[PugC]

Hi, I'm new here and found my way through some sites related to some tests i did as part of applying for a job.

And i find myself curious; how much value should one place on such tests? I have taken several tests several times and find myself somewhat bewildered by the different results i get. (This was the first time i took this particular test, the second time i took it i got INTP instead of INTJ) How much of ones behaviour can be traced to these personality types?

How reliable are tests? and how much value do people give the results? I have no problem with the Introvert and the Thinking part, i know they are pretty accurate, but i'm not so sure about the N or the T. How great a variance is normal between two tries of the same test?

Of course i am also curious as to how employers use these data. I'm guessing the folks here have some experience relavant to this? Please share any good thoughts :-)


Lots of questions from a newbie, but i would appreciate some input (the thread may be in the wrong place, but moderators can move it if it is)

[Hobo]

You should do the MBTI tests a few times to get more accurate results, or at least see which type you get most often. I have no idea how employers use the data, though.

[PugC]

Yeah, i know, but how great a variance is common? how many Letters tend to change when you take the tests repeatedly?

[Hobo]

	Originally Posted by PugC
	Yeah, i know, but how great a variance is common? how many Letters tend to change when you take the tests repeatedly?

When I did mine at first, I got INTP a few times, but mostly INTJ.
That's only my personal experience though, so I'm not too sure.

[PugC]

Well the T is pretty set i think (pun intended) its the N an J that seems to be fluctuating for me

[BMatt]

I means you'll dislike being around people
N means you'll have ridiculous thoughts
T means you're not good at dealing with people
P means you're messy and people will hate you for that




Why WOULDN'T an employer want to know all that?

[Hobo]

iNtuition (N) and Sensing (S) is how you gather information and use that information.

Intuition (N) tends to focus on how the outcome could be by using theories. You'll be inclined to think about stuff a lot.
Whereas with Sensing (S), you'll tend to focus on what facts and details you can see at the present and use them in the situation.



Judging (J) and Perceiving (P) is the preference of how you deal with the outside world, so to speak.

Judging (J) means you'll like to be organised and focused on the task at hand, also you'll like get things done.
Perceiving (P) means you'll like to adapt rather than to organise and stay open to every possibility.


That's a kind of extremely basic version of things, I hope it helps somehow.
It's also possible that you use both, that's why it might fluctuate

[The Dan Keizer]

Fluctuation just means that you have both traits. One is probably more dominant than the other. The wording of a test can change your results, it doesn't mean you changed.

[PugC]

	Originally Posted by BMatt
	I means you'll dislike being around people N means you'll have ridiculous thoughts T means you're not good at dealing with people P means you're messy and people will hate you for that Why WOULDN'T an employer want to know all that? B

I call BS on your conclusions.
But the question was how heavily these results wieght in the employers mind?

[MikeAZ]

Welcome,

I am a INtJ, I am more balanced/unpredictable in the T/F area. The quality of the test matters.

I use these tests to help my employees understand that there are different ways to approach a choice. It is important to understand we can be different w/o being wrong. Not to say we are always right.

[PugC]

	Originally Posted by The Dan Keizer
	Fluctuation just means that you have both traits. One is probably more dominant than the other. The wording of a test can change your results, it doesn't mean you changed.

Good point. Thnx

---------- Post added 07-09-2012 at 10:09 PM ----------

	Originally Posted by MikeAZ
	Welcome, I am a INtJ, I am more balanced/unpredictable in the T/F area. The quality of the test matters. I use these tests to help my employees understand that there are different ways to approach a choice. It is important to understand we can be different w/o being wrong. Not to say we are always right.

Seems like a sensible response. Thnx

[BMatt]

	Originally Posted by PugC
	I call BS on your conclusions. But the question was how heavily these results wieght in the employers mind?

No BS, it's all true. . . . kinda.


The thing is you'll never know how important it is to the employer, or how capable they are of using it properly. You just have to hope.


My personal view is that it's more of a test to get a general idea of how you think, and if there is any glaring incompatibility. I'd certainly think twice if receptionist I was about to hire tested as an INTP. . . . probably more for their sake though.

[Cooper]

Welcome to the Alley...

[Monte314]

Hey. You should probably devote the rest of your life to the Myers-Briggs test. It is without a doubt a test, like as tests that you could take.

Other tests, well... not so much. But the MB, man, that has your name written all over it. So you might want to watch out for the cops, because they hate vandalism, and if your name is all over stuff, they assume you did it. I know...

*eyes shift rapidly back and forth*

[deconspire]

Hey man, welcome. I wouldn't play like it be all that and shit.