Personality test
The sixteen types
Answer 32 statements by how true they are of you. There are no right answers — choose as the person you actually are, not the one you would like to be.
Alphonse Mucha · Public domain
A note on trademarks and use: MBTI® is a registered trademark of The Myers & Briggs Foundation. The test here is not the official MBTI® instrument — it is built on the four dichotomies in Carl Jung's typology, with questions we wrote ourselves. Treat the result as a prompt for your own reflection rather than a diagnostic, and do not use it to select or screen anyone at work.
1. After an evening with a lot of people, I feel recharged.
2. I need time on my own to recover after a lot of socialising.
3. I strike up conversations with strangers easily.
4. I prefer a few people to a crowded party.
5. My ideas get clearer once I say them out loud.
6. I think things through in my head before speaking.
7. A long silence in a conversation makes me uncomfortable.
8. I find messaging easier than phoning.
9. I trust what I can observe more than a hunch.
10. I often think about what things could become later.
11. I notice the specific details before I see the whole picture.
12. I enjoy discussing abstract ideas and hypotheticals.
13. With something new, I want clear step-by-step instructions.
14. I often spot connections between things that seem unrelated.
15. I trust practical experience over theory.
16. I get bored quickly when work repeats the same process.
17. When deciding, I put the logic ahead of how the people involved feel.
18. I struggle to decide something if I know it will upset someone.
19. I find blunt criticism more useful than encouragement.
20. I usually sense someone's mood before they say anything.
21. In an argument, I focus on who is right rather than who is hurt.
22. Harmony in the group matters more to me than being proved right.
23. I judge a decision by its results, not by how it felt.
24. I often put myself in the other person's place to see how they would feel.
25. I feel comfortable when things are already scheduled.
26. I like keeping my options open until the last moment.
27. I finish work ahead of the deadline rather than against it.
28. I work best under time pressure.
29. My desk and my files are systematically organised.
30. A plan changing halfway through does not bother me.
31. I make a to-do list and stick to it.
32. I would rather improvise than follow a detailed plan.
