Effectiveness of Personality Tests on Career Choice

Taking a personality test might bring a fresh perspective on career choices.

Matching your career to your personality is the key to having a successful and long professional life. Because active people usually spend more time at work than at home, their careers should not be a burden.

MBTI

Career counselors frequently use the Myers Briggs personality test (also known as the Myers Briggs Type Indicator or MBTI) to assist clients in finding the career that suits them. It is based on the principle that the career has to match the way individuals think and feel about the world and the way they make decisions.

Personality Differences

Each individual has distinct personality traits and acts differently from others. These differences determine what type of individual matches a certain career. According to the type test, individuals can be extroverted or introverted, sensing or intuitive, thinking or feeling and judging or perceiving.

Efficiency

There are other personality tests, such as the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. Their goal is to evaluate people's personalities and to give them ideas about career choices according to the answers provided by the test takers. Their results are not to be taken ad litteram; they just direct the test takers toward a profession that matches their personality and attitude.

References

• Career Choice Guide: Myers Briggs Personality Test
• Career Test Center: Type Theory and Career Choices
• Career Info: Career Assessment Tests