Self Assessments
Myers-Briggs
The Meyers-Briggs Indicator Report Form Q is perhaps the most widely used personality test in the world. Many businesses today use results from this test to gauge whether a prospective employee might fit in at their workplace or not. It is based off personal responses to 70 situational/preferential questions that determine a person’s “type”. According to this test there are sixteen personality types based off of opposing parts:
Extraversion vs. Introversion
Sensing vs. Intuition
Thinking vs. Feeling
Judging vs. Perceiving
According to the results I received from the Myers-Briggs personality assessment, I am an ENFP. ENFP stands for: Extraversion, Intuition, Feeling, and Perceiving. I have taken many faux Myers-Briggs tests similar to this particular one, and my result seems to check out. Usually I get either an ENFJ or an ENFP. I am satisfied with my assessment because I find it to be fairly balanced with no true extremes. However, it may be the most accurate representation of my personality because the length of bars of my choices is relatively small. For example, my ratings for the personality type I was given go as follows: “E” (13/30), “N” (7/30), “F” (7/30, and “P” (6/30). That in and of itself is a representation of my personality. I am not set in my ways according to my test results, and I certainly agree with that. I am open to change and generally have a difficult time deciding what I believe about myself and making choices.
My personality type tends to be warmly enthusiastic, high-spirited, innovative, imaginative, and always finding a new possibility to try. This personality type is also quick with suggestions for any difficulty. They are empathetic- that is on of my stronger traits that I am actively aware of and completely agree with in my results. ENFPs often rely on their ability to improvise rather than preparing in advance. While I do agree with the improvisation factor, there is a part of me that does enjoy structure and schedule at times. That is shown in my results, too.
I did find some results worth discussing. In terms of areas where my results landed in the “Midzone and Situational or Muted” categories, I noticed a few. In the Extraversion Result, I scored an “M&SorM” for: gregarious vs. intimate and enthusiastic vs. quiet. In the Intuition Result, I scored an “M&SorM” for: concrete vs. abstract and practical vs. conceptual. In the Feeling Result, I scored an “M&SorM” for: reasonable vs. compassionate and tough vs. tender. In the Perceiving Result, I scored an “M&SorM” for: planful vs. open-ended, early starting vs. pressure-prompted, and methodical vs. emergent. Those categories were labeled as such because those are some of the most “grey” areas in my thoughts. I generally toe the line with making decision about issues dealing with those topics.
I had two results that were “Out-of-Preference”. These results were found under the Thinking and Feeling Scale, and they were: questioning vs. accommodating and critical vs. accepting. I scored extremely high on the questioning and critical side of the graph while I should have scored on the accommodating and accepting side according to my personality type. This means that the results I received for these two areas landed in an area probably best fit for a different personality type. These are results are the black sheep, so to speak, of my personality, and it truly says so much about me. If I could choose one word to describe myself it would be: questioning.
Extraversion vs. Introversion
Sensing vs. Intuition
Thinking vs. Feeling
Judging vs. Perceiving
According to the results I received from the Myers-Briggs personality assessment, I am an ENFP. ENFP stands for: Extraversion, Intuition, Feeling, and Perceiving. I have taken many faux Myers-Briggs tests similar to this particular one, and my result seems to check out. Usually I get either an ENFJ or an ENFP. I am satisfied with my assessment because I find it to be fairly balanced with no true extremes. However, it may be the most accurate representation of my personality because the length of bars of my choices is relatively small. For example, my ratings for the personality type I was given go as follows: “E” (13/30), “N” (7/30), “F” (7/30, and “P” (6/30). That in and of itself is a representation of my personality. I am not set in my ways according to my test results, and I certainly agree with that. I am open to change and generally have a difficult time deciding what I believe about myself and making choices.
My personality type tends to be warmly enthusiastic, high-spirited, innovative, imaginative, and always finding a new possibility to try. This personality type is also quick with suggestions for any difficulty. They are empathetic- that is on of my stronger traits that I am actively aware of and completely agree with in my results. ENFPs often rely on their ability to improvise rather than preparing in advance. While I do agree with the improvisation factor, there is a part of me that does enjoy structure and schedule at times. That is shown in my results, too.
I did find some results worth discussing. In terms of areas where my results landed in the “Midzone and Situational or Muted” categories, I noticed a few. In the Extraversion Result, I scored an “M&SorM” for: gregarious vs. intimate and enthusiastic vs. quiet. In the Intuition Result, I scored an “M&SorM” for: concrete vs. abstract and practical vs. conceptual. In the Feeling Result, I scored an “M&SorM” for: reasonable vs. compassionate and tough vs. tender. In the Perceiving Result, I scored an “M&SorM” for: planful vs. open-ended, early starting vs. pressure-prompted, and methodical vs. emergent. Those categories were labeled as such because those are some of the most “grey” areas in my thoughts. I generally toe the line with making decision about issues dealing with those topics.
I had two results that were “Out-of-Preference”. These results were found under the Thinking and Feeling Scale, and they were: questioning vs. accommodating and critical vs. accepting. I scored extremely high on the questioning and critical side of the graph while I should have scored on the accommodating and accepting side according to my personality type. This means that the results I received for these two areas landed in an area probably best fit for a different personality type. These are results are the black sheep, so to speak, of my personality, and it truly says so much about me. If I could choose one word to describe myself it would be: questioning.