Lol! Myer-Briggs and other "Personality tests" administered in unprofessional settings/by unprofessionals is hugahunk. My fellow pilots should take a normative test like the MMPI (mostly for psychiatric evaluation
) or other tests that a) Is validated against a population b) shows stability over time/genetic heritage like the "Big Five". Myers-Briggs is no more worth it's salt than a questionaire in a magazine.
What it does is to tell u how u describe yourself - That already sound circular, doesn't it
The factors u derive from this is not stable, and is an indicator on your current state - it might be invalid tomorrow. And the statements u get are not exactly useful for comaparitive reasons, unlike an I.Q. score....
(although it often is seen "fitting" from the examinees point of view, because it tells u the same thing u just told the questionaire, but with different words )
When somebody at your next job interview pulls something like this from his/her briefcase, cheat and lie as much as u like. It is an opportuity for u to describe yourself favorably, and the interviewer gains no additional knowledge about u at all
- If u wanna break his/hers balls, ask if it has been validated, or if there is any research that shows its predicative value (there is none). The person behind the desk prolly knows less than yourself about these tests if u read this far
(And please don't confuse these tests with psychology
)
Edit:
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/g2699/0005/2699000559/p1/article.jhtml --
[ 08-15-2001: Message edited by: bigUC ]
