Development of
the MVQS[1]
Vocational Interest and Personality Reinforcer (VIPR) Type Indicator and
Matching McDOT[2] Job Types
Crosswalk to Jung-Based People Personality Types
By
Billy J.
McCroskey, Ph.D., Steven J. Hahn, MS. and Kenneth L. Dennis, Ph.D.
Abstract
According
to Personality Theorist Carl Jung[3],
human motivation to act or behave in predictable ways may be explained in terms
of creative
energy and classified into a variety of People Personality Types
based on different combinations of four dimensions of opposing personality trait
continuums:
·
Extravert vs. Introvert,
·
Sensing vs. INtuiting,
·
Thinking vs. Feeling, and
·
Judgment vs.
Perception.
Combining
the opposing personality dimensions by selecting one end of each of the four
continuums (i.e., E or I, and S or N, and T or F and J or P) yields a total of sixteen possible four-letter Jung-based
People Personality Types (e.g., ESTJ, ISTJ, ENTJ, INTJ, . . . ENFP, INFP).
These People Personality Types may be helpful in describing and explaining certain basic aspects of complex human
behavior, as well as, matching
People with Suitable Job Types which optimally reinforce their Vocational
Interests, Occupational Values and Needs, and Jung-based People Personality
Types.
What Do Those Letters Represent...?[4]
|
Refers
to how a person is energized |
|
|
Extraversion |
Introversion |
|
Shows a preference
for drawing energy from the outside word of people, activities or things. |
Shows a preference
for drawing energy from one's internal world of emotions or impressions. |
|
Refers
to what a person pays attention to |
|
|
Sensing |
INtuition |
|
Shows a preference
for trusting information received through the five senses and noticing what
is actual. |
Shows a preference
for trusting information received through a "sixth sense" and
noticing what might be. |
|
Refers
to what a person most trusts when making a decision |
|
|
Thinking |
Feeling |
|
Shows a preference
for trusting logical and objective information. |
Shows a preference
for trusting |
|
Refers
to the life style a person adopts |
|
|
Judgment |
Perception |
|
Shows a preference
for living |
Shows
a preference for living a spontaneous and flexible life. |
Connecting Personality Types With Careers and Jobs[5]
Before looking at the lists below.....
The lists represent careers and jobs people of various types tend to enjoy doing. The job requirements are similar to the personality tendencies of the various types. It is important to remember that these do not list all the jobs possible under the headings. And it is very important to remember that people can, and frequently do, fill jobs that are dissimilar to their personality... this happens all the time...and sometimes works out quite well.
Why then should we even consult these lists?
The lists are just another tool to give you ideas about careers and jobs you might enjoy. Use the lists as tool not a box!
Source: careerwebmaster@ios.doi.gov
U.S. Department of the Interior
Revised: Monday, 06-Nov-2000 09:42:48 EST
(Web Site: http://www.doi.gov/octc/typescar.html)
Partial List
of Extravert Reinforcer Job Types
|
ESTP real estate broker |
ESFP veterinarian |
ENFP conference planner |
ENTP systems designer |
|
ESTJ government employee |
ESFJ nurse |
ENFJ entertainer |
ENTJ program designer |
Source: careerwebmaster@ios.doi.gov
U.S. Department of the Interior
Revised: Monday, 06-Nov-2000 09:42:48 EST
(Web Site: http://www.doi.gov/octc/typescar.html)
Partial List
of Introvert Reinforcer Job Types
|
ISTJ management |
ISFJ counseling |
INFJ career counselor |
INTJ management consultant |
|
ISTP surveyor |
ISFP bookkeeper |
INFP information-graphics |
INTP strategic planning |
Source: careerwebmaster@ios.doi.gov
U.S. Department of the Interior
Revised: Monday, 06-Nov-2000 09:42:48 EST
(Web Site: http://www.doi.gov/octc/typescar.html)
[1] McCroskey, B. J. (2001). The McCroskey Vocational Quotient System (MVQS2001) Job-Person Matching Program. Brooklyn Park, MN: Vocationology, Inc.
[2] McCroskey, B. J. (2001). The McCroskey 5th Edition Dictionary of Occupational Titles. In: The McCroskey Vocational Quotient System (MVQS2001) Job-Person Matching Program. Brooklyn Park, MN: Vocationology, Inc.
[3] Jung, Carl Gustav - Swiss-born Personality Theorist (1875-1961).
The VIPR code was determined from Jung, C.G. (1971). Psychological Types_ (A Revision by R.F.C. Hull of the Translation by H.G. Baynes). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. The Myers-Briggs resource was noted but not used. The VIPR types are numbered in order of frequency in the McDOT. Number 1 is the most common type and number 16 is the least common type. While a person may have a personality type (or Conceptual Type), the desired VIPR type is specific to employment. VIPR does not say what type a person is. It says what type of job one prefers to have. For many people, personality type is the same as the employment preference type. This cannot be assumed, however, for all workers. Since the VIPR test asks the person to rate jobs on the basis of desirability, it focuses on work preference rather than general personality. Therefore, in its development, focus and prediction, VIPR is not related to Myers-Briggs. Carl Jung remains the theoretical base.
[4] Source: Department of Interior Web Site: http://www.doi.gov/octc/scales/htm
[5] Source: U.S. Department of the Interior Web Site: http://www.doi.gov/octc/typescar.html