What is your Meyers-Briggs Personality Type?

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   Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

   Have you taken the M-B personality test?
   Which of the 16 personality types are you?
   
   I am a minority type: INFP, the Idealist!

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      Pcunixposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You do know that this stuff is considered balderdash by most?

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         Baileybearposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         probably, but I enjoyed it
         
         I'm INTP by the way, and I suspect you might be too Pcunix
         at least the I T P part

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            Pcunixposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Yeah, I took one of those.  The graph had a sharp spike in one spot  that the examiners oohed and ahhed over - I don't remember what it was but I  read up on it later and learned that 20th century snake oil is all it is.

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         tonymac04posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Most what?

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         tonymac04posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Most what?

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      Sunnyglitterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I'm an INFJ- Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Judging.

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         Denise Dulanyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Me too!
         I think our personality changes with major life transitions.
         I had all my kids take it to do some research on how they will change through time.

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      tonymac04posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      INFP too - couldn't you guess? LOL!

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   waynetposted 14 years ago

   No, but I took the waynet personality test and it said I was super cool and amazing all in one! Result!

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   PurpleOneposted 14 years ago

   Mighty Mom, I am also INFP!

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   timorousposted 14 years ago

   Hi Mighty Mom.
   
   I took that test a couple of months ago.  Apparently I'm INTJ...so I like to figure things out on my own...in the most logical fashion.  So go away, I'm trying to get this next hub article 'perfect'.  Haha!  Still..I don't read too much into such things.  Everybody's different.  Even the Meyers-Briggs people say so.
   
   Actually, I'm working hard to not be so anal about stuff.  Most things don't really matter that much, you know...  Cheers.

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   Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

   For balderdash, M-B certainly is popular! (see below).
   Then again, I don't personally agree with Chinese astrology. But that doesn't stop me from reading about it on the menu every time I go out for Chinese!
   
   "One of the most popular personality tests in the world is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a psychological-assessment system based on the work of psychologist Carl Jung. Two and a half million Americans a year take the Myers-Briggs. Eighty-nine companies out of the US Fortune 100 make use of it, for recruitment and selection or to help employees understand themselves or their co-workers."
   
   
   http://www.psychometric-success.com/per … -tests.htm

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   Jane@CMposted 14 years ago

   I took it years ago and have forgotten what I am
   
   I do know creative & independent was part of it.

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   Mishaposted 14 years ago

   INTJ

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   Nelle Hoxieposted 14 years ago

   When I worked for other people, I absolutely refused to work for any company that required that I take any such a test.
   
   Bunch of bullies making an industry out of nonsense.

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      Baileybearposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I think it's wrong for companies to hire based on this test.  I did a quiz which was clearly for this, but they didn't interview me properly to see how my qualifications and skills fit the job. 
      
      However, I like MBTI as "home psychology" - I found it useful to try and understand how people tick (including myself)

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   Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

   I don't like the idea of employers using the test to judge candidates, either.
   
   If anyone is interested you can do the test for free at various sites. www.humanmetrics.com is one such site.
   I just retook the test -- still INFP!

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    Nelle Hoxieposted 14 years ago

    Why take a test at all! Time better spent writing hubs.
    
    As for finding out what makes people tick, go out and have a beer together.

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    Mighty Momposted 14 years ago

    It's really interesting that none of the hubbers who have responded are "E" we are all "I" and all "N" and no "S" types.
    Good to know we are all fulfilling our career destinies as WRITERS!

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       Pearldiverposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Burst Your Bubble - ENFJ - With Moderate Intuitive and Feeling
       
       Very Interesting and accurate for an Extrovert PD

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          livewithrichardposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I scored an ENFJ too.  What a surprise....lol

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             Pearldiverposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             I don't mind being unique.. but Not Unicqued or Unicked

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       PurpleOneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I was thinking the same thing, Mighty Mom! The so-called "minority personalities" like INFP are probably in much higher numbers here on HP than in the general population.

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    Patty Inglish, MSposted 14 years ago

    I administered/scored the test in private practice and vocational settings several years and don't care for it much. We found results didn't seem to match behavior on the job for newly hired employees more than 50% during the years we continued to follow-up with each. 
    
    When I took it myself in grad school and for a govt agency earlier, I was given a second analysis instrument for a greater in-depth look; findings being that I was both and equally ENTJ and INTJ.
    
    So, I like to use the Work Values, Job Satisfaction, Work Interests, Volunteer Interests, and Retirement Interests tests for job candidates as needed, because they are shorter and seem more accurate for more test takers I've seen. The Job Satisfaction test is GREAT for pinpointing whatever will lead to job burnout in each individual as well. I love that test. A new one in development helps pinpoint spiritual gifts for those interested and I have not yet seen it.
    
    Cheers!

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    kerrygposted 14 years ago

    INFJ

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    SirDentposted 14 years ago

    ESFJ
    
    First time I ever took this test.  My personality certainly has changed becuase back in High School I was an introvert.  I was the most shy person in school I think.

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    EmpressFelicityposted 14 years ago

    I took an online version some years back and my result came out as INFJ.  Then I joined a forum for other INFJs and realised that I definitely wasn't one!  On further consideration, I typed myself as INTJ - with a great sense of relief, I might add.  At last, I'd found a non-pathological explanation for why I have always felt like an alien in a lot of social situations
    
    I actually like Myers-Briggs; it's non-judgmental (i.e. it assigns an equal value to all the types and doesn't demonise some and idealise others).  And I always find myself secretly "typing" the people I meet and using this as a way to predict how they will behave - usually with a great deal of accuracy.  Predictive capability is the proof of any theoretical pudding.
    
    Of course, I'm sure that it gets abused too - e.g. "you can't work in sales, you're an introvert".  Whereas it's perfectly possible for introverts to do well in "extroverted" jobs such as sales; they just need to make sure that they spend regular time alone recharging themselves.

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       kerrygposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       -ntj's are an interesting bunch. I don't think he's ever taken the test, but I suspect my husband is an ENTJ and he is like a mini-Napoleon or something. 90% of the time, he can turn somebody from hostile to an ally for life in 10 minutes or less, and the other 10% he'll just trample them underfoot like ants by sheer strength of personality. It's kind of awe-inspiring to watch.

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          Pearldiverposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Hi there stranger
          
          That's just a standard Scorpio trait Kerry

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             kerrygposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Except he's Taurus!

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                Pearldiverposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                See How Accurate the Test Is?
                
                It Said I was Intuitive

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          EmpressFelicityposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          ENTJs aren't known as the Evil Overlord type for nothing

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             kerrygposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Hee! Very true!
             
             He was doing PR for his brother's business for awhile and made the governor, the mayor, most of the city council, and various state and national senators and representatives into allies before he was through.
             
             I'm lucky he's in medicine, because the alternative probably would be politics... and I would be a lousy politician's wife!

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       Patty Inglish, MSposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I like your analysis.

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    lrohnerposted 14 years ago

    I'm an ENTJ -- big surprise, I know.

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    gracenotesposted 14 years ago

    A very interesting subject!
    After a number of years of reflection, I believe I am an ISFJ.
    I never could get the "S" and "J" to fit for me since I keep a messy desk.  But I have come to realize that there's far more to it.  Like being a long-range planner and very cautious, both of which describe me!
    
    By far, the most frequent rating I get on HP is "useful".  In my imagination, I see an ISFJ writing in order to help people in practical, tangible ways.

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    Spacey Graceyposted 14 years ago

    This forum brought back happy memeroies of being at uni and doing the 'milk round' - endless tests to try and land a job. Little did I know that once I started a 'career' they'd just keep on testing me. Anyway I was happy to sit in a meeting room taking cosmo-style tests on a full days play plus expenses.
    
    Just did the test for fun to see if its changed - I am still ENFP but less extreme on each measure - which is a good thing I think because if I scored the same as I did when I was 21 I would be a little concerned I had not mellowed at all in 8 years.
    
    Thanks for the memories Mighty Mom.

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    rebekahELLEposted 14 years ago

    I took it years ago but don't remember.. anyone want to typecast me?  actually I think these kind of tests may be useful in certain situations, but I wouldn't base a hiring decision or a relationship match on a personality test.  I think anyone can be any way they need to be. we may have dominant characteristics, but if not needed in daily life, they're not obvious. we've all seen or heard about that person that acted 'out of character' and been surprised, but that's my point.

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       EmpressFelicityposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       ENFJ?

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          rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I'll let you know. I'm re-taking it.

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    CMHypnoposted 14 years ago

    INFP the last time I took the test.
    
    I was once in a situation where I had about three interviews for a job that I was well qualified for, but the guy dithered over giving it to me although he acknowledged that I was the best candidate because some part if their particular psychometric test suggested that I wasn't communicative enough. I took another job during the time he was dithering!  Ironically my previous job had been in client relations for a software company and I had spent all my time communicating!

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       EmpressFelicityposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Your story is a prime example of the way tests like this can be misused - glad you had the last laugh and got another job!
       
       I sometimes think that employers use things like psychometric testing and management consultants as a way to avoid taking responsibility for their own judgments.

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          CMHypnoposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Agree with you Empress.  If he just didn't like me, I would have preferred he said so and we could have both saved a lot of time and energy.

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    girly_girl09posted 14 years ago

    I am an ESTJ (Extraversion, Sensing, Thinking, Judgment). For me, the test is incredibly accurate!

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       Pearldiverposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Politics

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    rebekahELLEposted 14 years ago

    INFJ      it must be the mood I'm in today.  
    
    it definitely lines up with my careers and looking at personalities of famous people, I do admire others in this group, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and Nicole Kidman, John Bradshaw.

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    rebekahELLEposted 14 years ago

    after reading the description of INFJ, it's very accurate!

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    skyfireposted 14 years ago

    INTJ

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