Comments on: Working with my heart http://urbanagroecology.org/2009/05/29/working-with-my-heart/ Good dirt, good food, good people Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:35:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ramblinrobert http://urbanagroecology.org/2009/05/29/working-with-my-heart/#comment-203 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:03:48 +0000 http://urbanagroecology.org/?p=427#comment-203 Janice–
Thanks for your comments. I agree whole-heartedly and have made several major career changes over the years. I’ve used both the MBTI and John Holland’s personality-based theory of careers. Both point strongly to my being in a career that allows me to be very analytical. Certainly shifting my career in that direction helped my job satisfaction immensely!

The Holland test also points to a need for me to be physical and creative in my work (the Realistic and Artistic traits supporting my primary Investigative trait). Perhaps my current desire to make a change reflects that the things I want to do match my personality even better than my current job. Thanks for the reminder about these tests!

]]> By: Janice Pence http://urbanagroecology.org/2009/05/29/working-with-my-heart/#comment-202 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:32:57 +0000 http://urbanagroecology.org/?p=427#comment-202 I’ve worked in HR for years. So many times I interview people who are miserable in their job. It shows on their face, in their emotions. Sometimes we get into a comfortable career that pays well and we stick with it out of habit. Then in 10 – 15 years you wake up miserable.

I love hiring people who are passionate about their job. They perform better and stay with the company longer. I’ve researched the 16 Myers Briggs Types and find some comfort in selecting employees that match the career. Find something you are passionate about and it will never work a day in your life – or as it is said – follow your heart.

Does anyone have experience with another tool besides the MBTI?

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