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WHAT'S MY BASIC PERSONALITY?

The five-factor model of personality - oftenreferred to as the Big Five - has animpressive body of research supporting thatfive basic personality dimensions underliehuman behavior. These five dimensions aredefined as follows:

Extraversion. Someone who is sociable,talkative, and assertive. High scores indicatean extravert; low scores indicate an introvert.

Agreeableness. Someone who is good-natured, cooperative, and trusting. This is a

measure of your propensity to defer to others.High scores indicate you value harmony; lowscores indicate you prefer having your say orway on issues.

Conscientiousness. Someone who isresponsible, dependable, persistent, andachievement oriented. High scores indicatethat you pursue fewer goals in a purposefulway; low scores indicate that you're moreeasily distracted, pursue many goals, and aremore hedonistic.

Emotional stability. Someone who is calm,enthusiastic, and secure. High scores

indicate positive emotional stability; lowscores indicate negative emotional stability.Openness to experience. Someone who isimaginative, artistically sensitive, andintellectual. High scores indicate a widerange of interests and a fascination withnovelty and innovation; low scores indicateyou're more conventional and find comfort inthe familiar.

Your personality score was calculated asfollows (with reverse scoring on those itemsmarked with an asterisk). Scores in eachcategory will range from 3 to 15:

Items1, 6,and11*

Extraversion

You scored12

Items2*, 7,and12

Agreeableness

You scored8

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Items3, 8,and13

Conscientiousness

You scored10

Items

4, 9,and14*

EmotionalStability

You scored12

Items5*,10*,and15*

Openness toExperience

You scored13

The most impressive evidence relates to theconscientiousness dimension. Studies showthat conscientiousness predicts jobperformance for all occupational groups. The

preponderance of evidence indicates thatindividuals who are dependable, reliable,thorough, organized, able to plan, andpersistent tend to have higher jobperformance in most, if not all, occupations.

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WHAT'S MY MBTI PERSONALITY TYPE?

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Your score is:

E S F J

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is avery popular personality framework. Itclassifies people as extroverted or introverted

(E or I), sensing or intuitive (S or N), thinkingor feeling (T or F), and perceiving or judging(P or J). These classifications can then becombined into sixteen personality types (forexample, INTJ, ENTP).

This questionnaire is an abbreviated versionof the MBTI. Some examples andinterpretations:

INTJ. You have an original mind and greatdrive for your own ideas and purposes.You're skeptical, critical, independent,determined, and often stubborn.

ESTJ. You're realistic, logical, analytical,decisive, and have a natural head forbusiness or mechanics. You like to organizeand run things.

ENTP. You're a conceptualizer. You'reinnovative, individualistic, versatile, andentrepreneurial. You tend to be resourceful insolving challenging problems but you mayneglect routine assignments.

What value can the MBTI have for you? Itcan help you understand your personality -your strengths and your weaknesses. It canhelp you in making successful career

decisions when you try to find jobs that alignwell with your strengths and avoid those jobsthat are a poor fit.

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