ESFP – The Performer
Extravert(3%) Sensing(1%) Feeling(34%) Perceiving(12%) …show more content…
The personality description didn’t indicate that I’m a strong extrovert. In fact, it only ranked me as an extrovert by 3% over introvert. While being classified as an extrovert did surprise me a little, I’m not uncomfortable with the designation since I was a close match with introvert. I think a big reason why it label me as an extrovert is because, over the last decade, I have held positions that required me to do a fair amount of public speaking. Sometimes the group may only be a few dozen, but at times, the crowd would be over 400. While I don’t enjoy public speaking, this experience certainly has made me much more comfortable with it. In general, I do really enjoy being around people and interacting with them. However, I seldom enjoy being the center of attention. Most of the time, I’d just rather be part of the crowd, or engaging with just a few …show more content…
I love working on my truck, or building things. When it comes to working with people, I also like trying to figure out what makes them tick. I have had different jobs over the years that focused more on one type than the other. For example, I spent about 4 years working as a land surveyor when I got out of high school. This job definitely involved more of a sensory approach to work because I was always working with measurements, concrete calculation and numbers, and had to be very precise when completing a project. This work also required me to complete jobs with a certain type of process or routine. My current job also requires a sensory approach at times. I am supposed to help a student work through problems, or simply degree planning, in a very methodical way. I also have to approach my daily workload in a way that often prioritizes raw numbers and quantity of work over creativity or quality of work. When I had a job in ministry, my approach to working with people often took more of an intuitive approach. While I can certainly see the benefit of being balanced in both of these areas, I can also see that it could negative because I likely don’t excel at either one. I also can see that when a job forces me to always approach my work the same way I get