About the Author

Molly Owens is the founder and CEO of Truity. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley and holds a master's degree in counseling psychology. She began working with personality assessments in 2006, and in 2012 founded Truity with the goal of making robust, scientifically validated assessments more accessible and user-friendly.

Molly is an ENTP and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she enjoys elaborate cooking projects, murder mysteries, and exploring with her husband and son.

5 Careers for INTJs Who Don’t Have a College Education

Clinically Reviewed by Steven Melendy, PsyD. on September 30, 2015

What do lawyers, auditors and engineers have in common? It's not the opening of a really bad joke. These professions top the list of INTJ-friendly careers. And along with just about all the suggested careers for INTJs, they require many years of education and killer hours to boot.

So what do you do if college isn't an option? Here are five careers with INTJ written all over them - no college degree required.

4 Ways Feeling Leaders Can Make The Most of Their Strengths

Clinically Reviewed by Steven Melendy, PsyD. on September 23, 2015

For many businesses, objectivity and tough-mindedness are the nuts and bolts of leadership. Empathy — the ability to manage through emotional intelligence — is seen as softer and therefore undesirable. Yet the idea that a leader can sit in the corner office and bark orders is long gone. Leaders who have taken the time to cultivate meaningful connections with people have a far greater chance of rallying the troops, increasing morale and boosting productivity.

4 Tips for INFJs Who Want to Make Themselves Heard

Clinically Reviewed by Steven Melendy, PsyD. on September 21, 2015

Unpredictable as weather, INFJs are difficult characters to peg down. Intensely private, but with a strong desire to share themselves with the people they trust. Highly idealistic, but with a deep sense of justice that prevents them from using their energy for personal gain. These contradictions become especially apparent when an INFJ is facing conflict. Although they will do everything they can to keep the peace, if conflict is unavoidable, they can fight back in quarrelsome, irrational ways.

Category: INFJ

4 Tips for Natural Leaders Stuck in Entry Level Jobs

Clinically Reviewed by Steven Melendy, PsyD. on September 09, 2015

First jobs rarely turn out to be dream jobs. Most people, no matter how ambitious, accept that they’re going to be doing the schlep work during the early years of their career. But what happens if you can’t stomach the arduous and mundane grunt work? How is a hungry, gold-star, leadership-inclined employee like you to survive the entry-level merry-go-round?

The answer is simple — you’re going to seize every opportunity that comes your way. Here’s how to tackle an entry-level job with grace, while putting your dazzling leadership skills in the spotlight.

5 Awesome Jobs You Can Do from Anywhere

Clinically Reviewed by Steven Melendy, PsyD. on August 31, 2015

Not so long ago, launching a virtual career meant living hand to mouth as an independent contractor or entrepreneur. However, this isn't the case any more. Today, the on-demand labor movement is in full swing with an estimated 53 million Americans freelancing, approximately 34 percent of the total workforce.

4 Myths About Creative Careers You Probably Believe

Clinically Reviewed by Steven Melendy, PsyD. on August 26, 2015

Try to think of a person pursuing a creative career. What picture do you see? Most of us will conjure up the familiar image of a painter in a studio, intensely focused on his art, with broken-backed art books and wrinkled tubes of paint scattered across the floor. Others may imagine animators, game designers and fashion gurus throwing ideas around buzzy, loft-style office spaces. But few of us would make the connection to science, paperwork—or superheroes.

Confused? Let’s explode some of the myths you probably believe about creative careers.

Conscientiousness: the Alpha Trait? (And How You Can Improve Yours)

Clinically Reviewed by Steven Melendy, PsyD. on August 24, 2015

Conscientiousness is one of the five personality traits described in the Big Five model of personality psychology. It's used to describe a person's tendency to be organized and goal-oriented.

Someone with a high degree of conscientiousness is self-disciplined, efficient, orderly and methodical. They place a lot of importance on getting stuff done - and getting it done properly. They turn up on time, meet deadlines and follow the rules.

It's hardly the most tantalizing trait in the pack.

Why You Should Quit Brainstorming and What You Should Do Instead

Clinically Reviewed by Steven Melendy, PsyD. on August 19, 2015

Pioneered by advertising executive Alex Osborn in the 1940s, brainstorming has become the most popular creativity technique of all time. It operates as a kind of verbal free-for-all where participants think by association to come up with ideas to solve a problem.

For a business facing complex challenges, brainstorming is a compelling proposition. Lots of ideas are produced in very little time. Employees are democratically involved in the decision-making process and therefore are less likely to resist the implementation of the ideas later on. It sounds like the Holy Grail.

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