Lagging indicator

Admittedly that indeed sounds like me, but it was not until I did further research that I was finally sold on that the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator is accurate. The first letter represents where I get my primary source of energy. My primary source of energy is E, which stands for extroversion. Minh Tan wrote a profile of ENFJ which went through every aspect of the personality traits to career choices. Tan referred to the ENFJs as the Teachers/Givers and wrote, “As an ENFJ, you’re primary mode of…

Understanding personalities in the workplace has never been more important to be successful. Taking the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) allows an individual a comprehensive look into their personality strengths and weaknesses. Results and explanations of the extraverted, sensing, thinking, judging (ESTJ) personality are explained. The test results were then researched in “Type Talk at Work: How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job.” to address communication issues an…

The Myers-Briggs personality test is used to assist us in discovering how people think and interact, factors which ultimately contribute to an individual’s overall personality. Over the years I have taken numerous personality test and have consistently described me as having an ISTJ personality type. In this paper I will discuss the results and validity of my personality type as scored by the Jung Typology Test. I will also discuss what I have learned from these test as well as how my…

the party. When they meet me on a depressed day (I like to call them low days) they think of me as boring or easily agitated. It is hard to keep friends with this situation and I have yet to get used to it. I looked over the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and chose the letters that I…

The Myers Briggs Personality Test is a test that judges your personality, and gives you a four lettered code out of sixteen combinations. The code then, gives you a sense of how you are and may think or act psychologically. These categories are separated into introvert, or extrovert; sensing, or intuition; thinking, or feeling; judging, or perceiving. You would receive one of the types for the test and in result, you have an overview of your personality. This can be used to predict many things…

The Myers-Briggs Personality Test has identified that I have the Extrovert, Sensor, Thinker and Judger (ESTJ) personality type (Jung, n.d.). The different elements of the personality type indicate how I prefer to receive energy, gather information, make decisions and orient my life (Kroeger, O., Thuesen J. M., Rutledge, H., 2002). By understanding how each of the sections of my personality work individually and together as a whole I will be able to become a more open minded and productive…

After completing the Jung Typology Test, I found out that my personality type is ENFP which stands for extravert, intuitive, feeling, and perceiving. I am actually very happy with my personality results because they were very accurate with how I think I am as a person. My results show that I am an extravert and I agree because I definitely feel energized when I am with people because I can connect with others and share my interests and feelings with them. I am happiest when I can spend time with…

My confirmed Myers-Briggs profile is ENTP or Extroversion, Intuition, Thinking, and Perception. The website, 16 personalities, refers to this profile type as "The Debater" (16 Personalities, n.d.). This means that in business and in school I am outwardly focused on people, places and things or extroverted (Hirsh, 1991). The intuitive preference of my profile means I tend to take in information from memory and associations versus my five senses (Hirsh, 1991). I typically make decisions based on…

The Myers-Briggs Type personality Indicator test was an eye opening experience. I have taken the MBTI test before twice actually but with varying results and they did not come with the preference clarity index therefore I was confused as to why my results came back different. My four preferences in the MBTI where ISTJ with the first preference being a moderate level of 13 for Introversion which does not come as a surprise me or anyone who knows me. I would consider myself on the more extreme…

Critically discuss whether the widespread use of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator is justified by its reliability and validity The role of personality measuring instruments in the workplace has been under debate and there have been different viewpoints regarding the matter. Some researchers argue that personality measures do not aid the hiring process as accurately as they should (Christiansen, Goffin, Johnston, & Rothstein, 1994; Rosse, Stecher, Miller, & Levin, 1998), while others oppose…