220mm
216mm

Binding
Paperback

Extent
160 pages

Colour images
300+

This is the layperson’s guide to the world of personality testing. In it, readers will find versions of more than 50 well-known tests presented in thought-provoking and informative ways. The book also enables readers to establish their prevalent type and advises them on how to make more of positive traits and improve undesirable ones. It makes it easy to see the personal and professional implications of one’s particular type in different environments. Finally, the book advises on how readers can do better on workplace and school tests and how to present themselves in the best possible light, no matter the situation.

• Over 50 questionnaires and visual tests to help you evaluate your personality.
• Acquaints you with the tests used for pre-employment selection and employee and team development and shows you how to make a better impression.
• Advice on assessing yourself as an individual: what are your strong points and what traits would be counter-productive in specific careers
  Insight into the roles and organisations that fit best with your natural temperament.
• Help with achieving personal growth and development by gaining knowledge about your motivations, strengths and weaknesses.
• Guidance on improving particular traits, for example, how to work better with people and ways of demonstrating flexibility.

Claire Gordon’s skills and expertise lie in the complementary fields of health and psychology. As Head of Health and Social Care at NFER-NELSON (a psychometric assessment publisher), she amply researched and developed intelligence tests for both adults and children and managed 300-strong teams of educational psychologists. She is the author of two books published by Carroll & Brown – Are Your Smarter Than You Think? (2003) and The Potential Pack (2004).