I've completed many vocational tests - you know the type. Do you like working with numbers, then be an accountant. They've always seemed really cut and dried to me. This book, however, Do What You Are by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger breaks the mold. It's based on your personality type and is extremely helpful. You start by choosing which sentences apply to you and then you verify your selections in the following chapter. I've got to say, the way they described the INTP personality (Introverted, Intuitive, Thinker, Perceiver), was as if they knew me.
You learn a lot i.e. the four temperaments are Sensing Judgers, Sensing Perceivers, Intuitive Feelers, and Intuitive Thinkers. The book gives you your strengths based on your personality type. What I found interesting was that introverts actually do direct (the mind, their interests, etc.) outward - what we direct outside outside ourselves is senses, thoughts, feelings, and intuition.
Do What You Are informs you that your abilities increase as you age. True to form, I've seen this development in my own life. In university, this book helped me decide what to major in (Economics) which led to a very fulfilling learning experience as well as academic success. Years later it also helped me on choosing a profession. I've found much satisfaction in being a Management Consultant - one of the positions recommended for my personality type.
Added bonuses from this book include these features that are all personality specific:
- implications for the job search
- pathways to success and
- possible pitfalls
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