Personality type: ESFJ

You described your profile as: Mostly Accurate (75%)

Extraverts prefer to:

● focus their attention outward

● work on a variety of tasks
● seek out and interact with many people
● work at a rapid pace
● talk about their ideas to think them through

Sensors prefer to:

● focus on "what is" rather than "what could be"

● work with real things rather than ideas
● apply past experience to solving problems
● receive specific and realistic directions

Feelers prefer to:

● do work that is meaningful

● help others and be appreciated
● make decisions according to their values
● work in a friendly, supportive environment
● make efforts to understand other people

Judgers prefer to:

● make many decisions as part of their work

● work in a predictable environment
● complete their responsibilities before relaxing
● maintain control over projects

Of the many factors that contribute to a successful education and subsequent career, an
understanding of personality type is among the most useful.

While interests and skills change during the course of a person's life, the one thing that does
remain constant is an individual's personality type — the innate way in which each person
naturally prefers to see the world and make decisions. All individuals are unique, but people
of the same type share large similarities in the kinds of academic subjects and careers they
find interesting, and the kind of work they find satisfying.
 By understanding the role personality type plays, people can gain important insights into
their educational, career and relationship needs. And because people of different types often
communicate in very different ways, counselors and advisors can learn which strategies
work most effectively with each individual student.

Understanding you, Sydney

People like you are warm, friendly and talkative. You are an enthusiastic and energetic person who loves to be
surrounded by people and activity. Expressive and affectionate with your friends and family, you are usually quite
comfortable letting others know just how you feel. Since you are so sympathetic and caring, you naturally like to help
others and are often the first person to volunteer. Polite and trusting, you try hard to please others and place your
relationships high on your list of priorities.
You have very strong values about the appropriate way to behave and are very responsible. But you may sometimes try
to impose your beliefs on others. You also tend to take all criticism personally, so your feelings may be easily hurt.
Because you sometimes have trouble speaking your mind clearly and honestly, especially when you're upset, you may
simply decide to avoid dealing with anyone who offends you.
You are also a practical and down-to-earth person. You probably love the outdoors, animals, and a variety of sports or
physical activities. You are blessed with a keen awareness of your environment and like your surroundings to be
comfortable and beautiful.
You are very literal and like others to be clear and explicit about their expectations of you. Since you strive to be prepared
at all times, you may have trouble improvising or dealing with sudden changes of plan. You like your routine to remain
constant, so you may sometimes be a bit rigid when you don't have adequate time to adjust to changes. Organized and
efficient, you like to work steadily through a project, completing each step carefully and neatly before moving on to the
next.
Note: Based on our assessment, your personality type is "ESFJ."

Your Strengths and Blindspots

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. The key to finding the best path for all people is by using their natural strengths
and becoming aware of their natural blindspots.
Your strengths may include:

● Making a quick and positive impression on people

● Presenting yourself in an organized and thorough manner
● Getting the information you need by talking with lots of people
● Presenting yourself as a hardworking, responsible person
● Being decisive and making good decisions

Your blindspots may include:

● Making decisions too quickly

● Not considering how you might feel about this decision in the future
● Making decisions based only on your current feelings, and not being very objective
 ● Unwillingness to explore possibilities you haven't previously considered
● Talking too much during a conversation

Your College Satisfiers

● A friendly, nurturing and involved faculty, advisors and staff. Personal relationships are very important to you
● Opportunities to help others in real, concrete ways, and to be publicly appreciated and recognized for your
earned efforts
● Lots of social activities and the chance to work collaboratively on academic and social projects with other
friendly, supportive students and staff
● Clear academic expectations and objectives and a safe and secure environment
● A solid curriculum that teaches practical skills that will help you achieve specific career goals

Your Career Satisfiers

● Let you establish and maintain warm interpersonal relationships with other people
● Enable you to help others in real and practical ways
● Let you be in control of your own schedule
● Have clearly spelled out expectations
● Take place in a friendly, tension-free, cooperative environment
● Let you be productive and efficient
● Allow you a lot of opportunity to talk and interact with others
● Not be too theoretical, and preferably produce a tangible, real product or service

Your Preferred Learning Style

While ALL individuals are unique, people of the same type often learn best in similar ways. The following summarizes
what you need in order to maximize learning:

● Opportunities to work cooperatively as part of a team

● Predictable structure, clear expectations and explicit instructions
● A friendly, supportive, tension-free learning environment
● Adequate time to practice and master new skills
● Recognition of your need to talk in order to think and process information
● Rewards for your organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines

Your Interpersonal Negotiating Style

People negotiate with each other all the time, whether it's arranging to borrow the car, requesting more time to finish a
project, or even deciding which restaurant to visit with friends. In school and at work, the ability to negotiate effectively is
especially important. Following are some strengths and blindspots that have the potential to influence your negotiations
with others.
Possible Strengths
 ● Warm, friendly, and good at making people feel comfortable
● Organized and prepared; practical and efficient
● Responsible and reliable; have good command of important facts and details
● Driven to closure, which can expedite the process
● Loyal to organization's values and people; will work hard to do right by them

Possible Blindspots

● May be easily, though inadvertently, offended, which may dampen your enthusiasm
● May find adversarial aspect of negotiations too unharmonious and stressful
● May be unable or unwilling to explore possibilities you see as impractical or unrealistic
● May be in so much of a hurry to conclude negotiations that you miss important information
● May be unduly influenced by how you personally feel about your opponent or by other related, but minor,
issues