What is the MBTI and how does it work?

The MBTI® (The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) is a well known and respected psychological assessment. The MBTI® represents a model of personality based on Carl Jung’s theory and provides the client with an indicator of their preferences in personality style. Originally developed during WWII, it has continually been refined over the last six decades through assessments on thousands of subjects and is respected for its statistical reliability and validity.

So how does it work? By measuring responses to “personality trait preferences questions,” the assessment delineates one of sixteen possibilities for each individual. You may be wondering if the score rates your personality as “good” or “bad” or ?”better or worse” The answer to those questions is a resounding NO!

The MBTI recognizes value and gifts in all types. What you do find out is amazing information about how you (and others) “get energy from their world”, how you go about organizing or processing information, how you make decisions based on the information gathered and how you act on it and prioritize it in the outside world.

After taking the assessment and discussing the interpretation, our client’s say that they find value in how they use it to bring out the best in themselves. They also are excited about how useful it is to have this tool when they are involved in family discussions (even heated ones) and dealing with stressors in their work environment.

How can MBTI be helpful for you?

Getting a “better read” on yourself and those in your world will prepare you to respond in ways that will make more sense, be more effective for you and perhaps most importantly, change your outlook on your world!

If you are wondering if you would benefit from taking the MBTI, ask yourself the following questions:

• Are you looking for new ways to understand and respond to the important people in your life; family, friends, and co-workers?

• Are you experiencing a life transition, a time that you want to make changes in your life but are not quite sure what direction to take?


• Are you considering a new career and would like some guidance to identify what you may be best suited for?

• Are you a student who would like to better understand your learning style in order to improve your grades in school and/or on standardized tests or comprehensive exams such as the bar exam or CPA exam?

• Are you struggling in a relationship and would like to understand your partner better and allow them to better understand you?

One more important point for you to know, the results are most useful and productive when carefully analyzed, interpreted and discussed with a qualified MBTI administrator.
For more information or for a free telephone consultation on how it may personally benefit you please contact us.

At FTA many clients who find the MBTI ®useful also take the Strong Interest Inventory® for a comprehensive look into career options.

"A single dish cannot satisfy the tastes of a hundred people".
chinese proverb

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