Do What You Are: Discover the
Perfect Career for You Through the
Secrets of Personality Type by
Barbara Barron
Great Book On Personality Type!
Already a classic in the genre, DoWhat You Are has helped hundreds of
thousands of people find truly satisfying work. Do What You Are introduces
Personality Type - how you process information, make decisions and
interact with the world around you - and shows you which of the 16 types
describes you best. It lists dozens of occupations that are popular with
people of your type. Then, using workbook exercises and real-life
examples to highlight the strengths and pitfalls of each personality type, it
shows you step-by-step how touse your unique strengths to customise
your job search,ensuring the best results in the shortest period of time.And
if you plan to stay in your job, Do What You Are provides savvy advice for
getting the most out of your current career.Every other career guide offers

generic, one-size-fits-all advice. But because it is based on personality
type, Do What You Are helps you determine what you need to be more
successful and satisfied.
Personal Review: Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career
for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type by Barbara
Barron
I enjoyed this book and have recommended it to many friends and family
members.
First, the Tiegers introduce the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types, how
they were developed and how knowing your type can help you with both
career and relationships.
Second, a short but effective set of self-diagnostics. You rate where on a
scale you fit, after reading a list of "symptoms," between extraversion and
introversion, sensing and intuition, thinking and feeling, then judging and
perceiving. Although I personally find articulating my feelings and self-
concept difficult, after about 20 minutes, I confidently marked two types as
my most-likely choices.
Next, each type is described in detail to help you make sure you picked the
best "diagnosis" for your type. I found this incredibly assuring and made a
fairly solid "diagnosis" for myself on all four spectra.
You might think this would be sufficient in a book designed to help you find
your type. Thankfully, the Tiegers have a whole lot more to offer for the
second half of the book!
After a lucid discussion of Temperments, Dominant and Auxiliary
Functions and other ways to understand personality type in more depth,
the real fun begins.
Each type is described in incredible detail, again, with special sections
about how each type of person functions in relationships and at work.
In this section as well is something much better than a list of preferred
careers for each type: characteristics, social rules and environments that
each type of person will prefer in a relationship or job. (For example, as an
ENTP, I crave variety, the chance to contribute and room to brainstorm; I
resist useless rules, overly-authoritarian leadership and tedium.)
Excellent for adults who want to know themselves better. Just as excellent
for salespeople, teachers, parents, managers and politicians.
For further reading:
More detailed information about properly communicating with people of
each type, not stepping on anyone's toes, catering to their strengths, etc.
can be found in the Tiegers' related book, The Art of Speed Reading

People: How to Size People Up and Speak Their Language. I bought that
immediately after reading Do What You Are and love it just as much. To
differentiate, Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You
Through the Secrets of Personality Type is more me-centered and The Art
of Speed Reading People: How to Size People Up and Speak Their
Language is focused on relating to others.
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