... I was listening to a TED talk today about introverts, and decided that I'd try one of those personality tests - the one I did is based on both Jung and the Briggs-Myers test, which I think a lot of workplace personality tests use. If you have a spare couple of minutes, try it here.
Anyway, according to this test, I am an ENFJ - Extroverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging person. Apparently I share this with a few US Presidents including Obama (yeah!), Reagan (less yeah!) and Clinton (hmmm), and a whole bunch of caring-sharing types including Oprah and the founder of the Red Cross. But what I found really interesting was the lists of jobs recommended for ENFJ types, of which this is a typical example:
Scarily, I have done at least half of these jobs, and wouldn't mind a lot of the others (although I'm not sure about the clergy ...). So is there really something in it after all? Am I really such a stereotype? Would love to hear what you think, to try and work out if I'm getting sucked in by psycho-babble boll@#%s or if these tests are actually quite perceptive ...
Anyway, according to this test, I am an ENFJ - Extroverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging person. Apparently I share this with a few US Presidents including Obama (yeah!), Reagan (less yeah!) and Clinton (hmmm), and a whole bunch of caring-sharing types including Oprah and the founder of the Red Cross. But what I found really interesting was the lists of jobs recommended for ENFJ types, of which this is a typical example:
Possible Career Paths for the ENFJ:
- Facilitator
- Consultant
- Psychologist
- Social Worker / Counselor
- Teacher
- Clergy
- Sales Representative
- Human Resources
- Manager
- Events Coordinator
- Sales Representative
- Politicians / Diplomats
- Writers
Scarily, I have done at least half of these jobs, and wouldn't mind a lot of the others (although I'm not sure about the clergy ...). So is there really something in it after all? Am I really such a stereotype? Would love to hear what you think, to try and work out if I'm getting sucked in by psycho-babble boll@#%s or if these tests are actually quite perceptive ...
Just did mine. I was Introverted, Intuitive, thinking & Judging. (Judging & Introverted being the 2 highest scores!)
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Little known facts about INTJs - "INTJs, like their INFJ counterparts, are among the rarest of the personality types, thought to comprise only 2-3% of the population. More often than not, INTJs carry a y-chromosome, outnumbering INTJ females at a clip of four to one." So, you are a rare jewel in many ways!
Deleteyaaaay get me - I'm rare!
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