INTRODUCTION TO MBTI & SIISYM 120 001, 9/15/2016

Personality vs. Interests Personality:

How do I do what I do? How do others experience me?Who will I get along with?

Interests: What will I do?What do I enjoy?Where might I fit in?

The MBTI & SII do not measure skill, aptitude or intelligence and are NOT used to tell you what you should be, but to be used as a spring board for

ideas

Myer’s Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in:Where we focus your attention and energyHow we acquire or gather informationHow we make decisions or judgmentsHow we relate to the outer world

…….based on personality.

These preferences are represented in 2 dichotomies and designated on 4 continuums.

Application to Career Knowledge of personality preferences helps to

identify jobs where people will feel most comfortable and effective, have a natural inclination towards and find motivation in work.

MBTI results… Summary designed to help you explore career

options Focus on the exploration process instead of the selection process

Consider the strengths and challenges associated with each type

Consider the relationship between your personality preferences and possible careers

What is the MBTI based on?

Jung's typological model of personality development

Individuals are born with innate (genetic) preferred ways of thinking and acting.

Although behavior is influenced by our environment and situational, we have an initial preference on how to approach the world.

Who Created the Instrument?Isabel Briggs Myers (daughter) & Katharine Briggs (mother)

First published in 1943 and revised several times since (Form M in 1998, Form Q in 2001) Made the insights of Jung’s personality type theory

accessible to individuals and groups Identify basic preferences of each of the four dichotomies

E/I (Where we focus your attention and energy) N/S (How we acquire or gather information) T/F (How we make decisions or judgments) J/P (How we relate to the outer world)

Four Dichotomies

Extraversion Introversion

Sensing Intuition

Thinking Feeling

Judging Perceiving

16 Personality Types Isabel and Katharine identified and described the 16 distinctive

personality types that result from the interactions among the preferences

They also applied results to career development by providing a sample of suggested careers suitable for each personality type

What are Preferences?Everyone has a natural preference for one

of the two dichotomies on each of the four MBTI continuums.

When we use our preferred methods we are at our best and feel most competent.

We all use both dichotomies, just not with equal comfort.We prefer to start with oneIt might be difficult but not impossible

“HANDEDNESS” ACTIVITY

To better illustrate what Jung meant by having an initial

preference in how we approach and relate to the world.

• We use both dichotomies, just not with equal comfort.For example, you might have a preference for P, but if you had to, you could use J. It would just be less “comfortable” at first but would get easier and you would improve overtime.

Important DistinctionsNo type is better than another; just different.

Each dichotomy is an accepted and sound way of operating.Scores indicate clarity of choice, not strength/skill level.

Slight -> Moderate -> Clear -> Very ClearPsychological type can explain some human behavior,

not all. Type should never be used as an excuse for behavior

Only you can self-validate your type, nobody else can validate your type, even the MBTI.

Developing non-preferred characteristics may be a valuable lifetime goal and is also encouraged by Jung. You have the ability and opportunity to change. What might be the benefits of this?

Questions?

Strong Interest Inventory (SII)

First developed by E.K. Strong in 1920s (last update was in 2012)

Decided/concluded that similar interests bring people together in work settings

Adapted to John Holland’s theory in 1970s People tend to surround themselves with others who share their interests, competencies, and outlook on world. Thus, where people congregate reflects the type they are. Holland’s career theory is used worldwide to describe people and categorize work environments. If you have a career that interests you (that you love) overall you will have greater life satisfaction.

Where SII Results Come From

Compared against 67,000 people who took the assessment.

All people are at least 21 years old, been in occupation for 3 years, do typical/expected work tasks and are satisfied with their work

Measures similarities to others and how well you would fit into different work environmentsCompares your interests to the interests of others

and categorizes that into different General Occupational Themes i.e. banana example

Random sample with race and ethnicityProfile is gender specific

General Occupational Themes (GOTs)

There are 6 basic categories of interest and 6 corresponding categories of work environments: Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional

We usually identify strongly with three categories; a primary, secondary and tertiary, that make up our code. Represented with first letter of code name, i.e. IAs

Can see self in all themes Organized on a pentagon as RIASEC for a reason

IAs

Realistic: The Doers, Fun Facts

What kind of car do they drive?Trucks, SUV, Jeep

What would be their ideal vacation?Camping, attending sports event, fishing,

golfing, outward bound, hiking, adventure tripWhat motivates them?

Hands-on, tangible resultsWhat would they buy?

Boats, campers, sports equipment, power tools, ESPN magazine, adventure books

Investigative: The Thinkers, Fun Facts

What would they drive?Bicycle, Volvo, “hybrid,” Honda

What would be their ideal vacation?Space camp, fossil dig, science museum,

African safari, visit ruins, historical places (Europe)

What motivates them?Curiosity, learning, knowledge

What would they buy?Telescopes, computers, books, puzzles,

electronic equipment, science fiction or mystery novels

Artistic: The Creators, Fun Facts

What kind of car do they drive?Bug, PT Cruiser, Mini Copper, Convertible

What would be their ideal vacation?NYC to see shows, Venice to see art,

dance/acting workshopWhat motivates them?

Self-expressionWhat would they buy?

Art objects, music CDs, colorful things, decorations, theater tickets

Social: The Helpers, Fun Facts

What car would they drive?Mini-van, SUV, Suburban

Where would be their ideal vacation?Cruise with friends/family, beach house

vacation, Disney World, family reunionWhat motivates them?

Helping othersWhat would they buy?

Charity event tickets, food to entertain others, People magazine, self-help books

Enterprising: The Leaders, Fun Facts

What kind of car do they drive?Lexus, BMW, Cadillac, Lincoln, high-end SUV

What is their ideal vacation?Luxury cruise, spa retreat, week of golf, Hamptons

or Cape Cod, skiingWhat motivates them?

Persuading othersWhat do they buy?

Nice cars, good clothes, country club memberships, the latest equipment, bestsellers, Wall Street Journal

Conventional: The Organizers, Fun Facts

What kind of car do they drive?Buick, Honda, Saturn, fuel efficient cars

What is their ideal vacation?Historical cities, knitting workshop, pre-

programmed tour, same cabin each yearWhat motivates them?

Organizing and bring things togetherWhat do they buy?

Hobby collections, how-to books, file cabinets and shelves

Questions?

“How/When” to take the MBTI & SII

Any computer with internetChoose a comfortable/favorite spotOn a day you feel happy and good about yourselfTake off all your different “hats”Consider each item not so deeply

Complete MBTI by midnight 9/21Complete SII by midnight 9/28Depending on how fast you read, give yourself

an hour to complete each assessment