Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator

Are people the same? No of course not, everyone is unique and has their own strengths and weaknesses. However what has been shown is that people do act and react in certain common ways and these patterns can be determined based on the way that people respond to certain questions.

One of the most popular questionnaires currently in use is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Developed during and after the 2nd World War this series of questions categorizes people into one of 16 different categories each of which have their own attributes.

Each of the different 4 letter acronyms applies to specific categories and based on how each of these interact, you are able to determine a persons abilities and while the test is by no means absolute, it can definitely serve as a good indicator where and how they would react.

One thing that needs to be said - no personality test is 100% accurate and should never be the only tool that is used in your hiring or decision making.  Rather, tools like MBTI and others should be simply one more arrow in your management quiver!

There are many online sites where you may take the questions for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and one that is quite good is here. However if you are perhaps using this internally and want to keep the results on file, I have provided you with a scorecard (below) and the questions themselves so that you may run this internally in your organization.

For each question, choose either "A for Yes" or "B for No" - you are allowed to skip a question, but if possible all of the questions should be answered to get the most accurate answer/assessment.

1. You are almost never late for your appointments
   
2. You like to be engaged in an active and fast-paced job
   
3. You enjoy having a wide circle of acquaintances
   
4. You feel involved when watching TV soaps
   
5. You are usually the first to react to a sudden event:
   the telephone ringing or unexpected question
   
6. You are more interested in a general idea than in the details of its realization
   
7. You tend to be unbiased even if this might endanger
   your good relations with people
   
8. Strict observance of the established rules is likely to prevent a good outcome
   
9. It's difficult to get you excited
   
10. It is in your nature to assume responsibility
    
11. You often think about humankind and its destiny
    
12. You believe the best decision is one that can be easily changed
    
13. Objective criticism is always useful in any activity
    
14. You prefer to act immediately rather than speculate
    about various options
    
15. You trust reason rather than feelings
    
16. You are inclined to rely more on improvisation
    than on careful planning
    
17. You spend your leisure time actively socializing
    with a group of people, attending parties, shopping, etc.
    
18. You usually plan your actions in advance
    
19. Your actions are frequently influenced by emotions
    
20. You are a person somewhat reserved and distant in communication
    
21. You know how to put every minute of your
    time to good purpose
    
22. You readily help people while asking nothing in return
    
23. You often contemplate about the complexity of life
    
24. After prolonged socializing you feel you need
    to get away and be alone
    
25. You often do jobs in a hurry
    
26. You easily see the general principle behind
    specific occurrences
    
27. You frequently and easily express your feelings and emotions
    
28. You find it difficult to speak loudly
    
29. You get bored if you have to read theoretical books
    
30. You tend to sympathize with other people
    
31. You value justice higher than mercy
    
32. You rapidly get involved in social life
    at a new workplace
    
33. The more people with whom you speak, the better you feel
    
34. You tend to rely on your experience rather than
    on theoretical alternatives
    
35. You like to keep a check on how things
    are progressing
    
36. You easily empathize with the concerns of other people
    
37. Often you prefer to read a book than go to a party
    
38. You enjoy being at the center of events in which
    other people are directly involved
    
39. You are more inclined to experiment than
    to follow familiar approaches
    
40. You avoid being bound by obligations
    
41. You are strongly touched by the stories about people's troubles
    
42. Deadlines seem to you to be of relative, rather than absolute, importance
    
43. You prefer to isolate yourself from outside noises
    
44. It's essential for you to try things with your own hands
    
45. You think that almost everything can be analyzed
    
46. You do your best to complete a task on time
    
47. You take pleasure in putting things in order
    
48. You feel at ease in a crowd
    
49. You have good control over your desires and temptations
    
50. You easily understand new theoretical principles
    
51. The process of searching for solution is more
    important to you than the solution itself
    
52. You usually place yourself nearer to the side
    than in the center of the room
    
53. When solving a problem you would rather follow
    a familiar approach than seek a new one
    
54. You try to stand firmly by your principles
    
55. A thirst for adventure is close to your heart
    
56. You prefer meeting in small groups to interaction
    with lots of people
    
57. When considering a situation you pay more attention to
    the current situation and less to a possible sequence of events
    
58. You consider the scientific approach to be the best
    
59. You find it difficult to talk about your feelings
    
60. You often spend time thinking of how things
    could be improved
    
61. Your decisions are based more on the feelings
    of a moment than on the careful planning
    
62. You prefer to spend your leisure time alone
    or relaxing in a tranquil family atmosphere
    
63. You feel more comfortable sticking to
    conventional ways
    
64. You are easily affected by strong emotions
    
65. You are always looking for opportunities
    
66. Your desk, workbench etc. is usually neat and orderly
    
67. As a rule, current preoccupations worry
    you more than your future plans
    
68. You get pleasure from solitary walks
    
69. It is easy for you to communicate in social situations
    
70. You are consistent in your habits
    

As mentioned previously an online solution is available and you can also purchase the book entitled - Please Understand Me II by David Keirsey which has another list of questions also. 

To use this scorecard please follow these instructions:

1. Add up all of the "ticks" in each column and place the count above the relevant number in the column (for example if you had ticked 1, 15, 22, 29, 43 and 50 you would write down 6 above the number 1at the bottom of the column).
2. Add up the following "sets" of number and place the total count into the Total Row.

• 3+5 & 4+6
• 7+9 & 8+10
• 11+13 & 12+14

Above the "Total" Row select the letter corresponding to the highest number in each set - for example if for #1 you had 6 and for #2 you had 4, you would circle the letter "E".  Do the same for each set to obtain your Type.