MBTI Personality Assessment: Career Choice, Strengths, Limitations

This essay provides a comprehensive analysis of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality assessment in relation to career choice. It begins with a description of the author's identified personality type, INFP, based on the MBTI test results, highlighting its characteristics such as imagination, idealism, and a focus on possibilities. The essay then delves into the strengths associated with the INFP personality type, particularly in the context of becoming an orator, emphasizing creativity, productivity, and competence. Challenges are also discussed, including sensitivity to criticism, lack of confidence, and a preference for solitude, which could hinder group work. The author reflects on the positive aspects of their personality, such as introversion and intuition, while also acknowledging potential limitations of the MBTI test, including its cost, time consumption, and potential inaccuracies. The essay concludes by referencing various sources to support the analysis and critique of the MBTI as a personality assessment tool.

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Introduction to human relations
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1. After taking Myers Briggs Personality Indicator (MBTI) test, I found that the top three
personality types, which matches my mentality are: INFP, ISFP and ISFJ. Among these,
elucidation can be produced for INFP personality type, which is as follows:
INFP stands for
Introversion- 59%
Intuition (N)- 47%
Feeling- 75%
Perception- 55%
In case of INFP, I learnt that these people are imaginative idealists, guided by their
own beliefs. This matches with my personality, as I like to focus on the possibilities rather
than realities. The persons with this personality type perceive a potential for shaping their
future. In this process, they seek individual means for seeking value and meaning into their
life. All these cases seem true for me, as I dislike to go with the traditional views and customs
regarding progressing on the path of becoming an orator.

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2. Strengths of the personality type in relation to career choice
According to my plans, I preferred to become an orator. Since my childhood, I use to
practice ornamental words for communicating with others. One of the greatest strengths for
the people with INFP personality type is that they are natural artists. They are gifted with
innovative ideas, which implemented properly, enhances their creativity and imagination.
Devoting quality time towards nourishing and nurturing the art would help me to seek
attention from others. The people with this personality type are highly skilled and
productive, which helps in creating a positive image wherever they go. My hardworking
nature would contribute in enhancing the productivity of the spheres, which I would reach for
attaining personal and professional development. One of the other strengths of this
personality type is that they are exceptionally competent to the tasks, they are allotted. I think
I am competent enough for completing the allocated tasks in the ambience of pressure.
Typical evidence of this lies in my adjustability skills and abilities.
I can also point out that the persons with this personality type are predetermined in
terms of working towards the identified goals and objectives. According to my personality,
perseverance, dedication and commitment towards the tasks would be helpful in terms of
projecting productive labour and attaining praise. Perceiving the things from positive side is
one of the biggest strengths of the persons with this personality type. However, this would
keep them in dark about the practical issues governing the life.
3. Challenges in the personality type in relation to career choice
My career preference is becoming a good orator. The persons with INFP personality
type are very sensitive to the surrounding environment. Diversified comments about my
oratory skills would deviate me from my identified and specified goals. Chronic and
Pessimistic attitude results in mood swings, which is harmful in terms of maintaining the
stability in the personality. Along with this, they are also sensitive to criticisms. If their

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viewpoints are not considered and are discouraged, they can encounter nervous breakdowns,
which aggravates the complexities towards controlling their performance. One of the
concerns in this direction is that the persons with this personality type have strong belief on
their abilities, however, they lack the confidence towards emerging capable in performing
according to the plans. I sometimes lack confidence regarding handling the tasks within an
ambience of pressure. Negligent approach towards this aspect would act as a threat towards
performing challenging tasks. The persons with this personality type love to remain in
solitude, which can be a problem in terms of working in groups. Along with this, it would
result in conflicts, differentiation of opinions, which adds ambiguity into the personality of
the individuals.
4. Areas of interest in the personality type
I personally liked the fact that my dominant energy style is introversion. This is
because I am concerned about organizing my comfort zone, so that I can access the things in
a proper manner, when I need to undertake important decisions. This aspect can obstruct my
preparation for polishing the communication skills. I also liked the projection that my
cognitive style is blended with the preference towards sensing. Intuition helps me to sense the
things happening around me. I am in full support for this fact, as observation helps me to
learn the things in a better manner. Hearing inspirational and emotional stories of others
distracts me from my objectives. Therefore, I liked the score for the attributes of thinking and
feeling. I believe perceiving other is the best way of learning and managing the life and its
direction. For this, I expose my likeness towards the scores for perceiving and judging. I
think that perceiving the actions of others enables me to judge them.
5. Limitations of Myers Briggs Personality Indicator Test (MBTI)

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One of the major concerns of this test is that it is time consuming, which delays the
process of analysing the performance of the employees. Along with this, the tests are very
costly, due to which most of the companies do not adopt the test for assessing the
performance of the employees. Sometimes accuracy in the result of the test is an issue, which
aggravates the complexities in judging one’s personality. Discrepancies in the final score
adds hypothetical parameter to the capabilities, abilities, competencies and skills of the
employees. Each of the four personality types have individual characteristics, which makes
the process of judging the overall performance or personality difficult.
According to the critics, Myers Briggs Personality Test can be exempted from
separating the individuals based on the attributes of adaptive, functional or stable. Typical
evidence of this lies in the scores of the attributes within the personality. Mention can also be
made of Annie Murphy Paul, who considers that no personality test has achieved the cult
status. This is because it lacks any scientific basis. However, for developing the machines and
synthesis of the scores, scientific management theory is needed for assessing the personality
of the individuals. Rationality towards considering the scores of the personality tests would
help me to enhance the establishment of my personality as an orator.

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