Unit 1 : Personality types Maharaj 2015

Personality The word personality itself stems from the Latin word persona. It refers to a theatrical mask work by performers in order to either project different roles or disguise their identities. A brief definition would be that personality is made up of the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that make a person unique.

Why is personality important Knowing your personality type allows to identify what you may be good and send you towards a career path There are numerous types of personality tests– the major ones are: Myers-Briggs True colours Holland test

Myers-Briggs + True Colours compared Created by mother/daughter team Highlights your strengths of preferences and the description of your personality type Gives you a 4 letter code Code matches specific job titles Companies use it to see if applicants are the “perfect match” Very long

True colours test… Popular, fun and easy test 4 colours– Orange, Blue, Green and Gold Used to represent the different parts of a person’s personality

True colours continued…. As you take the test, a colour is assigned to you The colour represents your MOST DOMINANT characteristics

Holland Test Psychologist Dr. John Holland has divided the personality into 6 categories and believed that people should choose careers that match their personality to be satisfied. The Holland Personality Test provided by the Career Center of the University of Missouri. Realistic – someone who does Enterprising - someone who persuades Social - someone who helps Artistic - someone who creates Investigator - someone who thinks Conventional - someone who organizes

The REAL Test can be found at…. http://www.roguecc.edu/Counseling/HollandCodes/test.asp