Career Assessments and Your Future Career “Focus on Personality Assessment” Theta Alpha Kappa, Religious Studies Honor Society Presented by Career Services/Emily.

Career Assessments and Your Future Career

“Focus on Personality Assessment”

Theta Alpha Kappa, Religious Studies Honor Society

Presented by Career Services/Emily SalazarMoody Hall 134 – Ph. (512)448-8530http://think.stedwards.edu/careerservices

Objectives of Presentation

Gain understanding of: Career assessments, in general: skills, values, personality Myers Briggs Type Indicator (using online

personalitytype.com as reference) How this information relates to vocation and career

…Vocation: passion…Career: title on business card

Career Assessments

Skills and Interests Values Informal reflections Personal guidelines, boundaries Personality (today’s focus)

Personalitytype.com vs.Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Note: personalitytype.com and MBTI = same results MBTI longer & quantifies results If you agree with personalitype.com results, no need for

longer version If you disagree with personalitype.com results, you may

need to take full MBTI This presentation: will refer to “MBTI” for both tests

Uses of MBTI

Understand individual personality type and preferences Understand others’ personality types Learn to work together with people of other types Learn own areas of strength and weaknesses Appreciate personality diversity Use MBTI for teamwork, leadership, career development,

communication assessment, organization assessment

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MBTI-16 Unique Personality Types

Understanding MBTI, 16 Unique Personality Types

MBTI-16 Unique Personality Types

Understanding MBTI

No right or wrong answer

Okay to disagree with results

The older you are (& more experienced) the better a “fit”

Important to confirm your “best fit” type during today’s presentation & through future readings/research

Understanding MBTI, Extravert/Introvert

How Do You Get Energized?

Extravert Introvert

Difficulty focusing Works well in quiet, aloneEnergy from activity Energy from inner ideasAction renews strength Relaxing renews strengthThinks outloud on impulse Reflects internallyDoesn’t like alone time Seeks out alone timeWorks best in a group Works best w/ small groupActs then thinks Thinks then actsThrives in outer world Thrives in inner world

Understanding MBTI, Sensing/INtuition

How Do You Gather Information?

Sensing INtuition

Focus on details Focus on patterns, trendsUse 5 senses Use 6th sense, what could bePrefer facts Prefer the “big picture”In “here & now” In future possibilitiesLinear, step by step Think in leapsDown to earth Imaginative, creativeTrust experience Invents new ideasLikes things practical Likes to work with theories

Understanding MBTI, Thinking/Feeling

How Do You Make Decisions?

Thinking Feeling

Uses objective principles Considers people, emotionLooks for basic truth Concerned with feelingsLogical decisions Decisions from “gut”Does this make sense? What’s impact on others?Ability to “impersonalize” Feelings affect decisionsFocus on the task/goal Focus on team & peoplePoints out inconsistencies Creates harmonyTruth over tact Tact over “cold” truth

Understanding MBTI, Judging/Perceiving

What environment/lifestyle do you prefer?

Judging Perceiving

Live planned & orderly Live spontaneously Like things settled Things open to new ideas Needs a schedule, rules Prefers things unplanned Makes “to-do” list Likes flexibility Work, then play Work in energy bursts Plans to avoid rushing Works best w/ soon deadline Focus on goal so much Stay open so long and & miss new info. delay decisions

MBTI Guidelines

Guidelines for using MBTI: Type preferences best used to understand oneself first

and then others Resist stereotyping or judging others based on their MBTI

type; within each type is a wide range of human behavior; background experiences, culture and other variables not involved

Avoid using MBTI alone as basis of selection for team membership or assignments; it sorts preferences, not abilities

Use MBTI as a starting point for discussion and understanding, not an end in itself; should prompt valuable discussions within a team or in relationships

MBTI-%age of Personality Types

Hillary Clinton/ESTJBarack

Obama/ENFP

John McCain/ESTP

Vocation and Career

How it all ties together: If vocation is “passion”, important to self-assess and evaluate purpose Plenty of resources related to MBTI Regarding career:

- Common interview questions: “Why did you pick your major?” “Why do you want to work in this industry/field?” “Why do you want to work for our company?”

- Tough job market; first job won’t always be your dream job – It’s important to find the right fit!