JUNIOR SEMINAR 3:MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR

MARC TUCKER

MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR

Based on Swiss Psychiatrist Carl

Jung’s theory of personality

Developed in 1943 by Katharine Briggs

and her daughter Isabel Myers

It’s the most widely used personality

inventory in the world

MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR

What it measures:

Your personal preferences

What it does not measure:

Pathology (diagnosis)

Anything concrete

MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR

Thought process behind MBTI:

self knowledge + career knowledge =

the best insight to finding a career

which is a good fit for you

PREFERENCES EXERCISE

First, write your name with your

dominate (preferred) hand.

Now, write your name with other hand.

How would you describe the experience of

writing with your preferred hand? With

your non-preferred hand?

PREFERENCES EXERCISE

What does this exercise show us?

If you had to, you can use either hand to write

(even if it doesn’t look pretty). Although you

use both hands regularly, typically, one hand

feels more natural and is preferred for writing

while the other requires more effort.

This is a good example of how preferences can

be measured by the MBTI. Simply because you

prefer one way of doing something over the

other doesn’t mean you’re incapable of it.

TAKING THE ASSESSMENT

There are no right or wrong answers! Answer honestly and

don’t assume one answer is better than another. Go with

your first instinct. Select what describes you most often.

If you are unsure about any of the words/questions, raise

your hand and I will come assist you.

Ingenious – clever, original, and inventive

Gregarious – fond of company; sociable

Sharp-tongued – uses harsh or critical language

Make sure you mark your answers with an “x” and push

down hard. If you wish to change an answer, blacken in the

incorrect box and mark the correct one with an “x”.

Put your pen down once you’ve completed all 93 questions

and flip your booklet over so I know you have finished.

Don’t tear into the booklet or start scoring yet. Please stay

quiet until all your classmates have finished.

SCORING THE ASSESSMENT

Read horizontally across each row and count the

number of X’s (don’t include any boxes which

have been blackened).

Enter the total for each row in the shaded area at

the end of the row. If you have no X’s in the row,

write 0 in the shaded area.

SCORING THE ASSESSMENT

Once all shaded areas are filled in, add down

each of the 8 columns and write the total for each

column in the area labeled “Total Raw Points.”

Then, copy your total for each letter into the

corresponding box.

SCORING THE ASSESSMENT

SCORING THE ASSESSMENT

Under the Summary section, write your

preference in each of the four boxes. Next to each,

write the clarity category you circled.

I =Moderate, S =Clear, F =Very Clear, P =Very Clear

SCORING THE ASSESSMENT

Once you've completely filled out your score

sheet, copy all of the information from it over to

the detached MBTI score sheet.

Make sure to include your name in the top left corner

The MBTI booklet is yours to keep and refer to in

the future. Please be sure to turn in the detached

MBTI score sheet, with your name on it, since it

will be our only way of verifying you completed

this assignment.

Hang on to this packet and remember to use it to

help you answer the MBTI-related questions on

your essay.

WHAT DOES YOUR MBTI

TYPE MEAN?

THE FOUR DIMENSIONS

The four dimensions of the MBTI represent four

dichotomies that affect your personality:

Source of Energy

How We Take In Information

Basis for Decisions

Approach to Life

These dimensions are on a spectrum – meaning

there are various levels of each dimension and

most often a person is not fully represented by

just one side of the spectrum.

THE FOUR DIMENSIONS

Source of Energy

Introversion-------------------------Extraversion

How We Take In Information

Sensing-------------------------Intuitive

Basis for Decisions

Thinking-------------------------Feeling

Approach to Life

Judging-------------------------Perceiving

SOURCE OF ENERGY

EXTRAVERT

Feels pulled outward by external claims

and conditions

Energized by other people and external

experiences

Talkative, easy to get to know

Expresses emotions

Seeks interactions when stressed

Acts, then reflects

INTROVERT

Feels pushed inward by external claims

and intrusions

Energized by internal thoughts, ideas,

and experiences

Often reserved and quiet

Tends to bottle emotions

Seeks privacy when stressed

Reflects, then acts

EXTRAVERTS & INTROVERTS

IN WORK SITUATIONS

Extraverts Introverts

• Like variety and action

• Tend to be faster

• Are often good at greeting

people

• Often impatient with long,

slow jobs

• Interested in results

• Don’t mind interruption

• Act quickly

• Like having people around

• Communicate freely

• Like quiet for concentration

• Careful with details, dislike

sweeping statements

• Trouble remembering names

and faces

• Like to work on one project for

a long time without

interruption

• Interested in idea behind job

• Dislike interruptions

• Think before they act

• Work contentedly alone

• Some problems

communicating

HOW WE TAKE IN INFORMATION

SENSING

Prefers handling practical matters

Likes things that are definite and measurable

Uses the five senses to process information

Lives in the present

Pays attention to detail

Proceeds in systematic ways

Likes work that is “hands on”

Likes procedures and routines

INTUITIVE

Prefers imagining possibilities

Likes opportunities for being inventive

Uses hunches, concepts, and theories to process information

Future oriented (what might be)

Looks at the “big picture” and relationships

May jump steps in a sequence

Prefers variety

SENSING & INTUITIVE TYPES

IN WORK SITUATIONS

Sensing Intuitive

• Dislike new problems

• Like an established way of

doing things

• Enjoy using skill already

learned

• Work steadily with a realistic

idea of how long a job will take

• Reach a conclusion step by

step

• Patient with routine details

• Impatient when results get

complicated

• Not often inspired

• Seldom make errors of fact

• Good at precise work

• Like solving new problems

• Dislike doing same thing

repeatedly

• Enjoy learning new skill more

than using it

• Work in burst of energy, with

slack periods in between

• Reach a conclusion quickly

• Impatient with routine details

• Patient with complicated

situations

• Follow inspirations

• Frequently make errors of fact

• Dislike taking time for

precision

BASIS FOR DECISIONS

THINKING

Decides with head

Goes by logic

Concern for truth and justice

Views situations as distant observer

Tends to see flaws

FEELING

Decides with heart

Goes by personal convictions

Concern for relationships and harmony

Tend to praise and appreciate

THINKING & FEELING TYPES

IN WORK SITUATIONS

Thinking Feeling

• Don’t show much emotion,

often uncomfortable dealing

with others’ feelings

• May hurt people’s feelings

without knowing

• Like analysis and logic. Are

okay without harmony.

• Decide things impersonally,

paying little attention to

people’s wishes

• Need to be treated fairly

• Able to reprimand/fire people

• More analytical—respond

more easily to people’s

thoughts

• Firm-minded

• Very aware of other people

and their feelings

• Enjoy pleasing people

• Like harmony. Stressed out

by office feuds.

• Let decisions be influenced by

their own or others’ wishes

and likes

• Need occasional praise

• Dislike telling people

unpleasant things

• Are more people-oriented—

respond more easily to

people’s values

• Sympathetic

APPROACH TO LIFE

JUDGMENT

Likes to have life under control

Enjoys being decisive

Prefers organized lifestyle

Planned and orderly

Likes structure

Uncomfortable with open-ended situations

Likes clear limits and categories

Very comfortable with closure

Plans in advance, does well with deadlines

PERCEPTION

Prefers to experience life as it happens

Enjoys being curious and discovering surprises

Prefers flexible lifestyle

Adaptable and spontaneous

Likes going with the flow

Like freedom to explore

Uncomfortable with closure (limiting)

Meet deadlines at last minute

JUDGING & PERCEPTIVE TYPES

IN WORK SITUATIONS

Judging Perceptive

• Like to plan their work and

follow the plan

• Like to get things settled and

finished

• May decide things too quickly

• May dislike to interrupt

project they are on for a more

urgent one

• May not notice new things

that need to be done

• Want only essential things

needed to begin their work

• Tend to be satisfied once they

reach a judgment

• Adapt well to changing

situations

• Don’t mind leaving things

open for alterations

• May have trouble making

decisions

• May start too many projects

and have difficulty finishing

them

• Postpone unpleasant jobs

• Want to know all about new

job

• Tend to be curious and

welcome new light on a

subject

CONCLUSIONS

MBTI AND CAREER

People tend to be attracted to, and have

the most satisfaction in, careers that

provide them with opportunities to

express and use their MBTI type

preferences.

Other considerations:

Various personality types exist and

contribute in every career field

MBTI is a snapshot in time

Work values

Job market

WRAP-UP

MONDAY NIGHT SESSIONS

February 12

April 9

April 30 (make-up)

REFLECTIVE ESSAY (DUE: APRIL 9)

Paragraph 1: When you began Junior Seminar,

what careers were you considering?

Paragraph 2: What is your Myers Briggs

Personality Type (MBTI)?

Explain what your type indicates about you.

Explain what your type indicates about careers

that might fit you.

These paragraph prompts will be in the scoop next

week as well

Paragraphs 3-5 will be announced at a later date

PAPERWORK & EXIT

Turn in: Copy of MBTI score sheet (make sure

your name is on it)

Keep: MBTI booklet and Common

Majors/Careers worksheets

Resources for you in the future and it will help you

answer the MBTI-related questions on your essay

Dismissal:

Waiting on a ride? Meet at Buc Mart (Culp 2nd floor).

Driving? Drive safe.

Otherwise, walk to your bus outside the Culp Center.