The Big-Five Personality Test is a test of human characteristics. It rates you on different categories, scores you on them, and then explains your results on each one. You interpret your score using percentiles averaged against other people who have taken the test on-line. Each category that you are rated on in the test is different, there are five of them, and they are Openness to Experience/Intellect, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. Of course, the web site will explain each one of them in detail .
Three of the characteristics in the test that I opted to discuss are, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Agreeableness. The conscientiousness category was well rated. My score was 89 percent, which means I am reliable, well organized, self-disciplined, and careful. Some examples are, when I say that I plan to be some where at 12:00 p.m, I will be there at that time. Another is that I do like things organized. I like items in there place where they are easy to get to and easy to find. In Extraversion I scored 79th percentile. Extraversion basically means that I would be sociable, friendly, fun loving, and talkative. I tend to be Friendly at times and everyone knows that I am a very talkative person. .
The last of three characteristics that I chose from is Agreeableness. I scored in the 69 percentile on this one. I believe this score is way off its mark I would have expected this score to be higher. This was the only section of the test that was not accurate for me to a degree. The higher scorers in this category are more likely to be good-natured, sympathetic, forgiving, and courteous. I know that I am all of those. I am one of the most good-natured and forgiving person anyone could meet. Possibly too much. Also, I may be too sympathetic at times as well, try asking my children. They know all to well. Maybe too well. .
For the person who is trying to adjust their personality for a job change or just trying to change it for their own self, this test may be a good place to start.
