Let's talk personality ... With the help of Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers ...
Some people think that knowing your dominant personality type allows you to find a more suitable career or even an area in a workplace. Others, like this writer in Forbes magazine, have reservations. That said, it is merely a guide to help us think metacognitively about who we are and the direction we may want to take.
According to Carl Jung's Theory of Psychological Types, people can be characterised by their preference of general attitude:
· Extraverted (e) vs. Introverted (i),
· Sensing (s) vs. Intuition (n),
· Thinking (t) vs. Feeling (f)
Isabel Briggs Myers, a researcher and practitioner of Jung's theory, proposed to see the judging-perceiving relationship as a fourth dichotomy influencing personality type [Briggs Myers, 1980]:
· Judging (j) vs. Perceiving (p)
· After reading about the personality types, take the quiz. Click the picture below to get started.
· Note: Human Resources people believe that these traits come out in times of crisis.
Some people think that knowing your dominant personality type allows you to find a more suitable career or even an area in a workplace. Others, like this writer in Forbes magazine, have reservations. That said, it is merely a guide to help us think metacognitively about who we are and the direction we may want to take.
According to Carl Jung's Theory of Psychological Types, people can be characterised by their preference of general attitude:
· Extraverted (e) vs. Introverted (i),
· Sensing (s) vs. Intuition (n),
· Thinking (t) vs. Feeling (f)
Isabel Briggs Myers, a researcher and practitioner of Jung's theory, proposed to see the judging-perceiving relationship as a fourth dichotomy influencing personality type [Briggs Myers, 1980]:
· Judging (j) vs. Perceiving (p)
· After reading about the personality types, take the quiz. Click the picture below to get started.
· Note: Human Resources people believe that these traits come out in times of crisis.
OK, that's done and you have 4 letters to describe yourself. If you scroll over the personality type here, you can see your dominant traits. Remember, this test is given to help you think about who you may be ... and yet ...
