I just completed a College Career Assessment Profile. For those of you that know me take a look and see if you agree with the results. Thought it was interesting in the fact the top things are things I wanted to do when I was younger but life chose a different path. Let me know if you agree:
Personality Type: ENTJ
Introduction
Of the many factors that contribute to a successful college experience, and subsequent career, an understanding of Personality Type is among the most useful.
While interests and skills change during the course of a person's life, the one thing that does remain constant is an individual's Personality Type - the innate way each person naturally prefers to see the world and make decisions. And although all individuals are unique, people of the same type share enormous similarities in the kinds of academic subjects and careers they find interesting, and the kind of work they find satisfying.
By understanding the role Personality Type plays, people can gain important insights into their educational, career, and relationship needs. And because people of different types often communicate in very different ways, counselors and advisors can learn which strategies work most effectively with each individual student.
Understanding you, Don
People like you are confident, and assertive. You almost always seem to be sure of yourself, and you speak your mind directly and honestly. You have strong opinions and are usually able to convince others that your position is right. While you are naturally very fair, you are also rather outspoken. Because you are so friendly and comfortable being the center of attention, you probably have a large circle of friends. People admire your determination and willingness to push yourself to achieve your very high standards.
You are also a creative person who likes to ask thought-provoking questions. You love to learn but get bored with any repetition, and constantly need a new challenge to stay interested. Imaginative and creative, you like to look beyond the everyday to really understand why the world operates as it does. You are decisive and organized, and since you like to be prepared at all times, you may find it difficult or embarrassing to try to improvise. You like to be in charge but sometimes take over projects that aren't really yours. You are frustrated by inefficiency, and find illogical rules infuriating. Whatever you try, you want to be good at, and you especially like to demonstrate your competence to others. People around you look to you as a natural leader and are often impressed with your knowledge. You are a person other people respect so they feel comfortable giving you a lot of responsibility.
Note: Based on our assessment, your personality type is "ENTJ."
Your Strengths and Blindspots:
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. The key to finding the best path for all people is by using their natural strengths and becoming aware of their natural blindspots.
Your strengths may include:
Developing and following a well laid-out plan
Looking down the road and anticipating how your needs and interests may change
Using your creativity to solve problems that arise
Networking effectively to get good information and advice
Impressing people by becoming very knowledgeable about their interests and/or organizations
Your blindspots may include:
Making decisions too quickly
Appearing overly confident, arrogant, or too pushy
Dismissing good possibilities that may not appear to be challenging enough
Being patient with the slow moving parts of the process
Not being a good listener or interrupting people
For a college experience to be satisfying for you, it should provide:
Plenty of opportunity to develop and use your leadership skills.
A first rate faculty that encourages students to challenge their teachers as a way of learning.
A rigorous academic program with high standards that constantly challenges you to excel and rewards innovative thinking.
An interesting and motivated student body and lots of opportunities to participate in a variety of cultural activities.
Status: enjoys a national reputation for excellence, if not for the college or university as a whole, than at least for the department that offers your major.
For a career to be satisfying for you, it should:
Give you plenty of opportunity to develop and use your leadership skills.
Let you use your ability to do strategic planning.
Involve work with other interesting people whose competence you respect.
Challenge your intellectual curiosity.
Reward you fairly for your contribution and give you plenty of opportunity to advance.
Be exciting, challenging, and competitive.
Allow you to supervise others.
Not involve spending lots of time dealing with others' personal problems.
Your Preferred Learning Style:
While ALL individuals are unique, people of the same type often learn best in similar ways. The following summarizes what you need in order to maximize learning.
Explains the underlying principles and concepts relating to the subject.
Presents information in a logical, objective, unemotional way.
Provides opportunity for you to develop and demonstrate your leadership abilities.
Gives you permission to question and challenge conventional wisdom.
Encourages you to use your creativity to solve problems.
Rewards you for your competence, intelligence and achievements.
Your Interpersonal Negotiating Style
Everyone negotiates something with someone on almost a daily basis. Borrowing the family car, requesting more time to finish a research paper, deciding amongst friends which movie or restaurant to go to, etc. In college and in work "interpersonal negotiating" becomes substantially more significant. Here are your possible strengths and blindspots with this process:
Possible Strengths
Exude confidence in your positions and abilities.
Knowledgeable about issues, well prepared and organized.
Excellent strategic thinker; view negotiation process as "chess match".
Make logical arguments; support your positions with compelling reasons.
Highly competitive and assertive.
Possible Blindspots
May be perceived as arrogant and superior.
My be overly aggressive and intimidate opponents.
May not have the skill or take the time to try and develop relationships.
May lack sensitivity to or perceptiveness about what is most important to others.
May be impatient with process and push for closure prematurely.
Potential careers and majors for you to consider:
The careers listed below are all linked to your personality type and are organized by career cluster you have indicated most to least interested in. While there is never a guarantee, people of your type have indicated job satisfaction with these careers.
Very Interested Interested Somewhat Interested
Government and Law
(Very Interested)
Adjudicators, Hearings Officers, and Judicial Reviewers business administration and management, general English language and literature, general political science, general pre-law studies and social work
Attorney, litigator pre-law studies
City Planning Aide civil engineering/civil technology/technician
Government Property Inspector and Investigator law enforcement/police science
quality control technology/technician
Intellectural Property Attorney pre-law studies
Judge pre-law studies
Judge and Magistrate graphic and printing equipment operator, general
mechanical typesetter and composer
Lawyer business, general
English language and literature, general
history, general
law and legal studies
political science, general
pre-law studies
Legislative Assistant paralegal/legal assistant
public policy analysis
Political Analyst political science, general
Political Scientist American government and politics
international relations and affairs
political science, general
The Arts
(Pretty Interested)
Architect, Except Landscape and Marine architectural engineering
architectural urban design and planning
architecture
Art Director art, general
arts management
Producer acting and directing
drama/theater arts, general
film-video making/cinematography and production
radio and television broadcasting
technical theater/theater design and stagecraft
Television Producer radio and television broadcasting
Business, Management, & Finance
(Pretty Interested)
Association Manager and Administrator business administration and management, general
Budget Analyst accounting
business administration and management, general
finance, general
public administration
public finance
Business Consultant business administration and management, general
business marketing and marketing management
Corporate Finance Lawyer business/managerial economics
finance, general
pre-law studies
Credit Analyst banking and financial support services
finance, general
Economic Analyst econometrics and quantitative economics
economics, general
international economics
Economist agricultural business and management, general
agricultural economics
applied and resource economics
development economics and international development
econometrics and quantitative economics
international economics
Employee Training Specialist education administration and supervision, general
human resources management
public administration
Employment Development Specialist human resources management
Financial Examiner finance, general
Financial Manager, Branch or Department accounting
business/managerial economics
economics, general
finance, general
financial planning
Franchise Owner business administration and management, general
enterprise management and operation, general
franchise operation
retail management
Gambling Establishment Manager business administration and management, general
hospitality/administration management
General and Operations Managers food and beverage/restaurant operations manager
food services technology
foods and nutrition science
institutional food services administrator
Human Resources Manager business communications
business, general
counseling psychology
human resources management
psychology, general
social psychology
social sciences, general
International Banker international business
international finance
Investment Banker banking and financial support services
Labor Relations Manager business administration and management, general
business, general
human resources management
industrial and organizational psychology
labor/personnel relations and studies
organizational behavior studies
Management Analyst business administration and management, general
Management Analysts business administration and management, general
business systems analysis and design
business/managerial economics
economics, general
finance, general
Management Consultant business administration and management, general
business/managerial economics
management science
public relations and organizational communications
Mortgage Broker banking and financial support services
business/managerial economics
finance, general
Office Manager business administration and management, general
business, general
office supervision and management
Personal Financial Advisors finance, general
financial planning
Police and Detective Supervisor corrections/correctional administration
criminal justice studies
law enforcement/police science
Private Sector Executive business administration and management, general
education administration and supervision, general
finance, general
investments and securities
Project Manager business administration and management, general
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Manager real estate
Security Manager business administration and management, general
law enforcement/police science
security and loss prevention services
Stockbroker investments and securities
Treasurer, Controller, and Chief Financial Office accounting
finance, general
Venture Capitalist international business marketing
investments and securities
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