Junior Seminar 2: Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment. Brittany Lewis

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1 Junior Seminar 2: Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment Brittany Lewis

2 Tonight s Agenda Missing CWS contracts Reminder of essay requirements Complete and discuss the Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment

3 Reflective Essay One of your requirements for participating in the CWS program is to write and submit a reflective essay. As part of the essay, you will be asked questions related to your Myers-Briggs assessment. What is your type? Explain what your type indicates about you Explain what your type indicates about careers that might fit you Keep track of your booklet/type information so that you can reference these while writing your essay later!

4 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Based on Swiss Psychiatrist Carl Jung s theory of Personality. Developed in 1943 by Katherine Briggs and her daughter Isabel Myers. The MBTI is the most widely used personality inventory in the word.

5 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator What it measures Your personal preferences What it does not measure Pathology anything medically or intellectually related to you and your being Anything concrete may change throughout developmental stages

6 Handwriting Preference Exercise

7 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator The MBTI works by evaluating individuals based on FOUR dichotomies or dimensions Each dimension is 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. This assessment is about preferences which dimension, or which side of the spectrum, describes you most often?

8 Before you get started... There are no right or wrong answers your answers should reflect whatever is true for you! Do not spend too much time on any one question. Go with your gut! If you can t decide, skip it and come back to it later*. Read each question carefully, and indicate your answer by making an X in the appropriate box next to the response you select. *Make sure you press firmly* If you make a mistake DO NOT erase, but blacken in the box marked in error and place an X in the correct box.

9 Instructions continued.. Please stay quiet so that you do not disturb those around you. If you have trouble understanding a word or a question, raise your hand and I will come assist you. When you have completed the assessment, turn your booklet over and look up so that I know you are finished. DO NOT go on to the scoring portion yet, we will do this together after everyone is finished.

10 Directions for Scoring Once you are finished, fold and remove the edge that reads DO NOT OPEN BOOKLET... On the right hand page where your answers are located, read horizontally across each row. Count the number of X s in each row and write the total in the shaded area at the end of that row. Do not count boxes that are blackened. For rows with no X s, write a 0 in the shaded area. You may find it helpful to use the booklet edge you removed as a guide for each row. When all the shaded areas are filled in, add down the eight vertical columns. Write the total raw points for each column at the bottom of the score sheet. Check your addition, then copy the total for each letter into the corresponding box at the top of the left hand page.

11 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.

12 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.

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14 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

15 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.

16 Don t forget about your essay! Hang on to this packet and remember to use it to help you answer the MBTI-related questions on your essay. While we discuss the MBTI in more detail, you may want to take some notes on your own type. Essay questions related to MBTI: 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.

17 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

18 Source of Energy Introversion Extraversion

19 Extraverts Energized by other people and external experiences Talkative, easy to get to know Expresses emotions openly Seeks interactions when stressed

20 Extraverts in the workplace Like variety and taking action Are often good at working as part of a team Interested in results May enjoy high energy environments Communicate freely

21 Introverts Energized by internal thoughts, ideas, and experiences Often reserved and quiet Tends to bottle emotions Seeks privacy when stressed

22 Introverts in the workplace Like quiet for concentration Careful with details Like to work on one project for a long time without interruption Think before they act Work contentedly alone Communication is better one-on-one

23 How we take in Information Sensing Intuitive

24 Sensing Likes things that are definite and measurable Tend to be specific and literal Lives in the present Pays attention to detail Likes work that is hands on Likes procedures and routines

25 Sensing types in the Workplace Like an established way of doing things Reach a conclusion step by step Patient with routine details Impatient when results get complicated- prefer tangible results Good at precise work

26 Intuitive Value imagination and innovation 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

27 Intuitive types in the workplace Like solving new problems Dislike doing same thing repeatedly Work in burst of energy, with slack periods in between Patient with complicated situations Dislike taking time for precision

28 Basis for decisions Thinking Feeling

29 Thinking Decides with head - implies impersonal analysis to problems Values logic Views situations as distant observer Described as cool, calm and objective Are firm-minded

30 Thinking types in the workplace Don t show much emotion, often uncomfortable dealing with others feelings Maintain business environment Like analysis and logic Decide things impersonally More analytical respond more easily to people s thoughts

31 Feeling Decides with heart Value empathy Goes by personal convictions Concern for relationships and harmony Tend to praise and appreciate May be described as caring and emotional

32 Feeling types in the workplace 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- looks for the good and compliments Sympathetic

33 Approach to life Judging Perceiving

34 Judging Likes to have life under control Enjoys being decisive Prefers organized lifestyle Likes structure Likes clear limits and categories Plans in advance, does well with deadlines

35 Judging types in the workplace Like to plan their work and follow the plan Like to get things settled and finished May decide things quickly Like having high responsibility Seeks stability and security

36 Perceiving Prefers to experience life as it happens Prefers flexible lifestyle Adaptable and spontaneous Likes going with the flow Meet deadlines at last minute

37 Perceiving types in the workplace Adapt well to changing situations May have trouble making decisions May start too many projects and have difficulty finishing them Tend to be curious and welcome new light on a subject Takes risks and can be adventurous

38 Common Misconceptions I can t function as my opposite type Preference ability If I know someone s types, I can predict (or manipulate) their behavior Knowing their MB type only gives a framework to understand them I need to find people with the same types to be productive Complimentary strengths can help your weaknesses

39 What are benefits of using the MBTI? Increased self-awareness Understanding how others perceive your actions Identify your assumptions when interpreting others actions Learning to adapt and change to others around you Improve communication Increase productivity

40 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 psychological type preferences. ALL types make contributions in every career field! Look over the handouts with common careers and majors by MBTI type. Have you considered these career options before?

41 Questions?