16 Types Test and Your Career Choice

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my new article "16 Types Test and Your Career Choice". In the last article I wrote about the necessity of psychological tests in the course of career counselling. These tests use to classify people to several personality type and by that advice them about their career. Today I'm going to present you one of the most popular psychological test, which is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

This test examines 4 traits at a person and decides between 2 options for each trait: 1. Extraversion (E) - Introversion (I)

Extrovert are people who are action and people's oriented. They prefer to act straight away instead of thinking and planning. They know a little about many topics but none in depth. They prefer many superficial relationships rather than a few deep relationships. They get reassured by the presence and opinions of other people.

Introverts are thinking and ideas people. They tend to deepen into a few areas of speciality and don't scatter on many topics. They tend to have a few deep relationships and don't make many acquaintances. They get reassurance by spending time alone and contemplating.

2. Sensing (S) - Intuition (N)

Sensing people look superficially at data: if you told them about an article on the paper, they wouldn't (for example) suspect that the article may promote political agenda. When reading a post on the internet, they wouldn't bother to find out who published that information. If you told them something about yourself, they wouldn't contemplate why you told them that. They concentrate on the present with little contemplation on the future.

Intuitive people tend to link between ideas and produce a new idea. They tend to be suspicious about facts and dive inside the data in order to find the truth. They contemplate on new possibilities and idea and don't concentrate on the present. They manage well with theories and abstract ideas.


3. Thinking (T) - Feeling (F)

Thinking people make decisions based on facts and rules. They don't involve deep emotions in their decision making. They concentrate on getting maximal benefit in their decisions.

Feeling people make decisions based on emotions and feelings. They involve their feelings in their decision making. They concentrate on the human factor of the decisions.


4. Judging (J) - Perception (P)

Judging people tend to use their judging trait (thinking or feeling) much more than their perception trait (sensing or intuition). Perceiving people tend to use their perception trait (sensing or intuition) more than their judging trait (thinking or feeling).


Now, please go and test yourselves here: http://16typequiz.com/quiz.html

What are the main career paths for each personality type:

ISTJ (duty fullfillers) careers: Business Executives Accountants Detectives Lawyers Medical Doctors / Dentists Computer Programmers Military Leaders

ESTJ (guardians) careers:
Military leaders
Business Administrators and Managers
Police / Detective work
Judges
Financial Officers
Teachers
Sales Representatives

ISFJ (nurturer) careers:
Interior Decorators
Designers
Nurses
Administrators and Managers
Administrative Assistants
Child Care / Early Childhood Development
Social Work / Counselors
Paralegals
Clergy / Religious Workers
Office Managers
Shopkeepers
Bookkeepers
Home Economics

ESFJ (caregivers) careers: Home Economics Nursing Teaching Administrators Child Care Family Practice Physician Clergy or other religious work Office Managers Counselors / Social Work Bookkeeping / Accounting Administrative Assistants

ISTP (mechanics) careers: Police and Detective Work Forensic Pathologists Computer Programmers, System Analysts Engineers Carpenters Mechanics Pilots, Drivers, Motorcyclists Athletes Entrepreneurs

ESTP (doers) careers: Sales Representatives Marketing Personnel Police / Detective Work Paramedic / Emergency Medical Technician PC Technicians or Network Cablers Computer Technical Support Entrepreneurs Athlete

ISFP (artists) careers: Artist Musician / Composer Designer Child Care / Early Childhood Development Social Worker / Counselor Teacher Psychologist Veterinarian Forest Ranger Pediatrician

ESFP (performers) careers: Artists, Performers and Actors Sales Representatives Counselors / Social Work Child Care Fashion Designers Interior Decorators Consultants Photographers

INTJ (scientists) careers: Scientists Engineers Professors Medical Doctor Corporate Strategists Business Administrators Military Leaders Lawyers Computer Programmers

ENTJ (executives) careers: Corporate Executive Officer Entrepreneur Computer Consultant Lawyer Judge Business Administrators University Professors and Administrators

INTP (thinkers) careers: Scientists Photographers Strategic Planners Mathematicians University Professors Computer Programmers Technical Writers Engineers Lawyers Forensic Research

ENTP (visionaries) careers: Lawyers Psychologists Entrepreneurs Actors Sales personnel Computer Programmer

INFJ (protectors) careers: Clergy / Religious Work Teachers Medical Doctors Alternative Health Care Practitioners Psychologists Social Workers Musicians

ENFJ (givers) careers: Psychologist Social Worker Teacher Clergy Sales people Human Resources Politicians

INFP (idealists) careers: Writers Social Workers Teachers Psychologists Musicians Clergy

ENFP (inspirers) careers: Psychologist Entrepreneur Actor Teacher Politician Writer Television Reporter Computer Programmer Engineer

Summary - I've posted here the option of getting career advice by a very simple and prompt measure: the 16-Type test. I'd be happy to hear your reviews about this test an its reliability.