Comments | velvetaj: Writer's Block: Taking It Personally

velvetaj

Writer's Block: Taking It Personally

Feb 26, 2009 10:40

Ha! The MBTI - that's what I do for a living. I'm an INTJ and that's actually not what comes up on my results but what I've determined for myself. It certainly suits me.

I was working in a field that forced me to work outside of my preferences for a long time, which had a significant impact on the way I responded to the questions. This happens ( Read more... )

personality tests, enneagram, writer's block, myers-briggs

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velvetaj February 26 2009, 20:16:08 UTC

My ennegram is a nine because I tend to be extremely calm and prefer keeping the peace. I do get fired up about things, but I'm told often I calm other people down quite well.

This stuff is pretty fascinating for writer as they provide great insight to creating believable characters. My writing group wants me to do a presentation on the Myers Briggs as it applies to character development. I might have to do a test run on my blog, first.

firelily February 26 2009, 23:12:56 UTC

Whoah...I had no idea that's what you did for a living! How does that work...who are your clients, exactly? Sounds like an interesting thing to do.

velvetaj February 27 2009, 01:12:49 UTC

I'm a career counselor at a university. I teach a class on career development every term, where we do various assessments including this one, and interpret results for individual students and groups. It's fascinating. I could go into private practice if I wanted to, but that involves far more self-promotion than I am capable of! I think it would bug me if that was all I did.

firelily February 27 2009, 01:31:47 UTC

Wow! That class is so exactly what I felt was lacking in my undergraduate education. I feel so very strongly that EVERYONE should have to take a class like that...and also one that teaches you exactly what jobs and what salaries and what opportunities are really out there in your field, and what you're supposed to do to reach them. I feel like I was given no guidance at all (even though to be fair it was my fault as well since I didn't really seek any out) and just thrown out into the world without a clue. I wish they would make the career development classes mandatory!

I still feel like I'm clueless, and I'm almost 30. Heh...guess I haven't come very far...

velvetaj February 27 2009, 06:30:06 UTC

I hear that comment from students every term: "Everybody should have to take this!" The problem is, they'd need 20 people to teach the courses each term, and there's just now way. The thing is, I'm at work every day from 8 to 5 ready and able to answer their questions. What can they do with a degree in Biology? I can show them how to start researching. What's a reasonable salary expectation? I can tell them, but more importantly I can teach them how to find this information. It's not secret! How to write a resume/network/interview/negotiate? We hold programs every term on those issues ( ... )

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