I began with 16 Personalities. Before I go any further, it is important to point out that a lot of personality testing is based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. According to this theory, there are four different pairs of personality traits:
- Introversion (I) or Extraversion (E)
- Intuition (N) or Sensing (S)
- Thinking (T) or Feeling (F)
- Judging (J) or Perceiving (P)
One can is either introverted or extraverted, and the same holds true to the remaining pairs listed above. The 16 personalities test reportedly takes approximately 12 minutes, and is composed of 100 questions. I took the test and my results showed:
Personality type: “The Consul” (ESFJ-A)
Individual traits: Extraverted – 64%, Observant – 66%, Feeling – 66%, Judging – 51%, Assertive – 58%.
Role: Sentinel
Strategy: People Mastery
Personality type: “The Consul” (ESFJ-A)
Individual traits: Extraverted – 64%, Observant – 66%, Feeling – 66%, Judging – 51%, Assertive – 58%.
Role: Sentinel
Strategy: People Mastery
Individual traits: Extraverted – 64%, Observant – 66%, Feeling – 66%, Judging – 51%, Assertive – 58%.
Role: Sentinel
Strategy: People Mastery
According to my test results, I am a ESFJ. 16 personalities also claims to be able to tell how assertive one is.
In a nutshell, the Consul personality is
“CONSUL”
ESFJ (-A/-T)
According to 16 personalities, "ESFJ's best careers all have the additional benefit of providing them with perhaps the most important requirement: to feel appreciated and know they've helped someone."
I cannot deny that this matters a lot to me. For me, this is one of the best ways to connect with others, and I understand and appreciate that being able to help others is to be in a place of privilege, because I have something that others need, and I do not take what I have for granted.
Next, I looked at a website called truity.com, and looked at an infographic on this site and was told that ESFJ's are caretakers, and that the best careers for us are as follows: elementary school teacher, child care director, nutritionalist, cosmetologist, or registered nurse. I did begin my teaching career as an elementary school teacher, so maybe there is something to this. Actually, I am reasonably sure that there is something to this.
When I went to typefocus.com and took a test designed to test the same four personality attributes as 16 Personalities, my test results showed that I was an ENFP. This would make me a campaigner according to 16 personalities, which looks like this
I cannot deny that this matters a lot to me. For me, this is one of the best ways to connect with others, and I understand and appreciate that being able to help others is to be in a place of privilege, because I have something that others need, and I do not take what I have for granted.
When I went to typefocus.com and took a test designed to test the same four personality attributes as 16 Personalities, my test results showed that I was an ENFP. This would make me a campaigner according to 16 personalities, which looks like this
“CAMPAIGNER”
ENFP (-A/-T)
Enthusiastic, creative and sociable free spirits, who can always find a reason to smile.
Before continuing, I should point out that while the test on typefocus took less time, the questions were more difficult than 16 Personalities, because that the truity.com test asks the taker to choose between two short phrases. The test taker is asked to select the phrase that appeals to him or her most. The problem is that sometimes they both seem appealing. With 16 personalities, the test taker has to agree or disagree with a statement, but can somewhat agree, agree, strongly agree, somewhat disagree, disagree or strongly disagree.
According to infographic at truity.com, as an ENFP, I am now an empath, and the careers that best suit me are recreational therapist, restaurateur preschool teacher, travel writer, or landscape architect.
I would be happy doing any of these jobs; however, I feel that I am more of a consul than a campaigner.
Taking things a little further, I took the test at 16 Personalities again on a different day. If I am an ESFJ or Consul, this should not change from day to day. My results to the test on the second day were interesting:
I will make you smile! Personality type: “The Entertainer” (ESFP-A)
Individual traits: Extraverted – 67%, Observant – 66%, Feeling – 66%, Prospecting – 56%, Assertive – 64%.
Role: Explorer
Strategy: People Mastery
You will notice that my strategy is still people mastery, but my role has changed from sentinel to explorer. On the second day that I took the test, I was 3 percent more extraverted, equally observant, equally feeling, and 6 percent more assertive.
The most interesting change is in the judging or perceiving/prospecting realm. The first time, I took the test, I received a borderline J (for judging) with 51 percent. The next time, I took the test was 56 percent prospecting (P), which changed my personality type from an ESFJ to an ESFP.
When I look at the infographic on truity.com, ESFJs and ESFPs are both caretakers. However, the suggested career pursuits for an ESFP are recreation director, customer service representative, receptionist, dental assistant or bartender. In all honesty, I cannot see myself as a bartender...ever. This does not mean it is bad job, but just that it is not the right job for me.
The most important thing that I have come to understand from doing this and need to convey to you is that if you are passionate about a career path, and it does not show up in your results, you should pursue that career path provided that it is obtainable. I could never be a nuclear physicist, and all the passion in the world would not make this happen for me.
Personality inventories are interesting, and probably in most cases somewhat accurate. They help us see where we may fit in the world, but they do not define our places. These inventories allow us to consider options that we may not have otherwise considered. Approached with an open mind, these tools are valuable.
As for my results, I feel that the ESFJ best suits me, but it is a bit of a loose fit.
Enthusiastic, creative and sociable free spirits, who can always find a reason to smile.
Before continuing, I should point out that while the test on typefocus took less time, the questions were more difficult than 16 Personalities, because that the truity.com test asks the taker to choose between two short phrases. The test taker is asked to select the phrase that appeals to him or her most. The problem is that sometimes they both seem appealing. With 16 personalities, the test taker has to agree or disagree with a statement, but can somewhat agree, agree, strongly agree, somewhat disagree, disagree or strongly disagree.
According to infographic at truity.com, as an ENFP, I am now an empath, and the careers that best suit me are recreational therapist, restaurateur preschool teacher, travel writer, or landscape architect.
I would be happy doing any of these jobs; however, I feel that I am more of a consul than a campaigner.
Taking things a little further, I took the test at 16 Personalities again on a different day. If I am an ESFJ or Consul, this should not change from day to day. My results to the test on the second day were interesting:
I will make you smile! Personality type: “The Entertainer” (ESFP-A)
Individual traits: Extraverted – 67%, Observant – 66%, Feeling – 66%, Prospecting – 56%, Assertive – 64%.
Role: Explorer
Strategy: People Mastery
Individual traits: Extraverted – 67%, Observant – 66%, Feeling – 66%, Prospecting – 56%, Assertive – 64%.
Role: Explorer
Strategy: People Mastery
You will notice that my strategy is still people mastery, but my role has changed from sentinel to explorer. On the second day that I took the test, I was 3 percent more extraverted, equally observant, equally feeling, and 6 percent more assertive.
The most interesting change is in the judging or perceiving/prospecting realm. The first time, I took the test, I received a borderline J (for judging) with 51 percent. The next time, I took the test was 56 percent prospecting (P), which changed my personality type from an ESFJ to an ESFP.
When I look at the infographic on truity.com, ESFJs and ESFPs are both caretakers. However, the suggested career pursuits for an ESFP are recreation director, customer service representative, receptionist, dental assistant or bartender. In all honesty, I cannot see myself as a bartender...ever. This does not mean it is bad job, but just that it is not the right job for me.
Personality inventories are interesting, and probably in most cases somewhat accurate. They help us see where we may fit in the world, but they do not define our places. These inventories allow us to consider options that we may not have otherwise considered. Approached with an open mind, these tools are valuable.
As for my results, I feel that the ESFJ best suits me, but it is a bit of a loose fit.
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