Personality Test

The following test is based on Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers typological approach to describing personality and outlook. When answering questions, please choose one of two possible answers you agree the most. If you are not sure how to answer then the decision should be based on your most typical reaction or feeling in the given situation. Respond to all questions to get a reliable result.

After answering the given question as shown, press Next Question > to further proceed. When the last question is answered, the page will be posted automatically, and you will be shown your personality type. Brief descriptions of the 16 basic personality types are shown on the Myers & Briggs Foundation website. For organizations and specialists interested in practical and validated Jung personality assessments for team building, candidate assessment, leadership, career development, psychographics, please visit: www.HRPersonality.com. You may find time also to visit http://www.humanmetrics.com — another informative site for the MBTI personality test or Jung personality assessments.

PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR HONEST-TO-GOODNESS ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

When you have to attend a meeting shortly, would you rather

plan what you will do and what results you want, or
just attend without planning?

You prefer to act immediately rather than speculate about various options.

Yes
No

If you were a teacher, would you rather teach

vocational and art courses, or
courses involving research and scientific theories?

Are you usually

a sociable person, or
a shy-type, and reserved?

Do you usually enjoy being with or getting along better with

imaginative (ambitious) individuals, or
realistic (practical) individuals?

Do you more often let

your heart rule your mind, or
your mind rule your heart?

Do you prefer to do things

as they occur momentarily, or
deliberately according to your own plans?

Are you

easy to get to know, or
hard to get to know?

Does following a schedule

appeal to you, or
make you uncomfortable?

When you have a special job to do, do you like to

organize it carefully before you start, or
find out what is necessary as you go along?

In most instances, do you prefer to

go with the flow, or
follow a schedule?

Would most people who know you consider you as

a private reserved person, or
a very open transparent person?

Do you consider yourself as

a practical person, or
an ingenious person?

In a large group or gathering do you more often

introduce others, or
get introduced?

Would you enjoy the company of someone who

always talks about new ideas, or
always talks about the current situation?

Are you naturally inclined to

value sentiment more than logic, or
value logic more than sentiment?

Do you prefer to

wait and see what happens and then make plans, or
anticipate and plan things far in advance?

Do you tend to spend a lot of time

by yourself, or
with others?

When you are in a crowd -- being around of lot of people --

does it make you feel fine and energetic, or
it makes you feel drained and exhausted?

Do you prefer to

fix dates of appointment and future activities well in advance, or
do whatever you feel like doing when the time comes?

When going out of town to a new destination, would you prefer to

do whatever you feel like doing upon arrival, or
anticipate and plan ahead of time what you'll be doing most days?

When you are in the company of a group of people, do you

get bored, or
make use of your time to enjoy their company?

Do you usually

mingle well with others, or
prefer to be more private or secluded?

Are you usually more attracted to

a person with a quick and brilliant mind, or
a realistic person with a lot of common sense?

In your regular work or daily routine, do you

accept the challenge of doing an urgent task with a deadline that makes you work against time, or
usually plan your work so you won't need to work under pressure?

In doing something that many other people do, does it appeal to you more to

do it in the accepted way, or
invent a permissible innovative way of your own?

Can strangers or new people you meet tell what you are interested in

right away, or
only after they really get to know you?

As a seeker of knowledge, do you generally prefer topics or subjects that deal with

concepts and principles, or
facts, statistics, charts, graphs and figures?

Who is more appealing to you

a person who is emotionally emphatic to others, or
a person who does consistently what is reasonable and just?

Do you find scheduled appointments and timelines

necessary at times but generally uncomfortable, or
helpful and necessary most of the time?

When you are with a group of people in a special or major event, would you prefer to

talk individually and exclusively with people you know well, or
join comfortably in the talk of the group or in any group discussion you are invited in or you happen to be?

In a group discussion or meeting, do you

do much of the talking, or
prefer to be a listener and let others do most of the talking?

Does the idea of making a list of what you should get done over a weekend

appeal to you, or
get you bored and uncomfortable?

Which is a higher compliment and virtue, to be called

compassionate and kind, or
competent and reasonable?

When working on an important assignment or project, do you tend to

figure out what needs to be done as you go along, or
begin by breaking it down into steps?

Can you stay long in a discussion or conversation

only with people who share some interest of yours, or
with almost anyone?

Would you rather

analyze and diagnose what goes wrong and attack unsolved problems, or
just stick to what can be done, in conformity with established norms, values or standards?

After prolonged socializing you feel you need to get away and be alone.

Yes
No

Would you rather work under a superior or manager who is

cool, pleasant, and considerate but often inconsistent, or
frank but always logical and reasonably consistent?

Would you prefer to do most things according to

what you feel and think that particular day, or
a set of scheduled tasks and schedule?

When making a decision, is it more important to you to

assess the facts and related information, or
consider people's views, feelings and opinions?

You prefer to be more imaginative than to be more realistic.

Yes
No

You prefer kindhearted to objective and strong-minded persons.

Yes
No

Being fair-minded is more appealing to you than being caring.

Yes
No

You frequently and easily express your feelings and emotions.

Yes
No

When faced with insurmountable challenges, you always explore all possibilities before moving forward.

Yes
No

You are more practical than being more sentimental and emphatic.

Yes
No

Tenderheartedness is a better virtue compared to being strong-willed.

Yes
No

You find it difficult to speak loudly.

Yes
No

You tend to sympathize with other people.

Yes
No

The more people with whom you speak, the better you feel.

Yes
No

You prefer concrete to abstract concepts and ideas.

Yes
No

You think that almost everything can be analyzed.

Yes
No

You have good control over your desires and temptations.

Yes
No

You usually place yourself nearer to the side than in the center of the room.

Yes
No

You try to stand firmly by your principles.

Yes
No

When considering a situation you pay more attention to the current situation and less to a possible sequence of events.

Yes
No

You often spend time thinking of how things could be improved.

Yes
No

As a rule, ongoing works worry you more than your future plans.

Yes
No

It is easy for you to communicate in social situations.

Yes
No

You prefer to maintain your current activities and projects rather than to invent the future.

Yes
No

You prefer to be more systematic and organized than to be more spontaneous.

Yes
No

You are more interested in a general idea than in the details of its realization.

Yes
No

Brief descriptions of the 16 basic personality types

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