ENA6 Personality tests by Krista Kindt-Sarojärvi

Character test

krista_kindt_sa — 2024-01-09 11:45:38 UTC

section 2.1, ex. 1: take the VIA character test and write a 300-400 character reaction based on the questions provided in the exercise. https://www.sanakirja.fi/english-finnish/character
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What do you think about your personality test results?
Do they give you an idea of what profession might suit you in the future?
What is your passion?

2025-02-10 19:45:48 UTC

1. I think the personality test results don't really describe me. There were things that I didn't fully agree with. For example I feel like I'm more honest than creative.

2. No, I don't really think personality has that much to do with career choice anyway.

3. I want to be a Chemical Engineer, because I like math, chemistry, and physics. I want to make bombs or drugs.

2025-02-11 13:09:45 UTC

The personality test results were pretty accurate, but there were some exceptions and suprises.

The results didin't really give me any new ideas relating to my future profession. If you really analyze the results more, they might be a bit helpful.

My passion is discovering and learning things about the world.

2025-02-11 20:37:00 UTC

I think the results of my personality test are at least partly true. I think the same results could apply to a lot of different people and are not that personalized.

The results don't give me any idea about what profession could suit me in the future.

My passion is music. I would love to be a musician in the future.

Character test

2025-02-11 21:40:34 UTC

I feel the personality tests accuracy cannot capture my personality, though hardly any personality machine can even comprehend the complexivity of a human personality.
Career choice is what you make it of, machines do not know you and so it shouldn't decide one for you either.
I have been thinking of becoming an IT Engineer specializing in computers and science.

2025-02-11 21:50:19 UTC

1. I find that the test results describe me adequately. They fully emphasise my passion for learning and creativity. Some aspects described in the results could fit higher on the list, though.

2. Based on the results, a career in science, teaching, or with high responsibility would fit me best.

3. My true passion is life-long learning. A curious and dilettante nature pushes me to look for ever more knowledge.

2025-02-12 09:58:25 UTC

The results of the survey aren't really all that surprising, considering they're just a compilation of what I just answered to the questions. The results emphasized my curiosity and love for learning new things, so, in line with my passion, I'll stick to my plans of becoming a researcher. My field of choice would probably be quantum or astrophysics, but many other fields in physics and maths also interest me.

2025-02-12 17:12:25 UTC

I'm not sure what to think about my personality test results. Some of them I do recognize but others not so much. Hardly do I know what I would like to do later on in life or what profession could be mine. I haven't put that much thought in it so currently I'm kind of trying to figure out what could be me. Also I don't know the possible effect of my personality to my future carrier.

2025-02-13 07:07:04 UTC

Reviewing the results for my own test, I am not surprised. The qualities of my personality it was measuring were rather obvious during the test itself, and as such the answers were easily foreseen. I did not find the test to be useful in determining any likely career path, as I already have determined my interests and identified several possible paths that will allow me to pursue my goals. My primary interests lie in the fields of physics and engineering, particularly in space related fields.

2025-02-13 08:36:02 UTC

I think the results of the test were quite accurate but there were also things that are not accurate at all and don't really describe my character. The results didn't give me any clarity on what profession might suit me in the future. However I did maybe learn something new about myself and the things that I value.

2025-02-13 10:33:50 UTC

I think the first five "top strengths" were mostly accurate but I don't really know about the rest. Some were accurate and some were not.

I don't think my results really gave me any idea of what profession I should go for in the future. I think it only gave me some ideas on what not to go for in the future.

I don't really have a strong passion yet because I am interested in different things. But maybe now the thing I enjoy the most is art related things.

2025-02-26 09:27:24 UTC

The results of the test weren't that suprising as I already knew I enjoy learning. The questions were sometimes confusing and I wasn't sure how to answer some of them.

The results didn't give me anything new concerning future profession. I already knew I wanted a profession where I could continue learning something new everyday.

My passion are physics, geology and biology.

2025-03-22 15:22:54 UTC

I can partially agree with the test results -I can see myself in them-. However I can’t fully stand behind the results, the way I did the test was super fast and I didn’t stop and think about my answers, which tells something about me. My top strengths being humor, gratitude and hope, only tells me that I am good with people and should be working in a team. But really the test didn’t give me clearance on what career I should aim for. I’m passionate about dentistry and helping others.

2025-03-27 20:35:33 UTC

I am positively surprised by my test results, as this was the first time I had taken a personality test. I am not entirely sure how accurate it is; however, I believe there is some credibility to the results since I highly value close relationships. In the future, I would love to work in a role that involves strong customer relationships, teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving. I have never considered becoming a nutritionist or an art auctioneer, and while coding is interesting, I believe I would thrive in an administrative environment.

2025-12-02 09:10:27 UTC

I find that the personality test results describe me fairly with minimal errors, and I believe that the results give a good oversight of my personality. I do agree that one of my top strengths is gratitude, but I'd rather move it down and replace it with hope.
Based on the results, a career in working in projects would fit me best, which I have thought about before.
My passion is a career in landscape architecture, where I could utilize creativity, and my knowledge in geography.

2026-02-08 15:43:23 UTC

1. I think that the personality test results described me quite well. The top strengths were accurate, but I don't fully agree with some of the lesser strengths.

2. I don't think that the results give any spesific idea of a future career. I already know what I want to do in the future, so the results didn't give me any new ideas.

3. My passion is becoming a vet which has been my dream since I was a little girl.

2026-02-23 18:50:26 UTC

I took the VIA character test and its answers are pretty accurate.
I will almost surely end up on a logical profession, very likely as a computer programmer or something else closely related. According to the test my top strengths are judgment, curiosity, honesty, humor and love of learning.
I have considered and will most likely become a computer coder, as I find the logical programming and the building of larger systems intriguing.