Aptitude, Personality and Motivation Tests: Analyse Your Talents and Personality and Plan Your Career

by Jim Barrett

More and more companies are using tests to vet job applicants and assess staff.  To perform their best under test conditions, candidates need to practice their skills.

Prospective test-takers, as well as people looking for guidance on career choices, will find useful advice in the new edition of Aptitude, Personality and Motivation Tests .  Filled with new and improved practice tests, it will help build a profile of the reader’s personality, skills, and abilities, helping readers prepare for the real tests, find their ideal career, plan a career change, or simply explore their potential.

300 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2004

About the author

Jim Barrett is a chartered psychologist and consultant with many years' experience in advising organizations of all sizes on their selection procedures and assessment systems.

He is the co-author of the international best-seller Test Your Own Aptitude, and also How to Pass Advanced Aptitude Tests, Career, Aptitude & Selection Tests, Test Yourselfand Total Leadership (all published by Kogan Page).

Find out more about Jim's online tests at www.psychometrictests.com

Reviews

[Spencer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think I'm gonna DNF it at this point. I made it about 3/4 through everything, and I skimmed the rest. I don't think the author has very much experience with people like me.

[Lincoln · Rating 2 out of 5]

Self assessment is a joke, this book told me that I should be a manager or leader because that is the way I answered the questions and then I went and did the apptitude test with JOCRF.ORG and they, who I believe by the way, told me I am not inclined to management, which makes sense as I have never really loved being in charge of others.

[COSOR LINDA · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great!

Gives you a general idea on how these tests work and leaves you wanting more! Covers a full range of testing, I was more interested on motivational and aptitude tests that I enjoyed taking. For me it worked perfectly ( excuse my spelling mistakes, obviously I'm not a native english speaker)

[Kara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed quizzing myself to see what my skills are. It didn't give me too much guidance as to what career I'd be good at though. The other thing is that it is printed in the UK so a few of the career titles and some of the words are a little odd.