Last week, I asked you if you could describe yourself in one word. In anticipation of that personality-testing job interview question, here’s some adjective help that will also make you happier.
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Uplifting subliminal messages?
When Scott Adams asked his readers to look at themselves, he made an interesting discovery with the results. According to the Dilbert creator – also a trained hypnotist – reading the below list of adjectives quickly will boost your spirits. And you know what? It works!
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- agreeable
- alert
- alluring
- ambitious
- amused
- boundless
- brave
- bright
- calm
- capable
- charming
- cheerful
- coherent
- comfortable
- confident
- cooperative
- courageous
- credible
- cultured
- dashing
- dazzling
- debonair
- decisive
- decorous
- delightful
- detailed
- determined
- diligent
- discreet
- dynamic
- eager
- efficient
- elated
- eminent
- enchanting
- encouraging
- endurable
- energetic
- entertaining
- enthusiastic
- excellent
- excited
- exclusive
- exuberant
- fabulous
- fair
- faithful
- fantastic
- fearless
- fine
- frank
- friendly
- funny
- generous
- gentle
- glorious
- good
- happy
- harmonious
- helpful
- hilarious
- honorable
- impartial
- industrious
- instinctive
- jolly
- joyous
- kind
- kind-hearted
- knowledgeable
- level
- likeable
- lively
- lovely
- loving
- lucky
- mature
- modern
- nice
- obedient
- painstaking
- peaceful
- perfect
- placid
- plausible
- pleasant
- plucky
- productive
- protective
- proud
- punctual
- quiet
- receptive
- reflective
- relieved
- resolute
- responsible
- rhetorical
- righteous
- romantic
- sedate
- seemly
- selective
- self-assured
- sensitive
- shrewd
- silly
- sincere
- skillful
- smiling
- splendid
- steadfast
- stimulating
- successful
- succinct
- talented
- thoughtful
- thrifty
- tough
- trustworthy
- unbiased
- unusual
- upbeat
- vigorous
- vivacious
- warm
- willing
- wise
- witty
- wonderful
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hi Jacob,
I think your site can be a great resource for most of my students…you know there’s always a lesson focused on jobs. I’ll definitely use it in my classes.
Thanks!
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Glad to hear it Elena. If there’s any specific topic you’d like me to cover more in depth, please tell me.
Jacob,
Are you able to give your expertise on resumes?
Sure. What’s your question?
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Interesting to see that just adjectives can give you so many ideas to describe yourself. Nice one! I like this!
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Writing your resume? So was I, when I found these 130 positive personality buzzwords! Look great on paper via @jacobshare http://ht.ly/1LEn6
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make a lits about the adjetives for desenbiengl people and things
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this site is strange and weird did not help me in my job interview they thought i was to always trying to be perfect
Really like this entry. 130 Positive adjectives to help with Job Interviews! http://tinyurl.com/5lrryv
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hi! this is really helpful! yeah, its me. Ariana. not a poser:]
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Yea. This is good. But what the hell has hypnotism got to do with this?! This isn’t hypnotism, this is simply positive/good/happy things – of course it’d make you feel a bit beter reading the list — good things make you feel better and this list would also probably make you think of a few positive things which will also make you feel better. All good and valid, just don’t tarnish it by calling hypnotism. please.
Glenn- Talk to Scott Adams, he’s the hypnotist.
Fair enough!
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you should also do negative words!!!!
Nice article, Although, I wish you posted these adjective with their meaning. Thanks 🙂
i want adjectives with their meanings and use in sentences
I agree with Hina because then English teachers can use the post as a teaching text.
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This did not help me with my interview. They called the cops on me and said i was weird. I then yelled the positive words at the boss, but that did not help either. This site is a sham! Don’t yell the words does not work.
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I really like these adjetives