http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
Prior to a few months ago I kept something to myself. In my daily grind I always assess people's personality types and skill-sets and compare and contrast to others. I know it seems rather OCD, but when you are as obsessed with reading biographies as I am you start to look for common themes. I have certainly surmised that those individuals that are fortunate enough to be in a job that is keenly in tune with their personality are the most successful.
In the last few months I have started asking people if they ever have taken the test. I usually get one of two responses: (1) Yes, I am _______ and that is so interesting; or, I never have, but I'd love to.
What other "cocktail talk" do you know that has a win-win result like that? I urge you to start talking to people about "Who they REALLY are".
There are many sites out there that will also assess your compatibility with your mate! Mine is an ISTJ. She is a Software Developer and our results were hysterical to read out loud. They were 100% accurate.
Wikipedia, defines the MB Type Indicator as:
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality test designed to assist a person in identifying some significant personal preferences. Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers developed the Indicator during World War II, and its criteria follow from Carl Jung's theories in his work Psychological Types.[1]
The Indicator is frequently used in the areas of pedagogy, group dynamics, employee training, leadership training, marriage counseling, and personal development. However, scientific skeptics and academic psychologists have criticized the indicator in research literature, claiming that it "lacks convincing validity data" [2] and could be an example of the Forer effect.[3][4].
The registered trademark rights in the phrase and its abbreviation have been assigned from the publisher of the test, Consulting Psychologists Press Inc., to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Trust.[5]
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