Came across this test and was amused by the results
Not sure how many of you have have studied psychology or heard of the Myers-Briggs type indicator. For those that haven't it's a well known personality assessment that categorizes everyone into 16 different types.
It's worth your time if you haven't taken it--definitely helped me better understand some of my tendencies (I'm an ENTJ). I'm curious about any correlations there might be between certain types and those who hang around this place.
My breakdown was:
Extraverted Intuitive Thinking Judging (67, 12, 75, 67)
ISTJ
GTFO
clever...
ENTP
Extraverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving %44 69 62 11
INTJ
intp
ENTJ and INTJ depending on the test. Makes sense, I suppose.
INTP. read the description and it fits me remarkably well
INTJ
INTJ
ENTJ
I always find it strange that there are always so many INTJ's online even when it says they only account for 1-4% (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTJ) of the population.
Self selection bias? Maybe people who are more likely to take these kinds of tests are INTJs
INTJ for me.
ESTP
A lot of NTJ's
ENTP... Extraverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving...
Description resonates, especially not liking to be controlled, but I want to read up a bit more on it...
Depends on the test: * Briggs: INTP * Keirsey: ESFJ I wonder what the composite would be?
Get along best with ENTPs and INTJs. I guess that means I like the majority of y'all on this website.
ENTJ. Had to do this for a peer career position in school once.
ENTJ
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/myers-briggs
There is also one that I commented on that is mad long too, but I couldn't find it. I have too many posts to find it in my history, if anyone knows what I'm talking about someone can link it.
ENTP/ENTJ
INTP, never met another one before.
rarest of all types
ENFJ
INTJ
.22 - Introverted .75 - Intuitive .75 - Thinking .44 - Judging
Ha- ENTJ. Makes sense, although I think it's difficult to answer the questions in a way that doesn't reflect a romanticized perception on your own personality.
Here's my breakdown: extraverted 22 intuitive 38 thinking 50 judging 1
Mine shifts every couple of years, for the record, especially the E/I and the T/P. We define ourselves in opposition to our surroundings. I used to be an INTP. Now I am an ENTP.
You tend to become an extrovert if you're surrounded by introverts. You tend to get more organized when you are surrounded by disorganized people.
Would be interesting to have everyone take the test, stick the extroverts in one room, the introverts in the other, have them talk for a half hour, and have everyone retake the test and see how the results change. I'll bet a number of introverts become extroverts and vice-versa.
Which personality type is the most prestigious?
surprised none has asked this yet...
ENTP: They are not easily impressed by poseurs, they value everyone equally.
In other word, they don't give a shit about whether you are Obama or a nobody. If what you are saying is baseless, they will question you.
ENTJ
Ditto,
100% E 1% S 62%T 44% J
ENTP clearly. We have the freedom to think outside the box and the bravery to ask tough questions! (Even as we trip over our shoes on the way to do so.)
I think every personality type has its strengths and weaknesses. The rationalist (NT) subtype that most of us are (one of the rarest subtypes- only about 8% of the population) creates people who are interested in self-improvement and ideas and cogent thinking, but it makes us focus more on ideas than other people, and sometimes, our interest in self-improvement gets unhealthy and turns into an obsession with prestige. In some ways, NTs have sociopathic tendencies. As long as we recognize that, we can avoid getting caught up in it.
Edit: FlakieBear changed his answer on me. He originally said INTP. Frigging P-type personalities, we can't make up our minds.
No I did not change my answer on you LOL.
I am an ENTP and I meant ENTP and realized that I kept writing INTP.
Look at my answer to Relinquis.
ENTPs are the only types who question every thing and every one.
I heard that ENTP make bad parents because they might forget that they were playing with their kids or that they might forget them in the bath tube.
I know that will be the case because when I put something on the oven, I always forget about it until I hear my fire alarm.
INTJ
ENTJ
33 - 62 - 1 - 67
In which case, Flakie, I would point out that most ENTPs wind up working for ENTJs. Also, ENTPs are known to drive themselves crazy about people with more prestige and more money than them. We are the worst of the rationalists.
Much better to be an ENTJ, INTP, or INTJ.
Is it money or prestige? Part of our problem is that we go extreme on our rational thinking. I had a convo with a friend and told her that I honestly was not sure about what motivate me in terms of career. I wonder if I would be happy with a job that pay extremely well but that lacks "prestige".
I decided to become an opportunist (like the ENTJs) and stop rationalize everything.
We waste so much time and energy, trying to understand every little details of our lives and people's lives.
I'm also an ENTP, looking into hedge fund trading as a career. If you're looking for something to motivate you, read Doing Good Better by William McAskill/Google 80000hours if you don't have time. Makes any career feel 10x more worthwhile.
I feel like the most "prestigious" is probably the one that you are if you have a dominant personality. For example, the two ones that I have gotten ENTJ and ESTJ I think are the best because they show that I wish to be a leader or management. If I wanted to be an entrepreneur, the most prestigious would probably be the one that shows that. An artist...the one that shows that etc.
Personality Type (Originally Posted: 12/09/2015)
What's your Myers-Briggs personality type? Do you think it's an accurate representation of your personality? Do you think the test has validity?
I'm ENFP, along with Robin Williams, Bill Clinton, and Dr. Seuss
Take the test HERE if you haven't already.
I think by prestigious we don't mean what the type tells about the individual but rather what the individual tells about the type. Your type can indicate that ENTJ/ESTJ want to become leaders but are most leaders ENTJ and ESTJ?
I usually get INTJ, along with Nietzsche and Putin.
Sometimes I'll get ENTJ or ENTP, and other times I'll get something drastically different, so I think it depends a lot on your state of mind when you take the test.. And it's hard for me to believe that a test can really determine something so abstract and nuanced as a personality.
INTJ Master Race checking in high five
I remember reading something somewhere that INTJ was the most common type in IB.
I usually get INTJ pretty reliably for what it is worth but I think the accuracy of these tests is dubious. Depending on the robustness of the exam the questions usually result in fallacious or leading statements I cannot always agree with.
ISTJ - makes sense. Specifically "No company is better than bad company". I wish I had articulated that first.
Also INTJ... which is said to be the rarest type, and most closely correlated with socio and psycho paths. I realize this is a small sample size.. but 3/4 posters... What does that say about this forum / IB in general?
ESTJ here, but my thinking and judging percentages are almost equally weighted, so I'll oscillate between a few results. The E and the I also depend on my mood when I'm taking the test.
INTJ. I guess, if you gather enough walter whites in a room, you get finance instead of a meth lab.
Pretty much where I expected it to be.
Commander (ENTJ-a)
Famous ENTJs
Steve Jobs
Gordon Ramsay
Harrison Ford
Margaret Thatcher
Whoopi Goldberg
Jim Carrey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Another INTJ here..
INTJ... usually 50/50 chance ill get INTJ or INFP depending on the day
ENTJ
so you are/likely to be a funny person who has committed 'extra-curricular' business in your place of work and talk in rhymes?
Shitting where you eat Can't be beat Cuz speed is a boon In matters of the poon
To be honest I was expecting ENTP or ENTJ, but ended up being slightly more F than T and slightly more P than J. The E and N were pretty high. After looking at the descriptions my result seems remarkably accurate
Wonder what you will get if you just answer A or 1 on every question.
Ha, I suspect nothing since there isn't an A or 1 option, maybe a Large Thumbs Up for every answer is a better experiment
ISTP - Virtuoso Similar famous people are Michael Jordan and Tom Cruise. That sounds about right.
If the most common is INTJ....and I'm ENFP...
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN lol
COMMANDER (ENTJ-A) ?
ISTJ, makes sense.
ENTJ/ENFJ split 50% down the middle after taking multiple times.
Oscillate between INTJ and ENTJ (I am almost perfectly split between the two). Other ENTJs - Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte, Bill Gates, Aristotle Other INTJs - Zuckerburg, Tesla, Newton, Elon Musk
Basically we run shit...
ENTJ
INTJ
ENTJ-T I've taken two different personality tests for previous internships and both had essentially the exact same results.
ENTJ. Same results every time.
ESFP-A
INTJ-A
ENTJ. Is that list of other ENTJ's legit?
estj
ENTP - A "The Debater".
But I disagree.
I've taken these tests online and have had them given to me by pro's and I nearly always come up as ENTP-A. The description is pretty accurate although not 100%.
The real world famous people aren't very fun, but the fictional ones-Jack Sparrow, The Joker and Tyrion Lannister-are my kind of people.
AH! So close but so far away. ENFP-T :(
L > people like me so we can rejoice in our categorization
ENTJ, just like other famous ones:
Joseph Stalin Dick Cheney Bernie Sanders
INTP FTW
ESTJ and pretty extreme on every measure
Sam Walton John Rockefeller Henry Ford Dubya Tom Clancy
some not so glamourous ESTJs Saddam Hussein Hillary Clinton Judge Judy
We're also like Ivanka Trump, Megyn Kelly, Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter and Condoleezza Rice. I'm starting to sense a pattern.
FIIK
Only took it once and got ESTJ with the likes of Sonia Sotomayor, John D. Rockefeller, Judge Judy (extremely proud of this one), Frank Sinatra, James Monroe, Lyndon B. Johnson, Laura Linney
INTJ-A. Other INTJs include Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yes!!!
INFP
ISTP here. I'll take being similar to Michael Jordan, Daniel Craig, and Clint Eastwood!
INTJ - "the architect"
Really interesting how common that is here
ENTP, occasionally I get INTJ
ENTP-A. This is no surprise whatsoever after reading the description.
Proud to be an ENTJ with the highest average salary and education level.
How does anyone know that the famous people that they are "like" actually test that way?
Did someone actually test Dr Seuss, Donald Trump et al, or is this just speculation by people selling the test who realised vanity is a useful selling point?
Based on an internet search, many people speculate that Hitler was an INFJ, same with Jesus...
That's why the purely fictional characters are more relevant or at least amusing. I doubt Thomas Edison, Mark Twain or even the esteemed Weird Al (or Celine Dion, huh?) took this test and ended up with the same result as me but the Joker and Capt Jack Sparrow make me think I'm a very prestigious yet fucked up pirate or sociopath. And that's been my goal for decades.
ENTJ Personality (“The Commander”)
INTJ and INTP
ENTP PERSONALITY (“THE DEBATER”)
I test all around the board on these tests though
ENFP-A, i was very strong on all of the letters (100% E). Was a psych major for a brief bit- I think MBTI is generally very accurate.
ENTJ-A
Pretty accurate for the most part, but I don't think I am as emotionally ruthless toward women and children as the description suggests.
ISFP
Along with Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Zac Efron, David Beckham, and Justin Timberlake. Sounds about right and no wonder girls love me too.
Scored ENTP again. Surprised not many ENTPs here, out of all places? Pleasantly surprised by its description that it's the perfect personality for a hedge fund manager
ENTP here as well. Once I got ENTJ but I was just feeling judgey that day. There aren't very many of us (I think I recall us being one of the most rare if not the rarist personality type), probably why there aren't many on these boards. Whatever, we're sharp as fuck and the world can't handle too much of our greatness. Plus, we have a sort of natural ADD that makes it difficult to have the same follow through as many people here.
Sad thing there isn't more of us... if everyone was ENTP, the world would probably operate at maximally optimal efficiency and nobody would be irrational.
ENTJ, what a surprise.
INTJ here. Ive never seen this many INTJs in my life
Got ENTJ.
haven't seen this one around here: INTP-T (logician), along with Bill Gates, Isaac Newton, Descartes and Blaise Pascal.
Personality type and career path. (Originally Posted: 03/09/2015)
Hello,
There are so many posts on this forum and other career sites about people, who work for years in a specific career and then hit a mid life crisis where they no longer enjoy what they are doing, and have a hard time finding a meaning to their life..
I feel like one way to prevent that is to know what you enjoy doing at a early age, and I believe knowing your personality type would be the first step to go about this.
With that said
I am wondering if any of you take personality type into consideration when you are deciding your career.
A friend of mine is a ESFP and I am wondering if Credit Analyst would be a good fit?
Thank you for your replies.
^^^
Probably true. I mean lack of empathy, paranoia, aggressiveness, and hard rationality- especially if combined with introversion is probably a dangerous combination.
here's my reply:
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
your welcome.
I treat people who take Myers Briggs scores too seriously the same as people check their daily horoscopes. I tip them 15% on the check as I'm leaving.
Don't fall into that shit.
yeah the horoscope is bullshit. but in my opinion the personality test is less bullshit. I mean I am just trying to see for my friend and I what credit analyst do on a day to day and will it compliment a specific personality trait.
Dealing with people, dealing with facts and tangible outcomes, etc etc..
Maybe I should reword my initial post. but I figure someone would know..
I enjoyed this. So much.
If this were the case, everyone who has worked in IB would want to move over to distressed funds and other credit analyst roles. Since they already hate their lives in IB, the natural move would be looking at the glass half-empty (which is what credit is in essence). GS special situations would've already committed suicide by now
lol your post is funny. Maybe I should reword my initial post, I wasn't thinking about how people think, its more like sometimes people enjoy working with numbers, and other people enjoy working with people and stuff like that..
maybe you can help me, it seems like your in risk, do you work with people often? it is boring? are there ever anything different from your usual
Personalities change over time, as do Meyer Briggs results.
yeah, I notice that. I wonder why it is like that though. I know our genetics can change overtime depending on our experiences and environment.. Maybe its the same concept.
I don't know about Meyer Briggs tests, but personalities, preferences and priorities certainly change over time. I know mine have.
In other words, don't be afraid to take things a day at a time. Feel free to plan and think strategically, but keep flexibility...
Silence.
^^^ Extroversion makes it even more dangerous.
To the ENTPs:
Have you ever been called heartless, frugal, argumentative, rebel, crazy.....
So true... I think I have the prestige part under control to some extent (I thank the level headed women in my life for this), but I still get caught up with money and challenging the status quo... the entrepreneurial streak is there.
I've been called all of these (usually jokingly) apart from frugal...
^ definitely... it is easy to get into trouble when you speak your mind about changing things or challenging authority. Takes a lot of finessing and biting one's tongue.
I've never been called frugal. :D
I got called stingy in my early teen lol
Now they just call me "cheap" or "frugal".
ENTJ
ESTJ/ISTJ - depends on the test I guess
I have a tendency to work hard and block everything out completely for months while not realizing. As I have just realized this week
ESFJ
So ... being an ENTJ is good?
Overachievers, strive to become leaders, not necessary bright but they are disciplined enough to memorize formulas and do well on exams.
I know one, and I can't stand her.
edit: Yes it's good.
They're called "the executives" for a reason...
ENTJ
ENTP
INTJ
INTJ. I'm not surprised it's common here even though it's one of the rarer types. IIIRC, finance is a recommended career choice for this type.
STFU
INTP
Seems like there are a few of us on this board. I'd say we're in good company. To name a few:
-einstein -descartes -darwin -5 US presidents -isaac newton -socrates -pascal -tiger woods
Not a single other person is ISTJ?
I'm the only one..
Your Type is ESFP
Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving 11 12 50 11
First one with ESFP I guess
^^^ SALES.
ENTP
To the other ENTP's, how have you dealt with our issues regarding day to day mundane tasks? I can't imagine an ENTP doing well in iBanking purely because we aren't detail driven enough. Problem solving and generating ideas are our strength, and we get easily bored doing repetitive tasks over and over again, what roles do you think would most be suited. Investing and or quant. work would be my guess (and from experience), would be interested to get some opinions?
I'm an ENTP and I work as an investor... the issue isn't the repetition or attention to detail, rather submitting to the status quo / authority... given my area of investing (REPE), it's not an issue.
I think ENTP types would do well in banking at the mid-senior levels (Associate and especially above).
You can't boost your execution quotient from 75 to 150, but you can nudge it from 75 to 85 if you exercise it the right way. Shoot me a PM for some book recommendations.
NAMBLA
What the heck, I was ESTJ back in high school (when I took AP Psychology we took this same exact exam), and now that I'm a junior in college I scored ENFP (1, 25, 38, 11)%.
Do personality traits change?
As you grow up, your perception of things change, your surrounding change, and you change to adapt to your evolving environment.
You are not the person you were at 15.
Extraverted Intuitive Feeling Judging Strength of the preferences % 1 88 12 33
INTJ - have taken this test repeatedly with the same results! By the way my wife is basically the exact freaking opposite of whatever INTJ is, like a totally emotionally-driven, extroverted beast. I suppose that's a separate topic for one of these other threads.
For what it's worth, I took this test before business school to help guide me with career selection. Prior to school I was in a job that totally chafed against my personality, and I hated it. Now I feel like I was born to do my current job (including the long-ass hours, because I essentially don't need sleep).
ENFP 83 75 50 50
ENTJ
I've taken this test a few times before and gotten slightly different results- I always find a number of questions that I could go either way on or where I don't think Y or N is sufficient (e.g. I enjoy things that would label me an extrovert, but that doesn't mean I'm always comfortable being one). I'm sure everyone has some things like this. I'll have to take this another day and see if I get something else.
Regarding the extrovert part, one of my favorite quotes is, "The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room," so I'm not sure that makes me the biggest extrovert.
INTJ
ENTP. I'm in good company!
This thread has become so popular, I think I'm gonna start an ENTJ group on here hahah...jk
I - 4 N - 12 T - 55 J - 68
this was 2 yrs ago... just took it again and got this
E - 22 N - 75 T - 55 J - 11
interesting...
INFP!!
First here!!
INTJ
"Masterminds are certain that efficiency is indispensable in a well-run organization, and if they encounter inefficiency -- any waste of human and material resources -- they are quick to realign operations and reassign personnel."
^ breaking skulls without hesitation!
ENTP
INFJ
Introverted=33 Intuitive=88 Feeling=38 Judging=1
ENTJ
ESFJ
I think I'm the only one so far.
ENFJ
1% E
33% N
68% F
13% J
entj reporing in
entj reporing in
I 17 N 44 T 01 P 11
1)took this test thrice to prove it doesnt work and baam!! all 3 times it shows im an INTP which is true!! but some of those questions in it were basically where i was like comfortably between an absolute yes nd no.. any other test any1 know where they have weightage assigned or scale b/w an absolute yes n no cos that would be awesome!
2) for the so called stat that INTPs are rarest types this thread has a bucket load of them!! way to go INTP:-) is it that we are more suited to serious sounding & long hours sociopath profiles where we need not spend time with humanity! (exaggerated of course for the desired effect but you get my point) or ur jung type has not much to do with it.
INTJ
INTJ
INTP
I had to teach myself to be structured when communicating since people have a hard time following my non-linear thinking style.
I feel alone in my company sometimes since only a few people understand my thought processes and I really don't get most people's need to be so caught up in formalities.
INTP - Both of those sound like me. Haven't taken the test in a while, though.
ESTP "Promoter"
INFJ
Introverted=33 Intuitive=50 Feeling=19 Judging=67
ENTJ - This represents me well, but as others have said a few of the questions could have gone either way.
E 100 N 38 T 1 J 78
INTJ, taken the test numerous times throughout undergrad and the same in my gap year now.
Avoid female INFPs, you'll thank me later INTJs.
INTP.
ENTJ. The best type.
INTP
ENTJ
it's easier if we all agree that psychology is a bullshit pseudoscience for chicks and guys too dumb for real science.
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