Personality Type

Calendars and Personality Type

By Janet Barclay, MVA
I recently conducted a survey to look at the relationship between an individual’s personality type and his or her organizing and time management style, and noticed that the majority of participants said they have a calendar system that works for them. As there are so many time management systems available, both paper-based [...]

How To Get From The Front Door To The Car

By Chris McDonough
Somebody (I don’t know who) said that an INFP is someone who gets lost between the front door and the car. I am INFP and that statement describes me very well. An INFP will know that the car is the goal but will take so many side-trips (physical, intellectual, and emotional) that the [...]

The Many Benefits of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® to My Business

By Sandra Lim
Through my company, A Better Impression, I provide résumé and career counselling services to help my clients create a better impression. I use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) with career counselling clients seeking to make a job or career change.
The original purpose for the development of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® was to assist [...]

What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®?

By Janet Barclay, MVA
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) is a self-report questionnaire designed to help people determine their personality type and is the most widely used psychological inventory in the world. The MBTI® is not a test - there are no right or wrong answers. It does not measure skill, intelligence, or mental health. The [...]

Working Remotely

By Janet Barclay, MVA
When I attended the 2004 APT XV International Conference, I had the privilege of meeting type professionals working in different fields around the world. It was very exciting to shake hands with some of the authors whose work I have studied and to meet people I’ve corresponded with through email, including some [...]