Sending out applications is quite interesting and yes, frustrating too when you don’t get callbacks. But, let’s stick to the interesting part.

I have been dropping my resumes everywhere seeking traditional office roles to work from home contracts. I came across a staffing agency and they seem to be meticulous when it comes to their applicants, as any company should be. What sets this one apart is the application process where I came across taking series of test. One of the tests is the personality test.  I have taken this test in the past and I do see some truths behind the result.

When taking personality tests, you have to be truthful in answering it. The way I did it is to answer the very first thought that comes to mind, an instinctual answer, and not the thought of answer. I wouldn’t like to be categorized in the wrong group. Besides, tests like this have no right or wrong answers. The tricky part would be, if the type of personality you are fits in the role that you are applying for or the business environment.

Mind you, I have taken the test before and it gave me the same INFJ results, but I don’t remember getting the “T” of “Turbulent” part. I also remember getting the “The Mediator”, still in “The Diplomat” personality group and not “The Advocate”.

Question: Does your present mood, life situation, maturity maybe affect the way you answer the test and the results? Why is there a difference to the personality type and part of the result?

As I do believe I’m the introverted type, I do also believe that I can be an advocate. There are many instances where people describe me as such, and it’s different from what I thought I am. Advocates are easily misunderstood as extroverted individuals and I have heard people describe me as someone who could be an extrovert.

There was a part in my life where I question the purpose behind things I was doing, be it personal or career. I remember working at a high rise building and then just staring out the window and saying, “What am I doing? What makes this work important? It’s not changing the world.” Yes, it was tad dramatic but I remember that feeling just what “The Advocate” personality is being described.

I was reading the personality strengths and weaknesses. I am familiar with creativity and having insight. I am also familiar sensitivity, being extremely private and feeling burn out easily. When it comes to romantic relationships, I always seek out real connections. I fell in love once and the true connection I felt is something that I want to have in future relationships. I don’t seek casual relationships and it has be genuine making the personality test result accurate in that sense.

Career wise, I don’t how I feel about “The Advocates” personality would not thrive in a corporation set up. Since I was younger, I have always felt that I’m not the salesman type. The test results recommends becoming one’s own boss.