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About the Book
I purchased a used book called Now Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham. It is a terrific book for anyone who wants to find out more about themselves or for people working in human resources. (If you are interested in similar Free personality tests, take a look at the Big 5 Tests and various Jung Tests on SimilarMinds.com.)
Disappointing Surprise
I really enjoyed this book and didn’t hesitate to buy it because I loved the first book co-authored by Marcus Buckingham called First, Break All the Rules. The one thing that really disappointed me though was that the Strengths Finder test can only be taken once. That meant that since the person who originally bought the book took the test, I could not take the same test! Half of the book requires that the reader take the test. Nowhere does it say, “Warning, this book is completely useless unless you take the test. Do not buy this used!” No, I found out half way through the book. To the authors and publishers of this book, STOP being so greedy. People will pay to take the test, but don’t make them purchase the entire book! Ok. Thanks for letting me get that out.
Email from LeadershipNow
I emailed leadershipnow.com and this is the response I received:
Joey,
Six of our strengths-related books include a single-use Clifton StrengthsFinder access code - part of the value to the original purchaser. But in choosing a used book, even one in “new condition,” the buyer must understand that their savings is due not only to the fact that the book has been read, but also that the single-use access code has been used and is no longer valid.
The StrengthsFinder program, assessment, and website are the product of more than four decades of research and a multimillion-dollar R&D project. To ensure the quality and consistency of the StrengthsFinder message — and for the website to be personalized around your top five themes — one access code is included with the purchase of each strengths-based book, and access codes are not sold separately. To obtain an unused code, please consider purchasing a new copy of this or another of our books which include an access code:
- StrengthsFinder 2.0 (2007) – Our most highly recommended book, this is the newest book in the StrengthsFinder series, and the only one which provides access to the latest version of the assessment. While there are few changes to the assessment itself, you’ll receive your results in an exciting new personalized report. For more information on other advantages of StrengthsFinder 2.0, visit http://sf2.strengthsfinder.com/content/26014/Discover-2.0.aspx
- Now, Discover Your Strengths (2001) – The classic book that introduced the Clifton StrengthsFinder to the public. Written to help you uncover, understand and utilize your own unique talents.
- Living Your Strengths (2004) – Teaches you to identify and affirm your talents, as well as how to use them for growth and service. Great information for church congregations that want to help their members become more involved and engaged.
- Teach With Your Strengths (2005) – Helps teachers put their strengths to use and become the best teachers they can be.
- Discover Your Sales Strengths (2003) – By knowing and focusing on their strengths, sales professionals can excel and profit.
- How Full is Your Bucket (2004) – A small gem of a book that demonstrates how even the briefest interactions affect your relationships, productivity, health, and longevity.
The books are quite reasonably priced, are widely available in local bookstores and online booksellers, and represent a valuable investment in yourself. Be sure to buy a new copy, as the access code in each book provides the original purchaser a single opportunity to take the Clifton StrengthsFinder. To learn more about these books, please visit http://www.gallup.com/press/17473/Gallup-Press.aspx.
Thank you,
Jim
Gallup Client Support
My Homegrown Solution
After feeling very frustrated, I decided to take some other tests to get an idea of my personality type according to other long-standing methods such as the Big 5 and the Jung/Myers Briggs tests. After doing multiple types of personality tests, I have found that there are some “self-reporting” tests where the assumptions is that the test-taker can best decide which category they fit into instead of using testing methods to “figure out” which categories they fit into. If you’re honest with yourself, you can achieve accurate results by self-reporting. If you can’t be honest with yourself, you’ll have to get “tricked” into choosing the honest answer through traditional testing methods where they ask the same question many different ways in order to find the most accurate answer. If you can’t be honest with the way you answer the questions, then that requires you to purchase the book to take the Strengths Finder Test.
So lets assume that you can be honest with yourself and choose to do the self-reporting method. What you’ll need to do is go through the list of themes and rate yourself from 1-10 based on how much you relate to the description.
Summary of Talent Themes
Here are summarized descriptions of the 34 talent themes found on Strengthstest.com. If you need more detailed descriptions, you can find full page descriptions as well as examples in your book:
Achiever®
People strong in the Achiever theme have a great deal of stamina and work hard. They take great satisfaction from being busy and productive.
Activator®
People strong in the Activator theme can make things happen by turning thoughts into action. They are often impatient.
Adaptability®
People strong in the Adaptability theme prefer to “go with the flow.” They tend to be “now” people who take things as they come and discover the future one day at a time.
Analytical®
People strong in the Analytical theme search for reasons and causes. They have the ability to think about all the factors that might affect a situation.
ArrangerTM
People strong in the Arranger theme can organize, but they also have a flexibility that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces and resources can be arranged for maximum productivity.
Belief®
People strong in the Belief theme have certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their life.
Command®
People strong in the Command theme have presence. They can take control of a situation and make decisions.
Communication®
People strong in the Communication theme generally find it easy to put their thoughts into words. They are good conversationalists and presenters.
Competition®
People strong in the Competition theme measure their progress against the performance of others. They strive to win first place and revel in contests.
Connectedness®
People strong in the Connectedness theme have faith in the links between all things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has a reason.
Consistency®
People strong in the Fairness theme are keenly aware of the need to treat people the same. They try to treat everyone in the world fairly by setting up clear rules and adhering to them.
Context®
People strong in the Context theme enjoy thinking about the past. They understand the present by researching its history.
Deliberative®
People strong in the Deliberative theme are best described by the serious care they take in making decisions or choices. They anticipate the obstacles.
Developer®
People strong in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from these improvements.
DisciplineTM
People strong in the Discipline theme enjoy routine and structure. Their world is best described by the order they create.
Fairness TM / EmpathyTM
People strong in the Empathy theme can sense the feelings of other people by imagining themselves in others’ lives or others’ situations.
FocusTM
People strong in the Focus theme can take a direction, follow through, and make the corrections necessary to stay on track. They prioritize, then act.
Futuristic®
People strong in the Futuristic theme are inspired by the future and what could be. They inspire others with their visions of the future.
Harmony®
People strong in the Harmony theme look for consensus. They don’t enjoy conflict; rather, they seek areas of agreement.
Ideation®
People strong in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able to find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.
Inclusiveness® / Includer®
People strong in the Inclusiveness theme are accepting of others. They show awareness of those who feel left out, and make an effort to include them.
Individualization®
People strong in the Individualization theme are intrigued with the unique qualities of each person. They have a gift for figuring out how people who are different can work together productively.
Input®
People strong in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
Intellection®
People strong in the Intellection theme are characterized by their intellectual activity. They are introspective and appreciate intellectual discussions.
Learner®
People strong in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.
Maximizer®
People strong in the Maximizer theme focus on strengths as a way to stimulate personal and group excellence. They seek to transform something strong into something superb.
Positivity®
People strong in the Positivity theme have an enthusiasm that is contagious. They are upbeat and can get others excited about what they are going to do.
Relator®
People who are strong in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
Responsibility®
People strong in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.
Restorative®
People strong in the Restorative theme are adept at dealing with problems. They are good at figuring out what is wrong and resolving it.
Self-Assurance®
People strong in the Self-assurance theme feel confident in their ability to manage their own lives. They possess an inner compass that gives them confidence that their decisions are right.
Significance®
People strong in the Significance theme want to be very important in the eyes of others. They are independent and want to be recognized.
StrategicTM
People strong in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
Woo®
People strong in the Woo theme love the challenge of meeting new people and winning them over. They derive satisfaction from breaking the ice and making a connection with another person.
Quick Self-Reporting Test
Now that you know what the 34 themes are, you can now rate yourself based on how much you associate with each talent theme. *When rating, use at least 1 decimal place. For example, it is better to write 9.5 rather than rounding up to 10. This will help when you are trying to determine your top 5 themes since you might have more than 5 themes that score equally high. In these cases, being as precise as possible with your rating will help break ties.
Download the PDF Version of the Strengths Finder Self-Reporting Test
| Theme | Rating (1-10) * |
| Achiever | |
| Activator | |
| Adaptability | |
| Analytical | |
| Arranger | |
| Belief | |
| Command | |
| Communication | |
| Competition | |
| Connectedness | |
| Context | |
| Deliberative | |
| Developer | |
| Discipline | |
| Empathy | |
| Fairness | |
| Focus | |
| Futuristic | |
| Harmony | |
| Ideation | |
| Inclusiveness | |
| Individualization | |
| Input | |
| Intellection | |
| Learner | |
| Maximizer | |
| Positivity | |
| Relator | |
| Responsibility | |
| Restorative | |
| Self-Assurance | |
| Significance | |
| Strategic | |
| Woo |
Download the PDF Version of the Strengths Finder Self-Reporting Test
Top 5 Talent Themes
Look at which categories you rated highest. Pick the top 5. You should now have your top 5 talent themes! Now you can read the rest of the book without being completely lost. If you lost the original code, want to retake the test, or purchased a used book like I did, you might want to re-purchase the book so you can take the test. I am not sure whether the Strengths Finder Test would yield better results than self-reporting. I don’t know, I am not a professional. But based on common sense, it seems like any relatively intelligent person could figure out which talent themes they associate with most.
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hi there, thanks for the freebie. wanted you to know that you have a blip on the page above fairness and consistency are the same strengths-fairness being the newest, empathy is good by itself. if u look above, you have fairness and empathy together, but it is fairness and consistency…in case u care
Hi Melissa. I’m glad you found it useful. I just copied and pasted that information from their official website.
please give me “Free Strengths Finder Test”
thanks you!!
Please send me a code to take the strength finder 2.0 test. I have already taken the test & would like for my dad to do it. Thank you so much.
please send me a free strength finder test
My pastor said I should take the strengths finder, how do I get a free test?
I can’t believe the comments above. Didn’t they read your article? LAZY.
I can’t find the access code in my “Now Discover Your Strengths” book.
Please send me a free access code. I’m exciting
Thank you,
Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn, you are a serious moron.
let me re-state what ralph suggested. all of you who have axed (yeah, thats right, I said axed) for a fee code are complete idiots. READ the freaking article you A$$wipes. and they ask me why I drink!!!
C’mon Aldo, be nice to Gwendolyn. She’s exciting.
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Thanks for the help. I need to complete the test for an assignment and plan to get the book in the Library. So much for free access to information in this materialistic society!
BTW I am appalled that someone on your post would berate other posters. Let’s keep it classy people.
Lol at the comments…
can i haz a fr33 code plzkthxbi.
My neighbor loaned me the book because i’m recently out of work due to a disability. I must make a career change. Are there any free codes available?
Thank you
Tony
Could I get a free code please?
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Hi,Could I get a free code please?Thank you very much!
Could I get a free code please?
Thank you so much.
Wow, seems like a select few are actually reading the article you posted.
Okay, for everyone looking for a free code, please allow me to assist you.
Just copy the link below and paste it into your browser, then fill out the form and be sure to enter the promotional code: [b]IMS-0PHU-K1N6-R3TAR939 [/b] into the free code form at the address below:
http://www.gallup.com/press/contactUs.aspx
Here is a pretty cool video from Marcus Buckingham:
http://www.xomba.com/your_5_core_strengths_markus_buckingham_gallup_clifton_strengths_finder_test
I copied the link to my browser, but all it gave me was a “Contact Us” page, nothing about a free code form?
@PAUL
Jim at Gallup Client Support said he was not familiar with the promo you posted.
Where did you hear/see about the promo you posted? Are you sure it’s valid? Where’s the proof that you didn’t make it up?
I also agree with Leon on the no free code form…
LOL @PAUL.
For those of you asking for a free code, why not take the time to read the article? He’s not giving ANY free codes away. He wasn’t even able to take the test due to the fact that he purchased the book used.
C’mon people…
Anyway, great article!
Paul, you are a freaking genius!! ROFL.
Would not have been nearly as funny without the comments by Leon and KoKo. Remarkable.
This was a great article… I borrowed a friends book and found that the code could only be registered once… so guess what I bought a book for £6 on amazon… come on people stop being tight… a lot of time and money has gone in to developing this. As for the people on here who think it’s funny to be rude… please be nice! By the way, I nearly fell off my chair laughing when I read Pauls post.. funny… for those of you who didn’t understand it… replace the numbers with letters
Can I get a free piece of pie?
“IMS-0PHU-K1N6-R3TAR939″ Brilliant!
Hi, Can I get a free code please to take the test? It would be really helpful, I got the book from the library but the code was cutout!
Will
While i wasn’t able to get a free test, I was able to buy the code (without another copy of the book) at StrengthsTest.com
Hope that helps others.
Mary, you paid $17.95 just for the code - the same code that comes in a book which sells for $13.70 at Amazon. Ummm . . . Are you in the market for a bridge?
@Ed,
Mary is clearly a secret agent trying to dupe us all into supporting StregthsTest.com!
@Mary,
I am appalled Mary! What do you take us for?
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sheeple?
Wow, can’t all of you see that Paul is just trying to help everyone out…Please don’t be crazy, don’t be Sheeple…just try what he says… come on “WHAT COULD HAPPEN?”
What’s up with every swingin’ d*ck expecting to get a free code?
I bet these same people think Obama’s doing a “great” job.
Morons.
get real people, these strengths tests are a bunch of bs that buckingham & clifton devised to make money with. I guess they are really geniuses for playing on peoples needs to feel good about themselves. STOP BEING SUCKERS to these money hungry con men.
And for you people who didnt read the article and want the free code, please go ahead and pursue this line of crap. You and buck&clif are made for each other, one wanting something for nothing and the other offering nothing for something.
I am saeed of iran
Could I get a free code please?
tanks.
Listen closely, folks…THERE ARE NO FREE CODES. THAT’S WHAT THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT. As for IMS-0PHU-K1N6-R3TAR939, you might try actually READING the code as well. Then again, if you can read, it doesn’t apply to you. Thank you and good day.
So where is the free code? Can I get it then?
I forked over the money and bought my own book, because nothing is free- but the laughs I got from reading the posts here. The book isn’t very expensive.. sheeple, please think of it as an investment.
Crabitha has inpupt ideation, strategic, intellection, and learner
Can I have a pony?
Can my pony have a free access code?
my free pony tried the access code but it didn’t work?
Thank you so much for the FREE Access Code Generating Program I am now able to sell access codes and give them away on my own websites! WooHoo!!
Those of you wanting a to take the Gallup Strenghs Finders Test for FREE click the link below!
http://www.pagetutor.com/idiot/idiot.html
TIP: There is a simple pre-test where you just need to click the “PRESS” button.
I want to get a free access code.
Can I have free hay and a free wireless internet connection and a free assistant to type for me and a free computer so I can go onto Jack of asses link to get a a free access code? Thanks. I’m just as exciting as Gwendolyn.
I read the book (library copy) , read the article, and read every comment here - The best free entertainment in ages! Paul, Crabitha and Jack of Asses lovin’ your style guys. I think it would be great fun working out Jasons strengths -hahahaha
For all of you who want a free access code, don’t bother, you can get your results of the unstrengths finder -2.0 without even taking the test. They are noted below:
skimmer- people strong in the skimmer theme don’t read whole articles and look foolish when trying to comment on message boards.
slothful- People strong in the slothful theme put as little effort into things as possible, but expect big pay offs.
challenged- people in the challenged theme miss main ideas and concepts the unchallenged are trying to relay.
cheapskate- People in the cheapskate theme expect to get items for free that others are required to pay for.
jester-people in the jester theme provide comic relief and entertainment to others without even knowing it.
Unstrengths finder -3.0 results just in…
Moronic: People in the moronic theme ooze idiocy and are often told to sit down before they hurt themselves.
sheeplesque: People in the sheeplesque theme repeat posts of others, but are aware enough to change the name.
loseriffic: People in the loseriffic theme use their misfortunes to try to gain free items from others.
ignoramus: People in the ignoramus theme miss the entire point of a post regardless of how many times it is repeated by others.
tweakish: People in the tweakish theme indulged too much during their youth and their remaining brain cells are typically classified as an endangered species by various environmental groups.
So,ultimately what you’re saying is No free access codes and no free ponies? Did I get this right? Hmm? Hah.
Great post, better comments. Needed a laugh. Thanks, guys.
I’m Dutch and going Dutch quite often. This is free entertainment, thank you all for that!
I just laughed so hard, I think I actually cried….
If I cried too, could I get a free access code?
can i have a pony with a free access code tattooed on its ass.
Glad to see I am very much in demand
Unfortunately i am Only available In 30 Of The Fifti states!
but for those lucky ones FIVE SIX FOUR THREE
lol try it i am very exciting for you to find how your true personalit!
Self Discover is Most importance
how is babby formed
hello am in ur unsheep
hackin u 4 access code
thx
hello what is code
hello what am i
access code, I can tell you what you arent…free!
P, go home… your village is missing it’s idiot!
The access code is 8675309.
My guts are aching I laughed so loud.
KoKo:
“Jim at Gallup Client Support said he was not familiar with the promo you posted.”
That was the clincher; tears were flowing after that one!!!
Kudos to Paul
Hilarious!
This is the filter for those who have nothing to be tested.
GIMMY, GIMMY, GIMMY!
please send me a free Strengths Finder Test.
thanks
Can you just send me my results without sending me a test? It’d be easier for me. Thanks.
Brilliant! Thanks for the free laughs!
Black Friday giveaway! If you go to the website at 5 am, they will be giving away free access codes to the first 10 people. Don’t get caught sleeping on this amazing opportunty!
Please send me the free link to take the test. Thank you.
Wow, these comments are a veritable cornucopia of fun!
For anyone still looking for a free, previously used access code, here you go:
PM75BF65SZ42WB
Good luck!
PS I heart crabitha
I thought people learnt to read and write, not just write.
Nice article btw =)
For all those people wanting free personality tests, google myers briggs or enneagram instead. Lots of free, good ones, and better known than strength finder.
What am I thinking, as if any of those people will read that..
So can i get a code? please send to me
I rented the book at the library and lost it . please send me a new book and a new code. thanks.
OK article, great comments. Thanks for the laugh. Have to agree with Swifty on the clincher.
“KoKo:
“Jim at Gallup Client Support said he was not familiar with the promo you posted.”
That was the clincher; tears were flowing after that one!!!”
Be afraid… Idiots exist and they have a legal right to drive, vote and breed.
hey people, apply for KPM. in case they wanna know more about you or think you are rather blurred, they will send you a code…
I meant KPMG….