HR types

System · May 2005

I took the Jung typology (personality) test to find that I am an INFJ - Introverted, iNtuitive, Feeling, Judging. I'm not in HR (I'm a website editor for HR Hero, in case we haven't met yet), but I wonder if people in HR tend to have the same personality type. Maybe more E's (extroverts)?

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zen · May 2005

Another INFJ, here.

Hunter1 · May 2005

ISTJ Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging. Not a bad evaluation of me. Makes it hard to have good personal relationships, though. I've learned, although not necessarily benefitted by this knowledge over the years.

Whirlwind · May 2005

In this version, I turned out to be an ENFJ, but on Myers-Briggs I'm an ENTJ. On all the tests that use this typology, I'm consistent on the E and the N, but I vacillate somewhat on the F-T and the J-P dimensions.

Don D · May 2005

ENFJ. Extrovert, Intuitive, Feeling, Judging. No surprises for me there. But, I'm surprised at some who think they are INtroverted.

Skylyon · May 2005

I am INTJ which is fairly close to my personality.

Parabeaglex2 · May 2005

ISTJ, here. But I'm disappointed. I thought this test was going to tell me what cantankerous old curmudgeon I am. Well, maybe it did and I just missed it. x;-)

SMace · May 2005

I'm ENTP. In Myers-Briggs, I'm ESTP.

My quess is that you would find more E's and F's.

I'm surprised at some of the responses. I'm usually pretty good at pegging people in this area. I missed on a few.

lorrie · May 2005

INFJ here too.

I was surprised when the description said that only a little more than 2% are this type. (And I am sure that my teenage daughters would disagree that I have anywhere near the same personality type as Mother Teresa!)

Whatever · May 2005

ISFJ

deniseE · May 2005

ISFJ

We had this as a seminar here...and the I & E difference was explained as information processing styles...Extroverts tend to need to think outloud and Introverts process more internally.

My hubby and I are opposite....when I HEAR him say something, I would think that he'd made a decision and mean it...but really, he was still thinking through his options...and he took my silence as indifference, when I was still weighing my options...

These help a great deal with communication styles..making sure what you say is what you want to be heard!

TN HR · May 2005

ISTP Not sure I agree completely.

Shadowfax · May 2005

Gene - Are we the only ISTPs, even if you don't completely agree. I thought it got me pretty close.

System · May 2005

My husband and another good guy friend are both ISTPs - my husband is a programmer, my friend a writer, now the HR profession pops up. I guess I always had it in the back of my head that people with similar types would be in similar fields (or vice versa - people in the same field would have very similar types).

Probably my J coming out - looking for structure, rules, patterns.

safety · May 2005

ESTJ
Extroverted Sensing Thinking Judging

Gjack · May 2005

ESFP and that explains alot! I have always enjoyed teaching and getting up in front of people to explain how to do things. Now I see that I am doing exactly what I need to be doing.
Thanks Christy for bringing this to the forum!

Gillian

Geno · May 2005

INTJ

geno

Kiwi · May 2005

ISTJ

AnneLa · May 2005

INTJ here too..............

HRinNH · May 2005

I'm an ESFJ - Extroverted, Sensing, Feeling, Judging.

Parabeaglex2 · May 2005

Interesting. So many more "I"s than "E"s...

SMace · May 2005

Yeah, so far my theory has been squashed. Hard to believe.

System · May 2005

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 05-03-05 AT 04:01PM (CST)[/font][br][br]Interesting! There's quite a mix of types.

So, wanna read the type descriptions for fellow forumites?

[url]http://typelogic.com/[/url]

...

Or what all those letters stand for:

[url]http://typelogic.com/faq.html[/url]

NaeNae55 · May 2005

I am an ISFJ, just like Whatever. That is a Protector Guardian.

VS · May 2005

INFJ. I wonder if women tend to fall under one type more heavily and men under another??? Hmmm, dare we try to find out!!!

SMace · May 2005

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 05-04-05 AT 07:51AM (CST)[/font][br][br]The research that I have seen is that more women are F's. In Myers-Briggs terms F's are more in tune to how people feel about things and T's are more in tune to the facts surrounding things.

For a T, if the facts support the action it does not matter how people feel about it.

For an F, how people feel about the action is more important than the facts that motivated it.

The data may be skewed a bit because in the work world men tend to hide their F, because that rationale is stereotyped as a feminine trait.

hhaynal · May 2005

INTJ too. Doesn't bother me to see so many introverts, but I am surprised to see many of us as "judging". I take that to mean judgmental, and I hope beyond hope that I am NOT judgmental!

Heidi

deniseE · May 2005

Judging, much like introvert and extrovert, is supposed to be more about HOW. It doesn't mean "judgmental" in the way that we generally think about it...

Judging types tend to be more formal and serious, make decisions quickly, like rules, systems and structure, are list makers and use them.

Perceiving types tend to be more relaxed and casual, are more adaptable, may procrastinate, view rules, systems and structure as "limiting", these are the "possibility" people.

I'm not surprised that many HR people are J's...P's might be more inclined to bend the company rules....but P's are valuable to a workforce because they are great in times of change and keep things from becoming stagnant and boring.

Dasher · May 2005

E/ISTJ

(Myers Briggs)
my E and I numbers were the same.

Ahah! That explains it

KathyHR · May 2005

ENFJ, but I thought I'd be more introverted.

System · May 2005

Introverted (89), Intuitive, Thinking, Judging.

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