Below is a Quick & Easy Personality Test
to help determine your type
- based on the MBTI Theory -
Instructions for taking this test
Read the questions and answer them thoughtfully more from a personal point of view, than a workplace point of view.
Test yourself on your knowledge.
Then check off which side of the scale you are on.
By the end of Scale 4, you will have your 4 Letter Personality Code
You will then go on to read your detailed Personality Type description.
Print-outs of all inventories and quizzes are available for a small donation in Career Manual 1. Click on the Donate Button.
PERSONALITY TEST
SCALE 1 EXTRAVERTS (E) - INTROVERTS (I)
Question: When you need to recharge, do you prefer?
To be with people Or To be by yourself.
EXTRAVERTS
Have a high energy that recharges by being around other people.
Will choose to go some place where there are people they can talk to or be around.
If they can't do that, they may call someone, or even several people, and spend time talking on the phone.
They tend to talk a lot, and even think out loud.
Like to be involved in a lot of activity, multi-tasking several things at a time.
INTROVERTS
Have a quiet energy, that needs to withdraw from or minimize their interaction with people in order to recharge.
They prefer to be alone, or with a pet. They are comfortable spending time alone.
Dealing with other people at such times, is draining for them.
Introverts like reading, watching TV or taking a walk in nature when their energy is low.
They have a quiet energy, and tend to listen more than talk.
Check which one you believe you are.
AN EXTRAVERT _____ AN INTROVERT _____
SCALE 2 SENSORS (S) - INTUITIVES (N)
Question: When you are trying to understand some new information, do you?
Prefer to have as much detail and factual information as possible about it, in order to get a good grasp of it.
Or
Prefer to just get the gist of it and see the broad picture first, and let the pieces fall into place later.
SENSORS
Need to gather as much detail as possible - to know the facts and specifics.
Are more task oriented and focused on getting the job done according to the requirements.
Talk in a straightforward way about what is, not about what might happen "if".
Like to keep on track and stay focused on the task.
Want to take the "tried and true" way of doing things.
Focus on "getting the job done".
INTUITIVES
Like to stand back to get the bird's eye view - to see the big picture.
Ask questions like: Where are we going with this?
Focus more on the people doing the task, than the task itself.
Relationships, connections with the team, are key to them.
Look for patterns and possibilities, want to find creative ways of doing the job.
Prefer to run or manage 'long-term' projects.
Check which one you believe you are.
A SENSOR ______ AN INTUITIVE ______
Scale 3 THINKERS - FEELERS
QUESTION: When you have to make a decision about something, which do you trust more?
A mental evaluation of it - having thoroughly and systematically analyzed it.
Or
Your instinctive or gut feelings about it.
THINKERS
Make decisions based on objective, and impersonal logic - what clearly makes the most sense.
Are direct and honest - no fudging on the issues.
Tend to see the cause and effect down the road.
Will look at it with a critical and reasoning eye.
Are motivated by achievement.
FEELERS
Make decisions based on how they feel about the choices.
Take into consideration how others will feel about their decisions.
See things through their personal value system.
Can easily get their feelings hurt.
Are motivated by appreciation from others.
Check which one you believe you are.
A THINKER ______ A FEELER ______
SCALE 4 JUDGERS - PERCEIVERS
QUESTION: When you are going on a personal vacation, do you prefer?
To carefully research and plan it, and know exactly what you are going to do each day. Or
To just wing it, and "see what happens".
Judging Types
Are structured and prefer to plan.
Are very time-conscious.
Like to have things clear and settled in their minds and know where they're going.
Tend to be orderly and productive.
Are motivated by organization and control.
Perceiving Types
Like variety and change.
Typically are unaware of "clock" time.
Like to take a "wait and see" approach.
Tend to be flexible, spontaneous and non-conforming.
Are motivated by freedom.
Check which one you believe you are.
A JUDGER ______ A PERCEIVER ______
FINDING YOUR PERSONALITY CODE
Your code is formed from the first letter of each of your choices.
If you checked Extrovert - Intuitive - Feeler - Judger
Your code would be: ENFJ
Note: 'Intuitive' uses the second letter 'N' in the word 'Intuitive', because 'I' is already taken by 'Introvert'.
My 4 Letter Personality Code is: ______________
PERSONALITY TYPE DESCRIPTIONS
For this part of the test, you will have to go off this site. I apologize for that. There is just too much information to carry here, when it is so well done on the Personality Page site.
Take your 4 Letter Code and click on the link below: "A Description of the 16 Personality Types". There, you'll find thumbnail descriptions of the 16 Personality Types.
Below each thumbnail description you will see a link that says: "Click here for a detailed description . . ."
Read Your Personality Type Description. You may also want to read through the other types you find there. You can come back here when you are ready.
