Career/Life Planning Profile

TYPE: ENTP
(Extraverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Perceiving)

Brief Personality Description:
Enthusiastic, ingenious, resourceful in solving challenging problems; energetic, talkative and good at many things; independent and individualistic; alert to all possibilities with strong initiative and creative impulse; value inspiration above all else and strive to turn their original ideas into reality; versatile and clever; adaptable and innovative; strive for competence and power.

Interpersonal Style:
Maybe somewhat impersonal with people, yet can inspire others to become involved with their projects through their enthusiasm; apt to consider how others may affect their projects rather than how projects affect others; alert and outspoken, argue for fun on either side of an issue; deal imaginatively with social relationships; often display good humour and optimism; try hard to understand people rather than judge them.

Possible Weaknesses/Blindspots:
Hate routine and reluctant to do things in established manner; tend to ignore the standard or traditional; hard to apply selves to detail and follow through; may neglect necessary preparation; can lose interest in own projects once major problems are solved; may have trouble organising and disciplining selves resulting in ill-chosen or half-finished projects; may not take time to consider important facts, especially feeling of others.

Learning Style:
Global learner, needs choices and deadlines, likes seminars, likes autonomy, likes reading and listening, wants to consider theory then applications, good at paper and pencil tests, prefers open ended instructions.

Environmental Considerations:
Need opportunities for variety, action and frequent interaction; best working on succession of projects; stimulated by problems; operate on impulsive energy rather than concentrated will power.

Vocational Preferences:
Good at functional analysis; deal imaginatively with physical and mechanical relationships; enjoy the complex; count on ingenuity and their ability to improvise to solve problems; value inspiration above all else and follow it confidently into all opportunities; can be almost anything they want to be.

Vocational Functions:
Some occupations which may offer potential for satisfaction include (but are not limited to) the following:

Implications For Subject, Course Or Job Search:
Pathways to success include using their abilities to:
- generate enthusiasm for themselves and their ideas.
- see new and exciting possibilities.
- create their own job opportunities.
- collect great amount of information from talking.
- understand what motivates others.
- analyse long-range implications.

Possible pitfalls to watch out for:
- may have difficulty conforming to organisational structure.
- may have unrealistic expectations.
- may not follow through on necessary details.
- may appear argumentative, rather than simply analytical.
- may make promises they cannot keep.
- may have difficulty limiting options and making decisions.
- may lack self discipline.

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