where I work so it’s good to hear that there are companies who are using ways to evaluate candidates; it would make my job easier since I have to deal with the people they hire who are, sadly, often not at all suited to the job.

By: Jacob Share

Jacob Share — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:50:37 +0000

Nancy- and it’s true. Most employees get comfortable and won’t do anything that they think might jeopardize their situation. But good for you, the confident ones who speak up are the ones who are more likely to move up in the good companies that recognize initiative and intellectual honesty.

By: Nancy Boudreaux

Nancy Boudreaux — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:16:24 +0000

I know that along with my personality, I am a person that does not have an “agenda”, other than providing my best work for my employers.

I am notinterested in power or work politics. I am secure, and with my creative,kind nature, I am very uncomfortable with things (dishonesty, etc.) that others at work just accept. And after tolerating rediculous amounts of those behaviors, I speak up. Nothing will improve if we don’t at least try to change things.

One great, young, and very talented boss told me more or less, that the way I felt was admirable, but hardly anyone else felt that way or was willing to stick their neck out. :)

By: Jacob Share

Jacob Share — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:53:46 +0000

Nancy- it’s a good point that a good assessment of anything must take into account the context.

It does sound like you need a change so good on you for recognizing what needs to be done and going out and doing it.

By: Nancy Boudreaux

Nancy Boudreaux — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:28:25 +0000

I got a 45.

I was so pleased because I must work with people that are over 60s because it is not fun. I am looking for a new position and am relieved that maybe it really is not about me….my problems with working with unethical and just plain unkind people. I know there are nice people out there. I just have to find them or work for myself. I am a communitcation, marketing graphic designer.

By: Leesa

Leesa — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:12:21 +0000

i just read through the comments posted above. last week, i took a true HR “profile” test (employment prescreening) for a very large, well established company. in my entire career (30 years), i’d only taken one other HR profile test and it was not so much based on personal traits as it was on abilities. the one i took this week was probably 600 questions, in six sections. there were statements aimed at determining personality make up, but also on abilities to figure out simple math, to the very complex, as well as word problems etc. this one here was, as Jacob states, just for fun and it didn’t give me a headache!

By: Leesa

Leesa — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:02:37 +0000

let me try that again… that’s what i get for writing and then editing, and NOT re-reading.

i enjoy taking profile tests, and it’s good to know how you might be perceived by others… LG

By: Leesa

Leesa — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:00:23 +0000

41… i enjoy taking these types of profile “tests”. you can’t fake it (well and get anything meaningful back), and it’s good to know how others you come off to others. LG

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:28:59 +0000

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