Ask a Personality Test to Help You Write Your Resume

If you're writing a resume or cover letter, coming up with the right words to describe your work style or personality can be a challenge. An outside source such as a friend or family member can offer up some insightful commentary about your personality, but you don't want to go announcing that you need help writing your resume by asking your coworkers to help you describe your work style. This is where online personality tests are a great asset. Take a work/personality test and if the results seem to accurately describe you, try incorporating them into your cover letter or resume to give employers a feel for how you'll behave as an employee.

It's helpful because almost every personality test's outcomes come pre-sugar-coated. So all the work of trying to come up with flattering descriptions of yourself has already been done for you. Think about it, have you ever taken a personality test that said you were a horrible person that no employer should ever look twice at? I doubt it. For example, I took Monster's JASPER test twice and it produced two very different but equally flattering overviews of my "unique strengths".

RESULTS OF TEST 1
WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF WORK: To foster your own growth and instill inspiration and drive in those around you.

WHAT YOUR COLLEAGUES THINK OF YOU AS: Instructive, encouraging and patient.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER: A talent and desire to be a positive guiding force and an ability to use your skills to teach others.

RESULTS OF TEST 2
WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF WORK: To be able to maintain and further your individuality and uniqueness.

YOUR COLLEAGUES THINK OF YOU AS: Non-conforming, interestingly different, comfortable being yourself and expressing your ideas.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER: An interesting and unique perspective and the ability to make confident decisions even when taking the road less traveled.

Point proven! No matter which test results I use, who wouldn't want to hire me? My test results varied a lot, but that just means I have more ammunition to choose from to illustrate my work style and strengths.