beetiger

As part of my job search, particularly as part of outplacement services. I'm doing a lot of diagnostic personality testing. Myers-Briggs, Strong Employment Inventory, eCareer personal Style Inventory, I-speak, Career Anchor Values Analysis. I actually really enjoy doing these, and find them a good distraction from the mundanity of reorganizing my resume and networking with people who don't really want to hear from me.

There's a certain sort of vanity in taking personality tests. But the tests all rely on the assumption that you basically know yourself, and that you just need that information chopped up by whatever methodology the test uses to find out something useful. Is that a fair assumption? I'm not sure. I know I'm often less than totally honest with myself, occasionally finding myself unhappy in the midst of doing something I've always told myself I enjoy, or being surprised by what is really totally typical behavior. I'm not fooling anyone else, though.

There's a poll-your-friends quiz floating around here that feeds right into this stream, so of course I'm finding it interesting, this self-reflective week. Not all of the questions, of course. Asking you when we met is just silly -- my memory's not *that* bad. And I really am not quite brave enough to risk your honesty if I were to ask "What do you REALLY think of me?" But there are two questions from the quiz I'll invite you to answer, if you choose.

1)Describe me using three or less words.

2)Have you ever dreamt of me? If so, tell me about it.

Incidentally, if you stare at my Strong Inventory results the right way, it looks as if I want to teach therapeutic cooking. Perhaps I should find out how

khromat's classes are going.