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Mar 8, 2021
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delux_247
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Not really and in my experience many people seem to get entrenched in what their
results say they should be like - almost like they typecast themselves once something in their profile resonates with who they think they are or should be.
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Anyone taken the Meyer Briggs test? Was it insightful? Unhelpful? A crock?
homegrown
3/8/21 7:02am
Somewhat pseudo-scientific, but still a useful framework to give some insight into your personality
BeyondTheMark
3/8/21 7:05am
I took it a long time ago
Doctor Rosenrosen
3/8/21 7:08am
Merely a triumph of marketing
Gustav
3/8/21 7:09am
Waste of time.
JuicyJam
3/8/21 7:15am
It’s astrology for CEOs
backprop
3/8/21 7:28am
As a psychologist, I find little to no value in it.
The Dark Knight
3/8/21 7:33am
Why? And what personality theory do you subscribe to?
BleedCougarBlue2
3/9/21 10:58pm
It is an ipsative test which introduces a host of psychometric problems
The Dark Knight
3/10/21 5:31am
I think it's rarely a waste of time to self-examine.
Cougarrr
3/8/21 7:33am
These tests employers make prospective employees take are a colossal waste
RockyBalboa
3/8/21 7:35am
Is there a personality type that's skeptical of personality tests? I'm that one.
Kilgore Trout
3/8/21 7:36am
Reliable and valid personality assessments exist. The MBTI is not one of them.
The Dark Knight
3/8/21 7:40am
Is it the Big 5 test?
eysikal
3/8/21 7:54am
Big 5 is a theory, and there are many Personality Inventories based on it.
The Dark Knight
3/8/21 9:59am
I noted that some personality types remembered their personality type; I could never remember mine
ColoSpgs
3/8/21 7:46am
I took it a few years ago for work. It pointed out a few things about me that I didn’t realize (like I can sometimes be
Texas Hammer
3/8/21 7:37am
Not really and in my experience many people seem to get entrenched in what their
delux_247
3/8/21 7:37am
Astrology for people who went to college.
jrob30
3/8/21 7:43am
I took a weekly Briggs Stratton test during my youth... and usually passed
ColoSpgs
3/8/21 7:43am
It’s a proven, powerful, helpful tool used all over the world by people
WallaX2
3/8/21 7:44am
I found it a useful reminder that we all think, feel and express ourselves differently and that's a good thing
ColoSpgs
3/8/21 7:49am
^- works in HR
BringBackRoyalBlue
3/8/21 7:50am
First Barry Switzer, now Katherine Briggs. This board attracts some famous folks
backprop
3/8/21 8:01am
Junk science.
valleus
3/8/21 7:53am
Any fellow INTJers out there?
runitup590
3/8/21 8:18am
INT- P/J are basically even for me
BeyondTheMark
3/8/21 2:57pm
ISFP here. Wife's an ESTJ.
BleedCougarBlue2
3/9/21 10:56pm
I prefer the big 5 personality test
MapCoug
3/8/21 8:20am
RE: Anyone taken the Meyer Briggs test? Was it insightful? Unhelpful? A crock?
Nikomedes
3/8/21 8:22am
Helpful If You Get Beyond Introvert vs Extrovert
Chicago Cougar
3/8/21 8:55am
Multiple times due to over zealous project managers that want to focus
mudpupper
3/8/21 9:07am
Very informative. Think the bad reputation is totally undeserved.
BleedCougarBlue2
3/9/21 10:57pm
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