Generally when someone refers to me using a four letter word, it`s not complementary. Although in Scotland it`s almost a term of endearment but in general it`s not nice.
It`s not nice for a number of reasons, one of them being because it`s a gross over simplification of something as complex as me (or you for [...]

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Let’s speak frankly. The two questions I get asked all the time are “Should I cheat in my personality test?” and “How do I cheat in my personality test?”
I can hear you gasp in horror but let’s face it, we are talking about a lot of money here. We are talking about your salary. In [...]

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Over 1 million people have taken the PeopleMaps personality test and I was wondering why. I thought I would summarise some of the reasons here and explain what a personality test is in the process.

People do personality tests when they are thinking about their careers as often they will have to complete one as part [...]

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Validity is concerned with the extent to which an assessment instrument actually measures what it is designed to measure. It implies comparison between the assessments and some external criteria. Reliability is concerned with the consistency of assessments.
PeopleMaps is a Jungian profile designed to measure personality. The measures used are Jung’s rational and irrational preference scales, [...]

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Ever since profiling came into the business domain, it has been obscured in smoke and mirrors. It has been the classic case of “take the watch off the client and tell them what time it says”. Don’t get me wrong - there is a role for consultants and training, but it should be in [...]

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Career success is not something that can be easily guaranteed: zillions of factors play a part. But there is one thing the PeopleMaps team is convinced can help anyone achieve the success they desire - and that’s to better understand themselves.
Gaining heightened self-awareness can be achieved in any number of ways, and there are certainly [...]

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