1. PERSONALITY & YOUR
CAREER
Different
people
have
different
du1es
assigned
to
them
by
nature;
Nature
has
given
one
the
power
or
the
desire
to
do
this,
the
other
that.
Each
bird
must
sing
with
his
own
throat.
-­‐
Anonymous

2. Objec&ves
• Examine
the
role
of
personality
in
the
workplace
• Find
out
your
personality
type
– Carl
Jung
Personality
Test
• Gain
insight
to
personality
profile
• Assess
strengths
and
weaknesses
– Personal
– Social
– Professional

3. Role
of
Personality
in
the
Workplace
• Recognize
preferred
workplace
environments
• Understand
the
people
you
work
with
be@er
• Acknowledge
differences
and
similari1es
• Iden&fy
communica1on
methods
• Examine
pa@erns
of
behavior
Ask
Yourself:
Am
I
a
Fit?
Is
the
company
a
fit?

4. Carl
Jung
Personality
Test
Visit
the
following
website
to
complete
the
personality
test:
hOp://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-­‐win/jtypes1.htm

5. Carl
Jung
Personality
Test
Modes
of
Opera&on
Terminology
Used
• Our
flow
of
energy
• How
we
take
in
informa1on
• How
we
prefer
to
make
decisions
• How
do
we
deal
with
the
external
world
on
a
Day-­‐to-­‐
day
Basis
•
• Extraverted
or
Introverted
• Sensing
or
iNtui1ve
• Thinking
or
Feeling
• Judging
or
Perceiving

6. Where
Are
You?

7. Career
Personality
Profile
Once
you
iden&fy
your
4
leOers,
visit
the
following
website
for
a
personality
profile:
hOp://www.personalitypage.com/html/careers.html

8. ENTJ-­‐
The
Execu&ve
(Example
personality
profile)
• As
an
ENTJ,
your
primary
mode
of
living
is
focused
externally,
where
you
deal
with
things
ra&onally
and
logically.
Your
secondary
mode
is
internal,
where
you
take
things
in
primarily
via
your
intui&on.
• ENTJs
are
natural
born
leaders.
They
live
in
a
world
of
possibili1es
where
they
see
all
sorts
challenges
to
be
surmounted,
and
they
want
to
be
the
ones
responsible
for
surmoun1ng
them.
They
have
a
drive
for
leadership,
which
is
well-­‐served
by
their
quickness
to
grasp
complexi1es,
their
ability
to
absorb
a
large
amount
of
impersonal
informa1on,
and
their
quick
and
decisive
judgments.
They
are
"take
charge"
people.
Organization Builder
Entrepreneur

9. Your
Personality
Type:
___________
STRENGTHS
(Things
you’re
good
at)
PERSONAL
SOCIAL
PROFESSIONAL

10. Your
Personality
Type:
___________
WEAKNESSES
(Areas
for
Improvement)
PERSONAL
SOCIAL
PROFESSIONAL

11. Tell
Me
About
Yourself.
.
.
.
• They
want
to
see
how
you
view
yourself
– Show
confidence,
not
confusion
– How
do
you
think
• Start
with
strong
statement
about
yourself
• Expand
to
a
summary
of
your
work
history
or
academic
journey
– Research
projects
– Things
that
have
prepared
you
for
the
job
(REU,
Internships,
Volunteer)
– Know
your
resume
inside
and
out,
give
them
a
verbal
summary
of
your
resume,
reinforce
your
resume
• No
robot
answers
(Don’t
memorize
a
script
for
this,
each
job
is
different)
– Research
the
posi1on
– Review
your
work
history
– Find
connec1ons
that
mesh
between
the
two
• Don’t
bring
up
anything
too
personal,
show
same
interest
in
the
job
as
you
do
in
your
hobbies
• Relax
and
smile

12. Where
It
Goes
South
List
2
Weaknesses
List
3
Strengths
When you give your weakness,
offer a method or recent habit
you started to help you improve
the weakness. Do not think of it
as a weakness, it is an area of
improvement.
If they state,
“please give me (or us) two weaknesses”,
rephrase the statement,
“two areas of Improvement are. . .”
When you give your strengths
make sure they are of true of who
you are and of value to the
organization. This means you will
need to research the company.
Do not use “um” or “uh” when you answer
this question. Show confidence in your
abilities and give an example of a situation
where you executed a task or displayed
that strength.

13. Ques&ons,
Comments,
Concerns?
The value of identity of course is that so
often with it comes purpose. ~Richard
Grant
I can teach anybody how to get what they
want out of life. The problem is that I can't
find anybody who can tell me what they
want. ~Mark Twain
He who knows others is learned;
He who knows himself is wise.
~Lao-tzu, Tao te Ching