Your first completion of the assessment offers the most accurate reflection of your natural talents. Gallup’s research shows that talents remain relatively stable throughout adulthood, and most differences in retake results are typically minor shifts among your top themes.
Most people do not need to retake the CliftonStrengths assessment. But in some cases, doing so could be reasonable:
- It’s been a long time: If you took the assessment more than 10 years ago — especially as a student — you may benefit from a new perspective as you’ve matured and gained life experience.
- Your first attempt wasn’t ideal: If you were distracted, rushed or didn’t take the assessment seriously the first time, your results may not reflect your true talents.
- You’ve experienced a major life change: Traumatic or life-altering events can shift how you see yourself and engage with the world.
- You took the assessment in a non-native language: Language affects clarity. Taking it in the language you know best can improve accuracy.
In these situations, the goal isn’t to get “new” results; it’s to get clearer results that more accurately reflect your talents. You can learn more about when a retake may be appropriate here: When to Retake the CliftonStrengths Assessment
For more information, please see I have my CliftonStrengths and an access code, but I want to take the assessment again.