how acurate are aptitude test?

[silly goose]

i just took an aptitude test and it says i am the right choice to be an enterpneur i dont even know how to spell that anyway i dont want to be thta i dont even know or want to start a buissnes of mine i mean everything is out thire lots of competition

[moaatimo]

take this and see if you get the same results http://gsx1.com/freeaptitest.htm
there's a couple more tests here too http://www.job--listings.info/
if they all say you would make a good enterpreneur then there's a chance you'll make a good one. You can do stuff online there's no need to start a brick and mortar business in 2007 with hyper speed internet broadband and next to no money web hosting packages.
hope it helped, have fun.

[karrie]

Only good for the moment that you take it. Test frequently is representation of the point of your life that you are currently in.
I've taken several over the years including the one that said I should not go into sales. - I am now a district sales manager with over 20 people reporting to me.
So much for the aptitude test.

[KJohnson]

It depends: what kind of aptitude test?
I know on the pre-ACT tests I took through school (the Explore test and the PLAN test) they had us fill out this (stupid) "interest inventory" that would supposedly tell us what we would be good at-- I got completely random things on the first one, and the opposite on the second one. So I don't put much weight on those particular career aptitude test.
Did you take it online? None of those quizzes online are all that accurate-- they exist for people to see their results and pick out the things that do apply to them while ignoring the things that don't. They're just for fun.
If you took a real aptitude test, well, you don't have to listen to it. You have certain skills and talents that might lend themselves to entrepreneurship, but if you wouldn't enjoy doing that then of course it's not the job for you! Those same aptitudes would probably serve you well in other areas, too, and the test are just for giving you ideas. Look into other areas that you might succeed in, and find something that you'll enjoy or that will bring you satisfaction. That's what matters. Good luck!

[Will B]

Most on-line tests are not accurate at all and are often selling something. Note that there are few real (psychometrically reliable and valid) aptitude tests, we just don't use that phrase that much any more. There are ability tests, interest tests, and achievement tests, among many others.

If you want a real career interest inventory (test) see your guidance counselor/school counselor or use one from a .edu or .gov web site as they are not typically selling anything. My interest inventory says, among other things, that I should be a forest ranger, a geographer, or a psychologist and I am none of these, although I do like the woods, maps, and how people work.