16 Personality Types
What 4 letter are you?
Intraverted Individuals are ….
…thought oriented, prefer to gain insights and depth of knowledge,
prefer being alone and few interaction, although when interacting,
they prefer to build strong friendships
• Intimate - most comfortable in small groups and with one-on-one
relationships. Can get exhausted by social interaction
• Quiet - present themselves modestly, drawn to the calm away
from the center of action.
• Contained - well controlled, calm exterior, often difficult for others
to “read.”.
• Visual - learn through observation, reflection, reading, and more
solitary means.
Extraverted individuals are…
… action oriented, prefer to gain wide knowledge, prefer to be among
people and prefer frequent interaction.
• Enthusiastic - being energetically with the “action” and at the
center of things.
• Initiator - social facilitator, outgoing, build bridges among people.
• Expressive - easy to know, approachable, warm, readily show
feelings, eager to speak your mind.
• Auditory - learn through listening, active dialogue, and
involvement with others.
Introverted (I) or Extroverted (E)?
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Quiet
Reflective
Think, then speak
Solitude
Measured
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Loud
Active
Speak, then think
Social
Expressive
Sensing individuals …
… prefer information that is backed by evidence (i.e. that they can
understand or accept with the use of their five senses).
• Concrete - depend on verifiable, factual information and direct
perceptions. literal, mistrust fuzzy information.
• Realistic - value being practical, cost-effective, and exercising
common sense.
• Experiential – Observant, prefers first hand and past experience.
• Traditional - trust what is familiar, supports established groups
and methods, honor events that have happened in the past.
Intuition individuals…
… use their imagination to see new possibilities and insights hidden
from the eye.
• Imaginative - enjoy being clever and novel.
• Intellectual – enjoys learning, acquiring knowledge, mental
challenges.
• Theoretical - conceptual, looking for patterns in observed facts,
comfortable with theories and inventing new ones.
• Original – likes new things and creating new things and ideas.
Sensing (S) or Intuition (N)?
Thinking problem-solvers are …
• Critical - comfortable making distinctions, categorizing, making
win/lose choices, being in adversarial situations.
• Tough Minded - results oriented, ends justify the means, stick on
task. Firm. Can suppress feelings
• Questioning - intellectually independent, resistant to influence,
self confident.
• Reasonable - is clear-thinking, objective, reasoned, and logical in
everyday decision- making.
Feeling problem-solvers are …
• Accepting - tolerant towards human failings, see positive side of
others, instinctually seeks win/win resolutions of problems.
• Tender Hearted - use gentle persuasion to influence, reluctant to
force compliance. Compassionate.
• Accommodating - seeks consensus, conflict avoiding, seeks
harmony.
• Follow your heart - trusts emotions and feelings, values human
considerations, in touch with feelings.
Thinking (T) or Feeling (F)?
Judging individuals are…
• Early Starter - focused. Structure activities to work on one thing at
a time, allowing adequate time for proper completion.
• Systematic - prefers clear rules and guidelines
• Scheduled - creates and easily follows standardized and familiar
routines.
• Planful - likes to schedule future commitments far in advance,
uses dates and deadlines to organize their energies.
• Methodical - implements projects in a planned, organized, and
step-by-step manner. Self programming.
Perceiving individuals are …
• Pressure Prompted - prefers variety and multi-tasking. Most
effectively energized when working close to deadlines.
• Casual - comfortable making adjustments as situation requires.
Adaptable.
• Spontaneous - dislikes repeatedly following the same routines.
Seeks variety and change. Risk-taking
• Open-ended – Prefer to keep your options open. Wants to
preserve flexibility and freedom, dislikes being tied down by long
range plans. Makes flexible plans.
Judging (J) or Perceiving (P)?
What 4 letters did you come up with?
Does your career path fit your personality?