1. Unit 1 : Personality types
Maharaj 2015

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. The REAL Test can be found at….