An important part of dreaming your job into existence is knowing who you are, what you like and what you want. Self-assessment takes a variety of forms. One thing that we know for sure is that self-appraisal can be very biased. It’s important to verify your views about yourself with outside sources.
The two forms of outside verification are mentoring and independent assessment. We’ll discuss mentoring in an upcoming column — It’s important to have a mentor.
In this article, we’re going to start taking a look at the various kinds of independent appraisals that are available online. The more information you can gather about yourself, your aptitudes, weaknesses, likes, dislikes, goals and ambitions
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the most widely used personality test. Over 2 million people take the test each year. You may have heard of it. Taking the MBTI is a good way to get started in the process of understanding yourself.
In the Myers-Briggs world view, all people can be classified using four dimensions:
