Ask an Expert: From Preferences to Successes: Using MBTI® Type for Student & Employee Success

Learn type-specific tips and techniques for counseling, coaching, and supporting students and employees.

One of the most valuable and useful lessons that MBTI® type teaches people is this: One size does not fit all. And yet many of the traditional techniques and strategies designed to help students and employees succeed use the exact opposite approach—and as a result, they often have the exact opposite effect! In this webinar you’ll learn type-specific tips and techniques for counseling, coaching, and supporting students and employees on topics including:

  • Getting the best from your communication style in a class or on a team
  • Using type to handle relationships with instructors or colleagues
  • Capitalizing on your type to write papers and documents
  • Using your type to manage your time

Please send your questions, comments and feedback to: webinars@themyersbriggs.com


Series description 

Whether you are looking for application techniques or interested in learning more about the Strong Interest Inventory® or the Myers-Briggs® (MBTI®) assessments and how to best use them, we offer this complimentary webinar series to aid in your development. In this 1.5 hour format, you will have an opportunity to ask questions of our expert, Patrick Kerwin. The webinar content is suitable for Career Counselors, Academic Advisors, Career Coaches, and other practitioners who provide career development guidance to students or clients. This webinar will be recorded and archived under the "Education On-Demand" tab if you are not able to attend "live".

About the Expert:

Patrick Kerwin, MBA, NCC, is the owner of Kerwin & Associates in San Diego, California, and an MBTI® Master Practitioner. For over 20 years he has used the MBTI instrument to develop individuals, teams, and organizations. He conducts MBTI workshops on a variety of topics, including stress, team building, career development, leadership, change, and conflict. Patrick also conducts the MBTI® Certification Program, and is the author of the just-released online edition of the Kerwin Values Survey® career values assessment.