1. Lesson
4:
Personality
Types
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2. Overview:
Accomplishments
Defined
You
may
have
taken
one
or
more
of
the
personality
surveys,
such
as
the
Myers-­‐Briggs
Type
Indicator
(MBTI).
Understanding
your
personality
type
can
help
you
determine
your
career
goals;
not
just
for
paid
posiIons,
but
also
for
defining
the
characterisIcs
of
acIviIes
that
matches
your
type.
The
Myers
Briggs
Type
Indicator
(MBTI)
was
developed
from
a
theory
of
personality
traits
described
by
Swiss
psychologist
Carl
G.
Jung.
The
theory
suggests
that
people
are
born
with
(or
soon
develop)
preferences
for
each
of
the
four
separate
dichotomies:
1.
Extraversion/Introversion
2.
Sensing/IntuiIon
3.
Thinking/Feeling
4.
Judging/Perceiving
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3. Four
Preference
Scales
As
you
look
at
the
four
preference
scales,
consider
the
following
quesIons
to
guide
where
your
personality
type
may
land:
“Where
do
you
prefer
to
focus
your
a[enIon?
Where
do
you
get
your
energy?
Extraversion
(E)
/
Introversion
(I)?”
“How
do
you
prefer
to
take
in
informaIon?
Sensing
(S)
/IntuiIon
(N)?”
“How
do
you
make
decisions?
Thinking
(T)
/Feeling
(F)?”
“How
do
you
deal
with
the
outer
world?
Judging
(J)
/Perceiving
(P)?”
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4. Four
Preference
Scales
Extraverts
(E)
Energized
by
people.
Prefer
variety
and
acIon
and
are
oaen
impaIent
with
long,
slow
jobs.
They
oaen
act
quickly,
someImes
without
thinking.
They
like
developing
ideas
through
discussion.
Sensors
(S)
InformaIon
through
data.
Like
using
experience,
standard
methods
and
developed
skills
to
solve
problems.
Prefer
pracIcal,
concrete
projects,
working
on
details
first.
Like
fine-­‐tuning
what
exists.
Introverts
(I)
Energized
by
solitude.
Prefer
quiet
for
concentraIon
and
working
on
a
project
for
a
long
Ime
without
interrupIon.
Interested
in
the
ideas
behind
their
work.
They
like
to
think
before
acIng.
Develop
ideas
by
reflecIon.
IntuiCon
(N)
InformaIon
through
sixth
sense.
Like
solving
new
complex
problems
and
enjoy
learning
new
skills.
Follow
inspiraIons,
and
being
innovaIve.
Prefer
change
to
what
exists.
Thinking
(T)
Makes
decisions
logically.
Uses
logical
analysis
to
reach
conclusions.
Can
work
without
harmony,
seeking
just
outcomes.
A
firm
minded
person
who
decides
impersonally.
Interested
in
principles.
Feeling
(F)
Makes
decisions
emoIonally.
Uses
values
to
reach
conclusions.
Works
best
in
harmony,
enjoys
pleasing
others.
SympatheIc,
avoiding
telling
people
unpleasant
things.
Interested
in
values.
Judgment
(J)
A
structured
lifestyle.
Enjoys
gebng
things
finished,
works
best
when
they
can
plan
their
work.
SaIsfied
once
a
decision
is
made,
and
reach
closure
quickly.
Seeks
structure
and
schedules.
PercepCon
(P)
A
flexible
lifestyle.
Enjoys
flexibility,
leaving
things
open
for
last
minute
changes.
Curious
and
welcome
new
lights
on
situaIons
or
people.
Postpone
decisions
while
searching
for
opIons.
Adapts
to
change.
Adapted
from
Introduc:on
to
Type
by
Isabel
Briggs
Myers,
ConsulIng
Psychologists
Press,
Inc.
1987.
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5. The
MBTI
Chart
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6. MBTI
in
Career
Assessment
Personality
Type
Assessments
can
help
you
to:
•
•
•
•
Choose
a
career
objecIve
that
fits
your
personality;
Write
a
more
effecIve
resume;
Respond
to
interview
quesIons;
and
Evaluate
job
offers.
If
you
have
never
taken
the
MBTI
assessment,
consider
looking
at
these
books:
Do
What
You
Are:
Discover
the
Perfect
Career
for
You
Through
the
Secrets
of
Personality
Type
(by
Paul
D.
Tieger
and
Barbara
Barron)
h[p://www.amazon.com/Do-­‐What-­‐You-­‐Are-­‐Personality/dp/0316167266
What’s
Your
Type
of
Career?
Unlock
the
Secrets
of
Your
Personality
to
Find
Your
Perfect
Career
Path
(by
Donna
Dunning).
h[p://www.amazon.com/Whats-­‐Your-­‐Type-­‐Career-­‐Personality/dp/1857885538
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7. Career
Assessment
Summary
Take
some
Ime
to
review
all
of
the
exercises
in
this
module
and
summarize
your
findings.
The
goal
is
to
create
a
picture
of
yourself,
using
the
informaIon
you
have
gathered
up
to
this
point.
You
may
be
very
surprised
about
what
you
discover.
Some
people
report
that
they
feel
as
if
they
have
been
“mining
for
gold
and
came
away
from
this
‘excavaIon
acIvity’
with
a
newly
discovered
sense
of
who
they
are.”
Other
people
find
that
“the
informaIon
they
have
uncovered
validates
and
confirms
what
they
may
have
known,
or
just
suspected,
all
along.”
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8. Worksheet:
Career
Assessment
Exercise
To
complete
this
exercise
you
will
want
to
print
the
Lesson
4
Worksheet:
Career
Assessment
Summary,
and
fill
it
out
as
you
go
along
.
All
worksheets
are
available
from
the
course
page
on
the
CMSVCC.com
website.
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9. Exercise:
Career
Assessment
Exercise
Review
your
acIviIes
thus
far
and
summarize
the
following:
Enjoyable
AcIviIes
Top
3
Strengths
2
or
3
Accomplishments
4-­‐Le[er
MBTI
Type
A
DescripIon
of
Your
Personality
(in
your
own
words)
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