The Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator - 1700 Words

Self-Assessment Essay Throughout the beginning of this semester I have looked at how individuals behave within business organizations. Through various exercises and results, I have found a number of patterns within my behavior and interests. I have become aware to what interests me, and a number of skills/abilities I was oblivious I had. This reflection and in class exercises have allowed me to expand my skills, abilities, and behaviors, well fitting them into prospective future employment. The single most helpful and insightful exercise we have done throughout this course has been the Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI). MBTI has helped me better understand who I am as a person and what strengths and weaknesses I have†¦show more content†¦My past job experience includes refereeing youth soccer matches and serving at Anthony’s Beach Cafà ©. My experience refereeing youth soccer matches forced me to become a leader, taking control of parents and the players , allowing me to mature well being in a position of authority. Well working as a server at Anthony’s I have developed very high expectations for myself, displaying my low tolerance for mistakes and increasing my productivity. My ENTJ personality directly connects with various management careers, which is a long-term career goal for me. Being outgoing and a natural leader are personality traits that illuminate a good manager. In order to be a good manager in the future it is also important to recognize and be aware of a potential weaknesses which for me would include being argumentative. As a manager I would want to promote a competitive but cooperative environment with structured communication channels. I have recently declared in the accounting concentration within the school of business, because of my aptitude towards numbers and analytics. Critically important areas of accounting match my ENTJ personality making it a good fit. My low tolerance for errors connects directly with accounting because it is good accountants know when errors are made and fix them. Within financial and managerial accounting, consequences of an error on a balance sheet