{"id":6836,"date":"2022-06-21T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodwall.io\/blog\/?p=6836"},"modified":"2022-06-21T20:21:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:21:21","slug":"online-personality-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodwall.io\/blog\/online-personality-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Great Online Personality Tests to Take to Better Understand Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You\u2019re you<\/em>, of course, but how well do you really know yourself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Walt Whitman, you contain multitudes, forever being shaped and solidified through your unique life experiences and journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personality tests are a great way to better understand yourself. The best ones out there can help you make better life decisions and everyday choices, allow you to discover particular classes and university degrees you might excel at, and equip you with the knowledge to take smarter professional paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No BS (Buzzfeed silliness) here \u2014 only thoroughly in-depth personality assessments backed up by scientific studies and data are included. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready to understand your strengths and weaknesses, increase your self-awareness, and unlock hidden potential and opportunities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If so, let\u2019s get to it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the best personality and psychological skills assessments available to you \u2013 for free online!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Red Bull Wingfinder (~35 min)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Red Bull\u2019s Wingfinder<\/a> is one of the most comprehensive and precise psychological tests out there.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might ask yourself, \u201cRed Bull is specialized in the Energy Drink and Media Business, why did they build a psychological assessment?\u201d Well, that question is addressed verbatim in their FAQs. Here\u2019s their answer: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRed Bull is all about giving Wings to people and ideas. By creating a highly valid assessment with feedback for all candidates Red Bull is providing insight and meaningful positive feedback to participants about their strengths with coaching guidance for action and development in their studies and careers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red Bull teamed up with expert psychology professors from University College London and Columbia University in New York City to create one of the best personality tests to date. Through this online assessment, young professionals can obtain a deeper understanding of their levels in any of 25 different strengths from four personality areas: connections (interpersonal skills<\/a> and self-management skills), creativity (including curiosity), thinking (fluid intelligence), and drive (including ambition and motivation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Available in a number of languages, Wingfinder focuses on your strengths, the things you are naturally inclined to be good at, and gives you the tools and coaching to be even better. Check out the 35-minute assessment here<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. 16 Personalities (~12 min)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Carl Jung was the founder of analytical psychology, and he conceptualized some of the most important theories and ideas surrounding human development, the psyche, and personas, among many other important contributions. Perhaps his most prominent contribution was his introduction of extraversion and introversion, also known together as degrees of openness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The free online psychological evaluation by 16 Personalities<\/a> attempts to take the Myers\u2013Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and adapt it to the widely accepted Big Five personality traits: openness to experience, conscientiousness, neuroticism, agreeableness, and extraversion.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each of those Big Five personality traits have a scale, and the 16 Personalities test will help you identify where you stand in each. There are 16 outcomes based on personality types, hence the name, depending on your levels of self-discipline, intellectual curiosity, social engagement, willingness to try new things, anxiety and depression, and how well you get along with others, among other traits and characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019re done with this popular personality test \u2014 595M+ tests taken to date! \u2014 you\u2019ll be granted one of 16 (or 32, with the hyphenated last letter) letter combinations signifying your personality type. Then, feel free to add this short string to your online dating profiles, Goodwall account, or even on your CV to help others better understand how you view the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related Read<\/strong>: 10+ Niche Social Media Sites & Vertical Networks to Join<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Career Explorer by Sokanu (~30 min)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the most difficult problems students and young professionals face is: based on what I\u2019m skilled at and where my interests lie, what do I want to do for my career?<\/em> It\u2019s similar to the I want to be an astronaut when I grow up<\/em>-type statement of your single-digit years, but with the anxiety and urgency that comes with feeling your time to decide is nearing its end. (That\u2019s far from true, of course, but that\u2019s a topic for another story!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sokanu<\/a> created their career assessment test using a combination of machine learning, data science, psychometrics, and a database of over 1,000 career options, job descriptions, and degree majors. Built by a team including PhD-level career psychologists, Sokanu bills its career test as \u201cthe world\u2019s most advanced career-matching system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking the 30-minute online assessment is a simple matter of answering a variety of multiple-choice questions. First, you\u2019re given a scenario and are then asked to rate it on a 5-point scale from \u201cHate it\u201d to \u201cLove it.\u201d Questions on the test include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n