The document describes 8 different personality types - the Perfectionist, Helper, Producer, Connoisseur, Sage, Visionary, Mediator, and their key characteristics. For each type, it provides examples of good career fits and famous people who exemplify that personality type.

1. SOME
PERSONALITY
TYPES AT WORK

2.  The Perfectionist
 You want to get things exactly right.
You're idealistic, critical and
judgmental.
 You make decisions with the thought
that there is only one correct way to do
it.
 Upright, fastidious and high energy, You
have a clear vision of the way things
should be.
 Good jobs for
Perfectionists: Preacher, teacher,
quality controlmanager, architect,
dentist, tailor or lecturer
 Famous Perfectionists: Hilary Clinton,
Laura Schlesinger, Rudy Giuliani, Al
Gore and Martha Stewart

3.  The Helper
 Sweet, sensitive, helpful and
sometimes humble.
 You are relationship-
oriented.
 Although you can be
manipulative, you are also
inspirational and bring out
the best in others.
 Good jobs for
Helpers: Customer service,
therapy, sales, public
relations and health care
 Famous Helpers: Mister
Rogers, Joseph Biden, Isaac
Mizrahi, Kelly Ripa, Katy
Perry, Kendra Wilkinson and
Sarah Palin

4.  The Producer
 Enthusiastic, efficient, high-
performing and competitive
 you are a can-do person who
wants to be known for getting the
job done.
 You can be seen as a charismatic
leader, or as superficial and
insensitive.
 You're a good team player and
motivator,
 Good Jobs for
Producers: Executive, politician,
coach, administrator, sales
manager, self-help author and
entrepreneur
 Famous Producers: Donald
Trump, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Billy
Mayes, Tony Robbins and Oprah
Winfrey

5.  The Connoisseur
 You love the beautiful, the true, the
obscure and the unusual.
 You're romantic, creative, a bit
melancholy, and can sometimes be
elitist.
 You often make decisions based on
feeling.
 you prefer to describe yourself as a
patron of the arts and the finer
things in life, elegant and tasteful
 Good jobs for
Connoisseurs: Artist, critic,
columnist, designer, fiction
writer, actor, song writer/performer -
- creative people of any kind
 Famous Connoisseurs: Ralph
Lauren, Robert Downey, Jr., Francis
Ford Coppola, Anne Rice, Amy
Winehouse and Angelina Jolie

6.  The Sage(Wise)
 You like to be slightly removed
from the rest, so you can watch
the world from a safe distance
while collecting facts, theories
and information.
 You are independent and self-
sufficient, and are sometimes
considered distant.
 You can be brilliant, intense
and committed.
 Good Jobs for
Sages: Scientist, researcher, a
nalyst, entrepreneur, advisor
or writer
 Famous Sages: Bill Gates,
Warren Buffet, Buddha, Barack
Obama, Michell Pfeiffer, Tim
Burton and Garrison Keillor

7.  The Visionary
 Engaging, energetic and
upbeat, you can be optimistic to a
fault.
 You're a great networker, and you
see things in terms of the best
possible outcome
 people can view you as
irresponsible and narcissistic You
prefer to be called an idealist.
 Good jobs for
Visionaries: Consultant, inventor,
futurist, humorist, theoretical scie
ntist, author or any role that
involves mental inspiration and
encouragement
 Famous Visionaries: John F.
Kennedy, Richard Branson, Robin
Williams, Cindy Lauper, Cameron
Diaz, Bette Midler and Regis
Philbin

8.  The Mediator
 Confrontation and discord are your
worst enemies, so you have become
adroit(skillfull) at placating and
pacifying.
 You are calm and good at
compromise, and generally serve as
the peacemaker in heated
situations.
 You're in touch with the feelings of
the group. Some people see you as
ambiguous and indecisive.
 Good Jobs for
Mediators: Diplomat, postal
worker, manager,therapist, human
resource expert and mediator
 Famous Mediators: Ronald Reagan,
Queen Elizabeth II, Julia Child,
Jennifer Aniston, Matthew
Broderick, Ringo Starr, Placido
Domingo and Adam Sandler