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GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE Understand Your Skills Through DNA Behavior

Knowing your persona can help understand how others perceive you. Knowing this information can change your life.

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Depending on when you entered military service, you might have taken a personality test to help best determine what job you would be suited for while in uniform. For those who didn’t take a personality test, the idea of taking one to help you decide what to do with your civilian career might seem a little strange.

It might surprise you to know that there’s been significant research surrounding the efficacy of personality tests. These tests are a method of assessing your sets of likes, dislikes, and patterns. Most assessments are introspective self-reporting surveys that helps a person determine strengths and talents. When compiled, the information can give you insight into traits and characteristics that you might otherwise overlook.

For transitioning service members, a personality test can help you understand how you can best translate the skills you developed and culled in the military into an engaging and exciting career.

Personality Determines Everything.

If results will aid in understanding of how you’re going to best fit into the civilian workforce and can help channel some of your efforts into areas that might be most appropriate given your interests and strengths. Of course, it’s important to remember that these kinds of tests aren’t totally accurate all of the time. You’re going

to get out of it what you put into it, so the more authentic and honest you are with the answers, the more likely you’ll be able to use this resource to your advantage.

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