Week 3 - Outline  7:00 – 7:10 Essay feedback  7:10 -7:25 Current Events  7:25 – 7:35 Personality Assessments  7:35 – 8:45 MBTI Explained  8:45 – 9:00 Break  9:00 - ? Class Exercise

Essay Feedback & Tips Overall good job! 12 point font Times New Roman 1 inch Margins Spell/Grammar check No extra spaces between paragraphs Try to do full page of definition and reflection Footnote, endnotes, bibliography Insert page numbers Wikipedia, Dictionary.com do not count as references

Most job-hunters who fail to master the job- hunt or find their dream job, fail not because they lack information about the job market, but because they lack information about themselves. - Richard Nelson Bolles Let’s Self-Discover!

CURRENT EVENTS Who’s got one?

Personality Assessment Caution Should not be used to put people in a box Snap shot in time Ultimately you are the expert

Preferences Write your name Cross your arms Fold your hands

The Notion of “Preference” Preference Easy Quick No need to think It ’ s my handwriting Automatic Natural Non-Preference Awkward Slow Concentration Difficult Seems like the handwriting of a child Could improve with training A game

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Origins: C. Jung +K. Briggs & I. Briggs Myers Most widely used instrument for understanding normal personality differences Validity & reliability testing over 50 Years Over 2 million administered per year Not a Test / No Right or Wrong Answers Measures Clarity of Preferences: Focus of Energy Gathering Information Making Decisions Lifestyle Does Not Measure Skills or Abilities

MBTI Pairs E xtraversion I ntroversion S ensing I N tuition T hinking F eeling J udging P erceiving Talk it out…Think it Through… Specifics… Impact on People…Logical Implications… Joy of Processing…Joy of Closure… Big Picture… Source of Energy Gathering /Sharing Information Decision Making Life / Work Orientation

How Clear Is Your Preference? EI Very Clear - Clear - Moderate - SlightSlight - Moderate - Clear - Very Clear Source of Energy

Extraverted Type (E)  Energized by things in the outer world (other people, external experiences)  Acts then reflects (Do-Think-Do)  Verbalizes what is in his/her mind  Does his/her best thinking out loud  Often friendly, talkative, easy to know  Expresses thoughts and emotions freely  Likes to be involved with people and things — gives breadth to life  Likes working in groups — needs relationships

Introverted Types (I)  Energized by inner resources, internal experiences  Prefers reflection over action (Think-Do-Think)  Thinks about information before sharing -- guards thoughts until perfect  Often reserved, quiet, hard to know  Keeps thoughts and emotions private  Prefers one-on-one or small groups  Gives depth to life  Is may seem withdrawn to Es

How Clear Is Your Preference? SN Very Clear - Clear - Moderate - SlightSlight - Moderate - Clear - Very Clear Gathering/Sharing Information

Sensing Type (S)  Sees specific parts and pieces  Lives in the present, enjoying what ’ s there  If it ’ s real, practical, precise, and accurate, they attend to it  Likes specific examples and immediate applications  Likes things that are familiar, definite, measurable  Prefers using established skills and learns new ones step-by-step  Focuses on details and is specific  Ss may seem literal-minded to Ns

Intuitive Type (N)  Sees patterns and relationships  Lives toward the future — what might be  Tunes into future possibilities, concepts, and theories  Gathers information in a novel manner — being inventive  Learns by putting things together in novel ways  Leaps from point to point — jumps in anywhere  Tends to work in bursts of energy  Likes to learn and experiment with new things  Prefers the big picture – studies the overall design  Ns may seem fickle, impractical dreamers to Ss

How Clear Is Your Preference? TF Very Clear - Clear - Moderate - Slight Slight - Moderate - Clear - Very Clear Decision Making

Thinking Type (T)  Seeks general truths, objectivity and justice  Questions first, using logic and objective analysis  Discusses the “ pros ” and “ cons ” of a decision  Treats information critically, looking for flaws in the reasoning process  Tries to reason things out and likes their decisions to have a reasonable aspect  Controls expression of their feelings  Stronger in working with things, than people---good at analyzing plans  Ts may seem cold and condescending to Fs

Feeling Type (F)  Seeks agreement and interpersonal harmony when making decisions -- wants things to be pleasant  Makes decisions based on their values and the impact the decisions will have on people -- ask “ How would I or they feel? ”  Finds the good in people/situations  Takes an immediate and personal view — good at understanding people  Spontaneously appreciates  Favors people over tasks — values relationships and harmony

How Clear Is Your Preference? JP Very Clear - Clear - Moderate - Slight Slight - Moderate - Clear - Very Clear Life/Work Orientation

Judging Type (J)  Prefers an organized lifestyle  Plans one ’ s work and works their plan  Sets goals, makes lists, plans in advance  Likes order, structure, scheduling, regulating and controlling life  Likes to know how long something will take and when the deadline is  Doesn ’ t like surprises  Likes things to be settled, planned, and decided  Enjoys being decisive  Feels comfortable establishing closure  Js may seem demanding, rigid, uptight to Ps

Perceiving Type (P)  Likes to remain open and adapt to new information  Adaptable, flexible, spontaneous — goes with the flow  Lets life happen, rather than controlling life  Enjoys surprises and being curious  Comfortable with change  Likes freedom to explore without limits  Postpones decisions and always looks for additional information  Tends to be tentative in his/her conclusions — maintains openness  Does not like deadlines — meets deadlines by last minute rush  Ps may seem disorganized, messy and irresponsible to Js

MBTI and Team Predictions  The more different the types at work: The more slowly and painfully the group will reach decisions, but the more likely they will present a well-rounded viewpoint. If there is only one of a type, the more that person will be seen as “different” or a “road block”.  The more similar the types at work: The quicker the group will reach consensus, but will have a limited viewpoint due to inadequate representation of all views. The less likely they will succeed without outside resources.

Distribution of Preferences in the U.S. National Representative Sample Preference RM 3-2 E S T Overall Males Females J PercentagePreferencePercentage 49% 73% 40% 56.5% 24.5% 54% I N F Overall Males Females P 51% 27% 60% 43.5% 75.5% 46%

U.S. National Representative Sample RM 3-1 I S TJ 11.6% N = 3,009. Percentages total more than 100% due to the effect of rounding up. Note: The largest letter in each four-letter type represents the dominant function of that type. I S FJ 13.8% I N FJ 1.5% I N TJ 2.1% E S TP 4.3% E S FP 8.5% E N FP 8.1% E N TP 3.2% IS T P 5.4% IS F P 8.8% IN F P 4.4% IN T P 3.3% ES T J 8.7% ES F J 12.3% EN F J 2.5% EN T J 1.8%

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SEPARATE INTO GROUPS OF 4 OR 5, YOU DECIDE. –