Lightly Seared On The Reality Grill

I’m sure I’ve said before that there isn’t a silly quiz that I can resist. So when Scott Wakeman on Google+ posted a list of Jung-Myers-Briggs personality types, and a quiz, off I went.

According to this quiz, I have an INTJ personality type. I have no idea how accurate or useful these sorts personality tests are, but this one does feel like a fair reflection of my personality.

Back in February, I mentioned that Computer Weekly had worked with a Psychological Consultancy to design a personality questionnaire to identify natural risk-takers within IT. Being unable to resist a quiz, I answered the questions and posted my results.

The totals have now been collated and it turns out that I’m not that far from the norm.

I am disappoint.

The quiz is still available online. Click here if you want to have a crack at it.

Computer Weekly has teamed up with Psychological Consultancy to design a personality questionnaire to identify natural risk-takers within IT. I can never resist a quiz, so I thought I’d give it a go.

Apparently, I am Adventurous

At the root of this Risk Type is a combination of a gung-ho impulsivity and fearlessness. At a general level, this type is resilient and attracted by excitement. They will be open to new experiences and will cope well with disappointments and unexpected turns of event. Their positive, upbeat outlook means they are drawn towards stimulating challenges and are able to pursue their adventures unperturbed.

There are upsides to this risk type, down sides, a pretty graphic and an interpretation.

The interpretation is interesting as it identifies me a a moderate example of the Adventurous Risk Type and then lists some (possibly contradictory) bullet points which – it claims – are my most distinctive characteristics.

• They are not easily fazed by events and will generally take things in their stride
• They will rarely worry about things unnecessarily, or easily become unduly apprehensive
• They seem generally disposed to trust others and have faith in their good intentions
• They are unlikely to be resentful or to dwell on past disappointments
• They are more inclined to base decisions on facts and logic rather than on their feelings
• They may be impatient with delays and obstructions and want quick results
• They seem quite cautious, a careful person who likes to minimise exposure to risk

If you work in IT, have 10 minutes to kill and don’t mind being aggregated into an online report,

1. Click here to go to the test
2. Choose “Online Assessments”
3. Enter access code: COMPUTERWEEKLY
4. Follow the on-screen instructions
5. Wait to receive confidential risk-type compass report by e-mail

Blog your results, or just paste them into the comments. These things fascinate me.