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		bloqs on Feb 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I applied for a software role at FedEx and was ask... At least it was the Big Five which has some scientific basis. Myers Briggs is still used by mouth breathers in HR departments across the world.

keane on Feb 13, 2024 [–]

It’s been argued that the Meyers-Briggs correlates with 4 of the Big Five and that MBTI terminology functions as a gentler, more socially-acceptable euphemism that avoids the frankness of the Big Five: https://dynomight.net/in-defense-of-myers-briggs.html

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