Poll: What is your (Myers-Briggs) personality type?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3413541

by minecraftman • 15 years ago

4 8 15 years ago

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booduh2• 15 years ago

The dominant type here is INTJ, followed by ENTP.

booduh2• 15 years ago

Told ya.

tylerjgillies• 15 years ago

ENFU

gregjor2• 15 years ago

debunked: http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_09_20_a_personality.html

about as relevant as polling for astrological sign.

gregjor2• 15 years ago

Also a lawsuit waiting to happen if the Myers-Briggs is used for hiring or promotion:

http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=957

I have refused to take the MB "test" during the interview process because the test has no demonstrated scientific validity and no demonstrated predictive value, which makes it discriminatory and possible an ADA violation.

willvarfar• 15 years ago

counterbalance:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3413606

ILIE and proud of it :)

steventruong• 15 years ago

Heh, probably wouldn't buy into it but ESTP

tokenadult• 15 years ago

Obligatory references on the subject of the unvalidated Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®:

http://www.skepdic.com/myersb.html

http://www.psychometric-success.com/personality-tests/person...

"Overall, the review committee concluded that the MBTI has not demonstrated adequate validity although its popularity and use has been steadily increasing. The National Academy of Sciences review committee concluded that: ‘at this time, there is not sufficient, well-designed research to justify the use of the MBTI in career counseling programs’, the very thing that it is most often used for."

http://www.indiana.edu/~jobtalk/HRMWebsite/hrm/articles/deve...

http://www.amazon.com/Cult-Personality-Testing-Miseducate-Mi...

Poll: What is your (Myers-Briggs) personality type?

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