Career Resources

Over the past several years, thousands of career professionals have discovered that Personality Type is an important component in the career management process. In helping clients find a satisfying career, counselors have traditionally focused on identifying a client’s abilities, values, and interests.

The conventional wisdom was the more of these three that are congruent with the potential career, the more satisfied the client will be. However, while these elements are important, the problem with this approach is, they all change over time. And since so many young people are forced to make career decisions before they really know themselves well, the information reflected in these assessments is often misleading.

Made popular by the well-respected Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or MBTI, many counselors find that Personality Type often provides clients with the most useful insights about themselves and their career-related needs. Personality Type identifies four key aspects of a one’s personality: how they are energized, take in information, make decisions, and like to organize their life. Personality Type remains constant throughout one’s life, although people grow and develop as they age.

A strong link has been established between the types of occupations people find satisfying and their personality type. Although people of all types can succeed in any job, significant research conducted over twenty years clearly indicates that certain types gravitate and are more satisfied in some fields much more often than others.