Personality Tests

Personality tests, whether for employment (pilots, analysts) have become more and more widespread.

Check out This IQTest or Mensa tests.

IPIP Big-Five Factor Markers. “This test uses the Big-Five Factor Markers from the International Personality Item Pool, developed by Goldberg (1992).”

Disclaimer: Your use of this tool should be for educational or entertainment purposes only. The results of this test are not psychological or psychiatric advice of any kind and come with no guarantee of accuracy or fitness for a particular purpose. Responses to this test will be recorded anonymously, without any personality identifying information, and may be used for research or otherwise distributed in accordance with this privacy policy.

According to Quartz (via Reuters) an Sachs is using the The SHL Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) which measures “32 personality characteristics relevant to performance”, a whole lot more than MBTI.

Wanna go for your own test. Try out the Psych Central MBTI (link ).

I think that more important than MBTI classification is whether you are a person with an internal or an external locus of control. You can test yourself, free of charge

From PsychTests: “Locus Of Control & Attributional Style Test (click on this link)

Locus of control refers to a person’s perceived control over their own behavior.
Do you control your destiny or are you controlled by it? This test assesses your locus of control orientation and your attribution style.

PsychTests site has a whole array of self administered tests, including:

Emotional Intelligence Test
Culture Fair IQ Test
Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence Test
Visual-Spatial Intelligence Test
Classical IQ Test
Analytical Reasoning Test
Logic IQ Test
Multiple Intelligence & Learning Style Test