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The 32 Types
A personality test based on Jung’s psychological types: sixteen types, each in two versions, depending on how you meet pressure. Take the test, read your profile, and learn how to work and live with every other type, whether you are a lawyer, a doctor, a teacher or a taxi driver.
Sixteen types, each in two versions: A is Anchored (steady under pressure) and T is Tested (feels pressure keenly). Thirty-two types in all.
INTJ-A
The Strategist
Anchored
Sees the whole board and plays five moves ahead.
INTJ-T
The Strategist
Tested
Sees the whole board and plays five moves ahead.
INTP-A
The Theorist
Anchored
Cannot resist taking an idea apart to see how it works.
INTP-T
The Theorist
Tested
Cannot resist taking an idea apart to see how it works.
ENTJ-A
The Director
Anchored
Takes charge, sets the pace and expects results.
ENTJ-T
The Director
Tested
Takes charge, sets the pace and expects results.
ENTP-A
The Challenger
Anchored
Argues the other side for the pleasure of finding the best answer.
ENTP-T
The Challenger
Tested
Argues the other side for the pleasure of finding the best answer.
INFJ-A
The Counsellor
Anchored
Understands what the client means as well as what they say.
INFJ-T
The Counsellor
Tested
Understands what the client means as well as what they say.
INFP-A
The Idealist
Anchored
Fights hardest when the cause matches their values.
INFP-T
The Idealist
Tested
Fights hardest when the cause matches their values.
ENFJ-A
The Mentor
Anchored
Brings out the best in the room and the team.
ENFJ-T
The Mentor
Tested
Brings out the best in the room and the team.
ENFP-A
The Inspirer
Anchored
Brings enthusiasm, ideas and people together.
ENFP-T
The Inspirer
Tested
Brings enthusiasm, ideas and people together.
ISTJ-A
The Steward
Anchored
If it is written down, they have checked it twice.
ISTJ-T
The Steward
Tested
If it is written down, they have checked it twice.
ISFJ-A
The Guardian
Anchored
Quietly looks after the client, the team and the detail.
ISFJ-T
The Guardian
Tested
Quietly looks after the client, the team and the detail.
ESTJ-A
The Organiser
Anchored
Rules, deadlines and results: the trains run on time.
ESTJ-T
The Organiser
Tested
Rules, deadlines and results: the trains run on time.
ESFJ-A
The Host
Anchored
Knows everyone’s name and what they need.
ESFJ-T
The Host
Tested
Knows everyone’s name and what they need.
ISTP-A
The Fixer
Anchored
Watches quietly, then asks the one question that matters.
ISTP-T
The Fixer
Tested
Watches quietly, then asks the one question that matters.
ISFP-A
The Artist
Anchored
Quietly flexible, quietly principled, quietly effective.
ISFP-T
The Artist
Tested
Quietly flexible, quietly principled, quietly effective.
ESTP-A
The Dynamo
Anchored
Thinks on their feet and thrives in the live moment.
ESTP-T
The Dynamo
Tested
Thinks on their feet and thrives in the live moment.
ESFP-A
The Performer
Anchored
Warm, vivid and impossible to ignore.
ESFP-T
The Performer
Tested
Warm, vivid and impossible to ignore.
How it works
The test asks 90 short statements and you answer each on a five-step scale, from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Eighty of them measure four preferences: where you draw energy (E or I), how you take in information (S or N), how you decide (T or F) and how you organise your world (J or P). The last ten measure how you meet pressure: Anchored (A), steady, or Tested (T), feeling the weight keenly. Four letters plus an ending give your type, for example INTJ-A or ENFP-T.
It takes about fifteen minutes. Your answers stay in your browser and are never sent anywhere. There is no account, no email and no fee.
This is an original questionnaire written for this site, inspired by Carl Jung’s theory of psychological types and the popular four-letter shorthand. It is not the official test of any organisation and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the owners of any trademarked personality instrument. It is for reflection and fun, not a diagnosis, not a measure of ability and never a tool for choosing or rejecting people.
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