Personality Test (Executive Level)

1. I could be considered contented, loyal, accommodating and mild. *

Yes

2. When getting other people to do things I am patient. *

Yes

3. I can sometimes be slow to offer an opinion. *

Yes

4. People think I’m a good listener. *

Yes

5. I could be considered considerate, earnest, sympathetic and generous. *

Yes

6. People think that I am dependable. *

Yes

7. "I do my best work when doing what I am told". *

Yes

8. "One of my biggest fears is change". *

Yes

9. "I am generous". *

Yes

10. "I feel good when I am listening to others". *

Yes

11. "I work best in a pleasant environment. *

Yes

12. "My friends sometimes accuse me of procrastinating (delaying work)". *

Yes

13. I generally need to be given time to adjust to change. *

Yes

14. "I could be considered willing, manageable and serving". *

Yes

15. "I see life as an exercise in patience and tolerance". *

Yes

16. "When I am under pressure I remain calm". *

Yes

17. "I am generally satisfied with my lot in life". *

Yes

18. "I like people who are loyal". *

Yes

19. "I could be considered kind, modest, obedient and unselfish". *

Yes

Section 1 Total Marks:

20. "I pride myself in being cautious". *

Yes

21. "I could be considered logical, systematic, objective and disciplined". *

Yes

22. "One of my biggest fears is being criticised for my mistakes". *

Yes

23. "I could be considered calculating, exacting, accurate and precise". *

Yes

24. "I could be considered cautious, conforming, consistent and adherent". *

Yes

25. "I could be considered calm, devout, contemplating and organised". *

Yes

26. "I feel good when I am following an agenda". *

Yes

27. My friends sometimes accuse me of being overly cautious". *

Yes

28. "When getting other people to do things I want a quality job. *

Yes

29. "I think systematically". *

Yes

30. "I work best when things are organised". *

Yes

31. "People think that I am accurate with facts and figures". *

Yes

32. I do my best work when following the rules. *

Yes

33. "I like people who are accurate (exact/precise)". *

Yes

34. "People think I’m a perfectionist". *

Yes

35. "When I am under pressure I think that a logical approach is necessary". *

Yes

36. "I generally need to be encouraged". *

Yes

37. "I can sometimes be too precise in my interpretations". *

Yes

38. "I see life as a step by step process". *

Yes

Section 2 Total Marks:

39. "I can sometimes be subjective (general) in my description of things". *

Yes

40. "I could be considered popular, social, trusting and responsive". *

Yes

41. "I could be considered cordial, affectionate, friendly and joyful. *

Yes

42. "I like people who are friendly". *

Yes

43. "I generally need to be with people". *

Yes

44. "People think I’m a good talker". *

Yes

45. "I feel good when I am smooth and poised". *

Yes

46. "When I am under pressure I think that positive thinking helps". *

Yes

47. "I work best with other people". *

Yes

48. One of my biggest fears is hurting people’s feelings *

Yes

49. "I am a positive thinker". *

Yes

50. "I do my best work when working with others". *

Yes

51. "People think that I am enthusiastic (excited/keen/eager)". *

Yes

52. "I see life as helping others". *

Yes

53. "When getting other people to do things I help as much as possible". *

Yes

54. "I could be considered optimistic, jovial, playful and enthusiastic". *

Yes

55. My friends sometimes accuse me of talking too much. *

Yes

56. "I could be considered expressive, talkative, participating and convincing". *

Yes

57. "I pride myself in being optimistic (hopeful/positive)". *

Yes

Section 3 Total Marks:

58. "I like people who are direct and to the point". *

Yes

59. "I don’t care that I’m an impatient person". *

Yes

60. "One of my biggest fears is that someone will take advantage of me". *

Yes

61. "People think I get results". *

Yes

62. "I see life as a competitive process". *

Yes

63. "I feel good when I am in control". *

Yes

64. "I could be considered outspoken, self-reliant, daring and restless". *

Yes

65. "I could be considered determined, stubborn, persistent and forceful". *

Yes

66. "My friends sometimes accuse me of not listening". *

Yes

67. "When getting other people to do things I want action in a hurry". *

Yes

68. "I could be considered firm, decisive, bold and assertive". *

Yes

69. "I am self-reliant". *

Yes

70. "I could be considered eager, inquisitive, direct and adventurous". *

Yes

71. "I work best in an environment that is free". *

Yes

72. "People think that I am direct and to the point". *

Yes

73. "I do my best work when working by myself". *

Yes

74. "I can sometimes be blunt (frank/direct)". *

Yes

75. When I am under pressure I feel challenged and I love it! *

Yes

76. "I generally need to be given frank directions". *

Yes

Section 4 Total Marks:

1. You are on an airplane that suddenly hits extremely bad turbulence and begins rocking from side to side. What do you do? *

A] Continue to read your book or magazine, or watch the movie, trying to pay little attention to the turbulence.

B] Become vigilant for an emergency, carefully monitoring the stewardesses and reading the emergency instructions card.

C] A little of both A and B.

D] Not sure - never noticed.

2. You are in a meeting when a colleague takes credit for work that you have done. What do you do? *

A] Immediately and publicly confront the colleague over the ownership of your work.

B] After the meeting, take the colleague aside and tell her that you would appreciate in the future that she credits you when speaking about your work.

C] Nothing, it's not a good idea to embarrass colleagues in public.

D] After the colleague speaks, publicly thank her for referencing your work and give the group more specific detail about what you were trying to accomplish.

3. You are a customer service representative and have just gotten an extremely angry client on the phone. What do you do? *

A] Hang-up. It doesn't pay to take abuse from anyone.

B] Listen to the client and rephrase what you gather he is feeling.

C] Explain to the client that he is being unfair, that you are only trying to do your job, and you would appreciate it if he wouldn't get in the way of this.

D] Tell the client you understand how frustrating this must be for him, and offer a specific thing you can do to help him get his problem resolved.

4. You are a college student who had hoped to get an A in a course that was important for your future career aspirations. You have just found out you got a C- on the midterm. What do you do? *

A] Sketch out a specific plan for ways to improve your grade and resolve to follow through.

B] Decide you do not have what it takes to make it in that career.

C] Tell yourself it really doesn't matter how much you do in the course, concentrate instead on other classes where your grades are higher.

D] Go see the professor and try to talk her into giving you a better grade.

5. You are a manager in an organization that is trying to encourage respect for racial and ethnic diversity. *

A] Ignore it - the best way to deal with these things is not to react.

B] Call the person into your office and explain that their behavior is inappropriate and is grounds for disciplinary action if repeated.

C] Speak up on the spot, saying that such jokes are inappropriate and will not be tolerated in your organization.

D] Suggest to the person telling the joke he go through a diversity training program.

6. You are an insurance salesman calling on prospective clients. You have left the last 15 clients empty-handed. What do you do? *

A] Call it a day and go home early to miss rush-hour traffic.

B] Try something new in the next call, and keep plugging away.

C] List your strengths and weaknesses to identify what may be undermining your ability to sell.

D] Sharpen up your resume.

7. You are trying to calm down a colleague who has worked herself into a fury because the driver of another car has cut dangerously close in front of her. What do you do? *

A] Tell her to forget about it-she's OK now and it is no big deal.

B] Put on one of her favorite tapes and try to distract her.

C] Join her in criticizing the other driver.

D] Tell her about a time something like this happened to you, and how angry you felt, until you saw the other driver was on the way to the hospital.

8. A discussion between you and your partner has escalated into a shouting match. You are both upset and in the heat of the argument, start making personal attacks which neither of you really mean. What is the best thing to do? *

A] Agree to take a 20-minute break before continuing the discussion.

B] Go silent, regardless of what your partner says.

C] Say you are sorry, and ask your partner to apologize too.

D] Stop for a moment, collect your thoughts, then restate your side of the case as precisely as possible.

9. You have been given the task of managing a team that has been unable to come up with a creative solution to a work problem. What is the first thing that you do? *

A] Draw up an agenda, call a meeting and allot a specific period of time to discuss each item.

B] Organize an off-site meeting aimed specifically at encouraging the team to get to know each other better.

C] Begin by asking each person individually for ideas about how to solve the problem.

D] Start out with a brainstorming session, encouraging each person to say whatever comes to mind, no matter how wild.

10. You have recently been assigned a young manager in your team, and have noticed that he appears to be unable to make the simplest of decisions without seeking advice from you. What do you do? *

A] Accept that he "does not have what it take to succeed around here" and find others in your team to take on his tasks.

B] Get an HR manager to talk to him about where he sees his future in the organization.

C] Purposely give him lots of complex decisions to make so that he will become more confident in the role.

D] Engineer an ongoing series of challenging but manageable experiences for him, and make yourself available to act as his mentor.

Pre-Employment Personality Test

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Emotional Intelligence Test

Note: The purpose of the following quiz is to provide you with an introduction to Emotional Intelligence (EI). The results you get from this quiz are NOT a comprehensive picture of your EI.

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