Put your best self forward and pass any personality test with flying colors! Your resume is top notch. Your skills are in demand. But how does your personality measure up—on paper? Competition in today’s business world is fierce. Each year thousands of applicants vie for a handful of job openings. More and more corporations are relying on personality testing to identify the most promising candidates for hire. Virtually every company on Wall Street, and all the leading consulting firms, requires applicants to submit to personality testing. Are you prepared for the test that stands between you and your dream job? Ace the Corporate Personality Test reveals the secrets to making the grade—and getting the job. Conversational and free from confusing jargon, this essential resource shows you how to outsmart and psyche-out the personality tests required by the corporate world. Drawing from more than two decades of experience, renowned clinical psychologist Edward Hoffman explores the six key dimensions measured by personality tests.

An Overview of Personality Measurement.

Today’s Testing Boom.

What is Personality?

Personality Testing: Then and Now.

Mental Probing by Interview.

Mastering the Test-Taking Procedure.

The Lie Scale: Fielding “Softball” Questions.

Specific Realms of Assessment.

Conscientiousness: Can you be Absolutely Counted On?

Extraversion: Are You the Life of the Party?

Integrity: Are You Honest as the Day is Long?

Going Postal: Are You Feeling Angry?

Are Your Entrepreneurial?

Stress Tolerance: Can You Keep Your Cool?

Leadership: Do You Have the Right Stuff?

Beating Test Jitters.

Six Sample Personality Tests.

Test Taking Instructions.

Edward Hoffman, Ph.D. (New York, NY), is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 20 years of professional experience emphasizing psychological evaluation.