by Lucy Sokol ’21

Ever wondered what career fit your personality the best? Ever thought a website would help you come to a decision? If you do not know what job might be best for you or the type of people who are most compatible for you, give 16 Personalities a search.

The 16 Personalities Questionnaire consists of a variety of different questions that gives individuals an inside look into their personality. As you answer each question honestly, it eventually leads to a results page where the website tells you the personality that fits you the best. The website is based off of the Myers Briggs’ theory where there are four categories, Introversion/Extraversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/ Feeling, and Judging/Perception. These components can create up to sixteen four-letter combinations that describe one’s personality type.

“It is a fun and insightful self-evaluation. Tests such as these can be incredibly useful in determining possible career and or interest paths,” said AP psychology teacher Christine McKeldin. “You should never underestimate the importance of your personality when making a career choice.” All sixteen personalities are parted into four type groups: Analysts, Diplomats, Sentinels, and Explorers.

The Analyst role contains the Architect, the Logician, the Commander, and the Debater. These individuals embrace coherence as they succeed in intellectual and technological quests. They are solution-oriented and will do whatever it takes to prove their thesis as correct. This characteristic is usually found in scientists, engineers, politicians, and lawyers. Elon Musk, Albert Einstein, Margret Thatcher, and Mark Twain are all part of the Analyst group.

Next are the Diplomats, the Advocates, the Mediators, Protagonist, and Campaigners. Diplomats are caring, determined, and perceptive individuals that strive to make positive changes. As a very empathetic personality group, Diplomats value understanding and use self-reflection as a way to grant insight into other people’s lives. These people usually turn out to be activists, teachers, writers or artists, and psychologists. Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, William Shakespeare, and Robert Downey Jr are placed in the Diplomat group.

Then there are the Sentinels: The Logistician, the Defender, the Executive, and the Consul. The Sentinel group consists of practical, self-motivated and cooperative people. Sentinels thrive off of stability, and if something is not stable, they go out of their way to restore order. Policemen/women, nurses and doctors, military workers, and organization leaders are some examples of Sentinel career paths. George Washington, Aretha Franklin, and Judge Judy are in the Sentinel group.

The last group is the Explorers: the Virtuoso, the Adventurer, the Entrepreneur, and Entertainer. These are enthusiastic and impressive quick thinkers that tend to be comfortable with uncertainty as they make snap decisions. As Explorers value workability over perfection, they rarely second guess themselves and simply live in the moment. Careers such as mechanics, designers, actors or musicians, and marketers all fit the Explorer personality. Michael Jordan, Frida Kahlo, and Elton John are perfect examples of individuals in this group.

Whether you believe or do not believe in these questionnaires, it is still good to have an understanding for who you are as a person and what career path would fit you best in the future. Want to test it yourself? Go to www.16personalities.com.