Why should I choose a bundle or combo?

By far, the best way to achieve your career dreams or your immediate goal is to complete a package of tests.  These bundles or combos are designed for a specific career purpose.  For example, leadership, student career, career growth, management and so on. Each package contains those tests and resources and services which directly help people like you achieve the stated goal.  Packages include tests which extract information about you in different ways, and includes only those which are relevant to the goal.  Importantly, bundles include consults with an expert so you gain advice and coaching beyond the comprehensive interpretation of the test results. Best of all, these combos are offered at a discount. Get to your goal, reach your dreams, and do it for less money and more quickly.  The best we have to offer!

 

What is the best way to decide on the right assessment for me?

We have worked hard to make it as easy as possible to decide on the right assessment for you.  Assessments are listed by Type, Brand, and Purpose.  And, we are currently working on a FREE Career Sorter Quiz to make the decision process easier yet.

The best way to decide which assessment to take is to:

  1. Consider your PURPOSE or reason for taking a career assessment test – career, leadership, work performance or some other purpose
  2. Consider the TYPE of career assessment test you think will help you most – knowing the work you’d like the most, how you are naturally oriented (style) to work, knowing your abilities and aptitudes and so.
  3. Consider the COMBINATIONS that meet your purpose and type most completely.
  4. Consider your price points or QUALITY you are willing to spend for (remember you do get what you pay for; and these assessments are an INVESTMENT on your future).
  5. Lastly look at each of SAMPLE reports to see which best addresses your needs. Please contact us if you are still unsure which report option would be best for you!

 

Are there right and wrong answers?

There are no right or wrong answers for any of the Assessments. The answers you provide help to assess your own personal tendencies and preferences in a given situation. By understanding your preferences better, you gain greater understanding into how you will respond most comfortably to a certain task or situation.

However, you can skew the career assessment tests and receive invalid career summary results if you do not provide your first impression, gut answer or if you do not work quickly.  Therefore, to get the RIGHT answer for you, you must work QUICKLY and select FIRST answer or AUTOMATIC response.

 

How old should you be to take TestEts assessments?

Most TestEts assessments are intended for persons 14 years and older.  The Myers Briggs Type Indicator® is written at the 7th grade level and the Strong Interest Inventory at 9th grade.  While the THAB or Highlands Ability Battery is approved for persons as young as 14 years old, I recommend completing this assessment for persons older than 16 years old.

 

How will I get my test results/report?

This depends on which career assessment test that you take. For MBTI® , SII, and FIRO-B® : After you have completed the assessment, your customized report will be sent to you confidentially via email. For THAB: After you have completed the assessment, you log back into the site and a copy of your report will there for you to view. For OTHER: The method of delivery is specified in each assessment section. Most of the other career assessment tests are mailed to you.  Please allow several days for the mail service to deliver the package of career assessment tests to your mailbox.  Some are delivered electronically via email.  And still others are accessed at the testing site itself.

 

How will I receive my resources?

The method of delivery is specified in each assessment section.  Many of the resources are now in PDF format.  You will access PDFs from your TestEts account page immediately following purchase.  A few resources are still mailed to you.  Please allow several days for the mail service to deliver the package of career assessment tests to your mailbox.

 

What can resources do for me?

Resources are essentially 'tools' designed to help you move toward your goal.  They provide either (1) information on a given topic in a more detailed and extensive way or (2) a strategy to gain a deeper understanding of your career summary results.  From the Career Test Workbooks you are given comparative information so that know with certainty which side of the scale applies to you, and thus know with more clarity what to do.  Libraries contain a collection of resources and tools for specific areas gathered over a 40 year period.   They are extremely valuable and, best of all, cost very little.  Find the resource which will help get you to your goal.

 

What will a consult do for me?

Every single person has a unique situation and a unique profile of needs and assets.  Career tests provide information for a general market rather than for you specifically.    Your Consultant interpret your test results based on your uniqueness, and applies the results to your specific situation. Words used in the test results report do not contain the full meaning of the results nor are the always accurately understood.  For example, the word "fair" means 'equal' to some and 'unique' to others.  Your Consultant ensures that you fully and accurately understand the meaning of part of your report so that you can make decisions and change behaviors in accurate ways.  Its the only way to get to your goals and reach your dreams. Finally, every person that I have worked with has questions and doubts about their career summary results.  Consultants answer your questions and address your concerns. As a result, consults consistently yield the highest satisfaction scores for test results. Video feedback, a new option, attempts to address some of these issues.  However, solely reading your report or opting for a video feedback still yield incomplete understanding of test results.  Only a consult with our experts gives you the fullest, customized, and most accurate interpretation of your results based on your uniqueness, and your specific situation.    

 

How can coaching help me?

Every single person struggles to achieve their goals.  For this problem coaching became a career in the 1990s. Coaches help individuals fast track to their goals.  They do this in several ways:
  1. By tapping into your natural abilities, style and values so you work WITH yourself, not against who you are.
  2. By asking critical questions that challenge your automatic actions so you can find better ways to approach your situation and attack your goal.
  3. By revealing hidden problems and pitfalls so that you can prevent or sidestep these roadblocks or hurdles.
  4. By linking you with resources, people, and processes that help you scale the mountain in leaps rather than steps.
Bottom-line:  If you don’t want to waste your time wandering toward your goal, and maybe reaching it, and would rather get to your goal in the most direct way and quickly, select one of the Coaching options. Best of all: With our "Create Coaching" wizard you tailor your coaching program features, cost and time to your specific budget, goals and needs.

 

How are coaching and consult services provided?

All coaching and consult services are provided via the phone or FCC (zoom-like app).  However, if you have special needs or live on another continent, Skype or Whats App are also available at your request.  When you register for either of these services, you will receive instructions about how to connect with your coach or consultant.

 

Who provides coaching and consult services?

TestEts primarily coach and consult is its founder, Marjorie Wall Hofer.  You can read her bio at www.leadersecrets.com/meetmarjorie.  Bottom-line, she is an expert in the fields of career profiling and coaching with students, professionals and leaders. Affiliate consultants and coaches must possess the appropriate testing and coaching qualifications and receive rigorous training from Wall Hofer to be a service provider with TestEts.  Each offers their special talents and offers you choice.  See their profiles in the Coaching section.

 

How can FIRO-B help me understand myself and others better?

When you receive your career summary results, you will learn that there are many different ways to interact with others, to make decisions and how you approach situations. Learning more about relational needs will give you increased understanding about your friends and co-workers which can help improve your interpersonal relationships.

Some reports even provide new strategies for addressing people interactions at your work or in your personal life.

 

What will I learn from the MBTI® or Myers Briggs Type Indicator or JPTI ?

The MTI measures your style or orientation for dealing with the world of information. It provides you with a 4 letter code that denotes your personality type.  By knowing your personality type, you will understand your strengths and how to maximize your assets in the world of work, relationships, leadership, career choice and on team.  You can also learn how to handle conflict, negotiate deals, communicate with others, minimize stress, select college degrees and programs and learn most effectively.

No single report provides all of this information so if you would need to select the best quality MBTI® combination available, request a customized combination, or purchase one of the ADD-ONs Introduction to Type® Booklets. In addition, you will gain an understanding and appreciation for the personality types of others so that you can be more effective in relating with co-workers, family members, subordinates and superiors.

Bottom-line: MBTI® assessment career summary results assist you in choosing the right education, the most suitable careers, the most satisfying work,  the most effective way to lead and communicate with others.  Read more on the MBTI® Brand page.

 

What will I learn from the SII or Strong Interest Inventory ?

The Strong Interest Inventory assessment measures your interests not your abilities. It is based on John Holland’s  theory, developed over 60 years ago, which asserts that what people enjoy doing  is a reflection of their interests. Your career summary results will show you your dominant occupational themes, a ranking of 25 work task interests, and 10 occupational matches.  It also provides scores on 6 personal scales including leadership, risk-taking, work environment, learning preference, and team orientation.

If you are seeking career related information and career recommendations, this is the career assessment test we recommend for you.   Read more on the SII Brand page.

 

What will I learn from the THAB or The Highlands Ability Battery?

The THAB measures your abilities only using 19 career assessment test modules and combining their career summary results to produce extensive information about your capabilities, strengths, and assets.  By knowing what your abilities are, you can better choose to work in ways that put your best foot forward.

  1. You can choose work or team projects that utilize your strengths so that you “shine” at your job.
  2. You can select work environments that are aligned with your personal profile so that you experience satisfaction on the job.
  3. You can choose careers that best suit you.
  4. You can use your abilities to learn new skills most efficiently.

Read more on the THAB Brand page.