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Is big 5 better for finding suitable career than MBTI? Where's the best big5 test?

rocco

New member
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Sep 10, 2015
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MBTI Type
intj

VILLANELLE

New member
Joined
Aug 8, 2016
Messages
731
MBTI Type
ESFP
Enneagram
261
Instinctual Variant
so/sp
I got SLOAI and I'm an ENFJ. I have gotten other results on it, though. I'd say it's helpful if you combine it with the MBTI and maybe a learning style test. Technically MyPersonality.info does that. It's neat to see.
 

Mayflower

King Ping
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Oct 3, 2016
Messages
701
MBTI Type
ESTP
Enneagram
9w8
Instinctual Variant
sp/so
I feel that MBTI is more career oriented. Though a bit stereotypical, it focuses on, well, "focus". Big 5 is more about about integrity or "health" of the personality. [MENTION=29143]Thirteenly[/MENTION] brings up an interesting idea. Foucs+temperment would probably lead to better career choices that are more "geared" toward an individual.
 

Korvinagor

Cyber Strider
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Jan 5, 2017
Messages
762
Enneagram
9w1
Instinctual Variant
sp/so
To be fair though, the Big 5 can be roughly correlated with the MBTI letters dichotomy. Like this:
  • Openness -> Sensing/Intuition
  • Conscientiousness -> Judging/Perceiving
  • Extroversion -> Introversion/Extroversion
  • Agreeableness -> Thinking/Feeling
The Neuroticism trait doesn't really have an MBTI equivalent, but the comparison is noteworthy nonetheless. I'm fairly sure there's a proper career personality test out there that isn't based on either, but it's slipped my mind as of now.
 
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