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Will a Personality Test Help You Find a Career?

By: Brian3 Jones3

Will a Personality Test Help You Find a Career?

The short answer is yes and no. Many people take personality tests such as the Myers-Briggs® to help them in their career searches. Here are some arguments for and against relying on such tests:

On the "yes" side, it's a well-known phenomenon in the world of work that birds of a feather flock together. That means certain personality types congregate in higher percentages in some careers more than in others. For example, there is a personality type that is quite common among accountants. This is one reason we have jokes based on professional stereotypes. There are often many similar people in each profession, so jokes tend to reflect that majority.

The reason personality types are attracted to differing occupations is because of the nature of the work. In our example, people who are accurate, logical, detail-oriented, prefer working with numbers rather than people, and who follow rules are more likely to enjoy accounting than people who are not any of the above. Conversely, people who ignore rules, are emotional, focus on people and grand ideas are more likely be artists. If a personality test helps you better understand what kind of person you are, it can help you pick a career that fits your style. That's much better than trying to change yourself.

On the "no" side, it's also true if you survey enough people in any profession, you’ll find all personality types. Sure, there's a typical kind of accountant, but there are many others who do not fit the profile. Even if your personality type is uncommon for accountants, you still might be a happy, successful accountant. There are surely rule-breaking, emotional, and irrational accountants in the world. Not as many as other types, but there are surely some. Who can tell if you'd like the work or not? It's hard to say without trying it.

A second problem is no test can tell you specifically which career to pick. You might have a list of 100 careers that people of your type enjoy. At that point, knowing your personality type might not provide you with much guidance. For example, accountant types would likely enjoy banking, financial analysis, editing, and auditing as well. How do you pick from among many options?

In my experience, the greatest use of these tests comes from knowing yourself better. While it might not tell you which career to pick, such tests can often point you in the right direction, which can be a great help for those who are struggling. Personality tests are often great at explaining why you don't like your job. You might be like the Ugly Duckling: a swan trying to act like a duck. Far better to be a swan, but to do so, you have to look in the mirror and recognize who you are. A personality test can help you do that.

Copyright 2008 by Brian Jones.

Brian Jones has tested over 18,000 people at his web site http://www.DiscoverYourPersonality.com Many have changed careers as a result.

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