Personality test: What should I do?

Everybody knows finding a job you can turn into a career is easier said than done, even if you have all the qualifications you need. So can it be that the answer is to match your career to your personality? 

‘Personality types’ were defined and discovered by psychologist Carl Jung and Isabel Myers-Briggs before World War 2. Since that initial break through, it’s often been said that matching your personality type to your career can help you become happier in everything you do. With a little help from Staffordshire University’s careers advisors Jill Freeman, Real World have devised a quiz to help you discover what you could do when you’re overwhelmed by the options.

1. Would you describe yourself as:
   1. A people person
   2. An ‘ideas’ person -
   3. An action person
   4. A risk taker
   5. A focused person
   6. An observant person
   7. A logical person
2. When at work do you:
   1. Always take your responsibilities very seriously
   2. Understand ideas quickly
   3. Become passionate about projects quickly
   4. Love work being an adventure
   5. Hate planning – you often leap before you look
   6. Love systems and routines
   7. Always trying to understand theories before applying them 
3. In the office you are:
   1. A valued team member who always completes tasks
   2. Always enthusiastic about projects but pass the work on to others
   3. The motivator – when excited about a project, keep the team spirit up
   4. Always dealing with the situation here and now, often spontaneously
   5. At front of house, charming customers with your knack for words
   6. The leader of the team, sorting out problems quickly
   7. Shy when dealing with new customers, clients or team members
4. When working in a group, you are:
   1. Energetic and eager to join in
   2. Keen to debate issues with others before making a decision
   3. Adept at performing lots of different tasks not so good at mundane ones
   4. Able to find solutions quickly but happiest working alone
   5. The brains behind the creative ideas and always the one to present the work
   6. Eager to take the lead and encourage others in the group
   7. Good at analysing problems in a new way by using knowledge and facts 
5. In your free time, what do you enjoy most? 
   1. Spending time with other people, giving practical care when it is needed
   2. Reading up on strange facts so you can demonstrate your knowledge to your friends
   3. Spending time alone or with close family and friends
   4. High-adrenaline activities such as sky diving, motorcycling, or skiing
   5. Doing whatever the day brings, completely spontaneously
   6. Spending time in an office, shed or study brainstorming your next project or inventing something wacky
   7. Daydreaming of new ideas or spending time in deep conversation with like-minded individuals 

Now count how often you chose each number – the results are waiting for you on the next page.

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