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Professional Uses of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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Intermediate Provider : Dr. Loveleen Sharma 5 Lessons · 13m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
In these lessons, we’ll show you how to use your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator results to consider what career options fit best with your personal preferences. We’ll also discuss some suggested careers for each of the 16 personality types.
For those who already have jobs, the MBTI assessment can help you recognize patterns in your behavior and challenge yourself to improve any weak areas. We’ll help you use the assessment to consider how your personality influences your choices, so you can be more mindful about your actions. Just like performance metrics can highlight areas to improve, your assessment results can inspire your professional development, since they provide insight into your habits and natural soft skills.
For managers, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator can also help you understand long-lasting group dynamics. This course will give you insight into your most relevant team patterns; and if you’re part of a team, this course can guide you as you improve communication and work relationships.
What You'll Learn
- Use your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator results to explore career options that fit your personal preferences
- Apply the MBTI to shape and inspire your professional development
- Understand how your personality preferences affect your behavior and choices in the workplace
- Recognize patterns in your behavior and identify weak areas to improve
- Examine the reliability and validity considerations behind the MBTI
- Explain the reasoning behind some common criticisms of the MBTI
Key Takeaways
- The MBTI can help you consider which career options fit best with your personal preferences, including suggested careers for each of the 16 personality types.
- For those already employed, the MBTI assessment can help you recognize patterns in your behavior and challenge yourself to improve weak areas.
- Your assessment results can inspire professional development by providing insight into your habits and natural soft skills.
- For managers, the MBTI can help you understand long-lasting group dynamics and your most relevant team patterns.
- The course covers reliability and validity considerations and the reasoning behind some common criticisms of the MBTI.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is for individuals exploring career options, employed professionals wanting to recognize behavior patterns and improve weak areas, and managers seeking to understand group dynamics and team patterns. The course can also guide team members as they improve communication and work relationships.
What will this course teach me about the MBTI?
It shows how to use your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator results to consider career options that fit your personal preferences, how to use the assessment to inspire professional development, and how your personality influences your choices. It also discusses suggested careers for each of the 16 personality types.
Does the course address criticisms of the MBTI?
Yes. The course covers reliability and validity considerations and helps you explain the reasoning behind some common criticisms of the MBTI.
What lessons are included?
The course includes an Introduction, Using the MBTI to Explore Your Career Potential, Using the MBTI to Inspire Professional Development, Reliability and Validity Considerations, and a Test Your Knowledge section.
How can managers use this course?
Managers can use the MBTI to understand long-lasting group dynamics and gain insight into their most relevant team patterns.
