Personality type quiz
The focus of your energy
Read the following statements and decide which of the two options best describes how you prefer to do things.
There's no right or wrong, just follow your first instinct!
Find out what work environment will suit you best.
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1. It's been a long day and you're tired. What's most likely to revive or pick up your energy levels?
2. You're in a team project group meeting. The other group members are all energetically contributing, speaking over each other with new ideas and getting quite excitable. How does this make you feel?
3. You're in the information commons preparing some course notes. How do you feel if the phone rings / you get a message or someone pops over for a chat?
4. When you have lots of different assignments and project deadlines coming up, do you prefer to...
5. When working on a tricky assignment or problem, do you prefer to...
A
A quiet night in either alone or with a few close friends, watching a film or reading a book.
B
Going to the Students' Union for a society event where you can catch up with lots of people and even meet new ones.
A
A little uncomfortable. You prefer that people take turns to speak as you often find it difficult to break into the conversation. You prefer to be asked what you think.
B
Great - it was a really exciting meeting. You enjoyed bouncing ideas around and getting lots of ideas from the other group members.
A
Frustrated. You feel annoyed at the interruption for breaking your attention.
B
No problem - it might be something exciting or an invitation to an event later on.
A
Concentrate on one assignment at a time and get one thing finished before working on the next.
B
Enjoy working on them all simultaneously enjoying the variety of tasks and topics.
A
Think through the options and work things out by reflection and consideration.
B
Talk through the options and work out the solution by trying or doing things.
Your results: Mostly A's
Based on your responses, you are more likely to enjoy working in an environment where:
The work environment is more structured and organised with a clear hierarchy or organisational structure
Where meetings have agendas circulated in advance so you know what isgoing to be discussed and can prepare accordingly
Where your tasks and responsibilities are well defined and stable
Where you can work on tasks or projects mainly by yourself or in a small close team
Where you can organise your time and work load so you can focus your attention on one task at a time
Where there is a value to listening and thinking
Where you can respond in a considered way
Where the environment is calm and quite stable
Your results: Mostly B's
Based on your responses, you are more likely to enjoy working in an environment where:
There is flexibility, less structure and formal hierarchy
Where tasks are less rigidly defined and you may face new opportunities, be offered new projects, there is variety and change
Where you often go out as a group after work or have company lunches and social events
Where there is value to talking and doing
Where you can respond quickly and confidently
There is an open plan office or where you can see what's going on and can get involved
