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Hiring? How To Attract ENTJ Candidates For Leadership Roles

03 December 2019 / By Elizabeth Harris

ENTJs are typically goal-driven and ambitious, making them ideal candidates for a range of leadership roles. They are strategic leaders whose assertive and outgoing nature allows them to excel at motivating a team. Truity’s Personality Type and Career Achievement Study indicates that ENTJs are more likely to be found in leadership positions than other personality types, with the highest average number of employees reporting to them.

Categories: Finding the Right Career, Careers for Your Type, ENTJ

You Failed Your Employer’s Personality Test. Now What?

06 August 2019 / By Jayne Thompson

When people talk about pre-hire personality tests, they usually mean questionnaires like the Myers Briggs Inventory, the Big Five or the DISC profile. A test, like a numeracy or literacy test, has a right or wrong answer so you can pass or fail it. A personality questionnaire, on the other hand, helps the employer figure out if your strengths and weaknesses match up with the job requirements. You can’t actually flunk or ace a personality test—it simply shows if you’re a good fit for the job.

Category: Finding the Right Career