A Collaborative Effort

"MBTI is one of the frameworks every professional should be exposed to," John stated to the groups of participants, "It's powerful."

Knowing thyself was a key objective of the MBTI Debriefing led by Staff Education and Development Principal Consultant John Gates, as were:
* building on our understanding of MBTI
* gaining clarity of personal perferences
* putting initial thought into "type and career"

Over the course of the 3.5 hours to follow, our group of 25 UExplore participants learned about the foundations of MBTI and participated in small and large group exercises to digest the nuances of "type and the individual," "type in the group," taking "type to career," and "type and the hierarchy of function."
Kimberly Bondad, Christina Knerr, Kesha Miller, and Michelle Viernes had a few laughs in coming up with descriptions that would illustrate the lighter side of their personalities. In this case, a picture is probably worth a thousand words.
Meanwhile, (l-r) Cheryl Wills, Jane Peterson, Crystal Warning, Sheila Manalo, Rick Baran, and Taylor Haglund get down to business in brainstorming what types of careers would be appealing for their personality type. Analytical-type jobs seemed to be an immediate hit with this group of thinkers.

This group skipped over the first two questions and went on to attack the third: "What are some careers that you feel drawn to (or at least intrigued by)?" Scott Paulson (center) dived right in, along with his teammates Cindy Hsu, Josie Alaoen, and Tehseen Lazzouni. They came to a consensus that student services and event planning would take good advantage of their personality types.
(l-r) Maissha Stewart, Macy Huynh, Jill Hartmann, and Alexis O'Banion tackled the same set of questions, and the sky was the limit for jobs that could take advantage of the imagination, resourcefulness, open-mindedness, and adeptness at verbal planning and short-range projects.

It was a day of collaboration and of nuggets learned. For one participant, she vocalized that reading the evaluation of her personality type helped her gain clarity about her preferences. For another, she saw that even though she has clear preference for keeping deadlines open and flexible, she had an enviable and highly-admired skill for making deadlines and being prompt.

Go figure!

Another nugget: We are working together here as part of a collaborative effort. UExplore will supply the expertise, and you, as the participants, supply the essential information about yourself. Together, we'll be successful in finding the best possible career match for you.