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A Free Personality Test powered by the Big Five, problem-solving, and social intelligence

Take a research‑backed personality test from Plum in about 25 minutes. Get a clear picture of your strengths, what energizes you, what drains you, and the roles where you will thrive. Your profile is yours to keep and share.

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How it works

Why invest 25 minutes?

Quick quizzes are fun, but robust assessments reveal more. Plum combines the Big Five with problem-solving and social intelligence to deliver job-relevant insights other tests miss. Trusted by over 1.5M users with satisfaction rates above 90%.

Adaptive, forced‑choice format that reduces faking and bias.
Validated across industries with over 1M completions.
Pause anytime. Your progress is saved.

Free Big Five personality test for careers

Get a free Big Five personality test with career insights. Your Plum Profile translates your results into Talents, drivers and drainers, and interview talking points so you can describe your value with confidence.

Identify the roles where you will thrive and avoid those that drain you.
Gain clear, confident language to communicate your strengths in interviews.
97% of users say Plum clarified their strengths and career options.

Big Five vs MBTI, Enneagram, DISC

Plum extends the classic Big Five with job‑relevant traits plus problem solving and social intelligence to improve prediction and practical usefulness.

Framework	Time	Scientific Support	What You Receive
Plum Big Five + Cognition	25 min	1M+ completions, peer-reviewed, forced-choice design	Traits, competencies, drivers & drainers, career matches, shareable profile
MBTI	12 min	Limited reliability	Four-letter type
Enneagram	15 min	Sparse empirical backing	Nine archetypes
DISC	10 min	Mixed evidence	Color quadrant

How the Plum Test works

Adaptive, forced-choice

Reduces faking and bias for truer signals.

Validated at scale

Over one million completions across industries.

Pause anytime

Start, stop, and resume. Your progress is saved.

Privacy first

Secure infrastructure and compliant with GDPR, CCPA & PIPEDA.

What you get, always free

Your online Plum Profile that stays with you wherever you work.
A clear view of your top Talents plus what energizes and drains you.
Plain‑language insight into strengths and work style you can use to describe your work style.
Personalized career matches and talking points you can share.

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Success Stories

“I’ve taken MBTI, Enneagram, DISC—but this was the first test that made me feel seen. It explained why certain tasks drain me and helped me stop blaming myself.”
J.S., Montreal

“My Plum Profile gave me language I had been missing. I shared it with my partner and it sparked the best conversation we've had in months.”
N.K., Denver

FAQ

Yes. Plum funds research and development through enterprise licenses, so individuals never pay.

About 25 minutes. You can pause and resume at any time.

Plum translates Big Five factors into Talents that describe how you work at your best. You will see your Talents, drivers and drainers, and related insights rather than raw factor scores.

The adaptive, forced‑choice format is designed to make gaming the test very difficult, which supports more accurate results.

Yes. Plum uses encryption, a secure infrastructure, and complies with GDPR, CCPA, and PIPEDA. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Plum combines the validated Big Five framework with cognitive problem-solving and social intelligence, then translates results into career‑relevant Talents and guidance you can act on right away.

Yes. Setting up an account lets you save progress and access your profile any time.

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