My Briggs Myers Type Indicator - ISTP

ISTP (Introversion, Sensing, Thinking, Perception) generally have the following traits:

• Interested in how and why things work
• Do not function well in regimented, structured environments; they will either feel stifled or become intensely bored
• Constantly gather facts about their environment and store them away
• Have an excellent ability to apply logic and reason to their immense store of facts to solve problems or discover how things work
• Learn best "hands-on"
• Usually able to master theory and abstract thinking, but don't particularly like dealing with it unless they see a practical application
• Action-oriented "doers"
• Focused on living in the present, rather than the future
• Love variety and new experiences
• Highly practical and realistic
• Excellent "trouble-shooters", able to quickly find solutions to a wide variety of practical problems
• Results-oriented; they like to see immediate results for their efforts
• Usually laid-back and easy-going with people
• Risk-takers who thrive on action
• Independent and determined - usually dislike committing themselves
• Usually quite self-confident

ISTP strengths

ISTPs tend to enjoy learning and perfecting a craft through their patient application of skills. They can remain calm while managing a crisis, quickly deciding what needs to be done to solve the problem.

Potential development areas for ISTPs

ISTP people risk focusing so much on what needs to be done immediately that they fail to see the big picture. They don’t always follow through on projects that require them to work closely with others.  

Typical ISTP characteristics

ISTPs are typically analytical, practical, realistic but also logical and adaptable. 

Their most common characteristics are shown here in the form of a fun Typie. 

ISTP careers & career ideas

ISTPs like analysing problems and responding to crises. They enjoy working autonomously, and tend to prefer hands-on or analytical work. Jobs that might appeal to ISTPs might include surgery, agriculture or engineering. 

ISTPs under stress

ISTPs will typically become stressed in the situations shown in this MBTI stress head illustration. In extreme circumstances they will tend to feel alienated and upset, and prone to whingeing and hypersensitivity. 

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Job hopping facts for managers

2009 survey by career network ExecuNet found that executives now stay with an organization for only 3.3 years, on average, before moving on. 

Career histories of 1,001 chief executive officers who lead the largest corporations in Europe and the U.S. reveals that CEOs have worked, on average, for just three employers during their careers. And although lifetime employment is increasingly rare, a quarter of the CEOs I looked at spent an entire career with the same firm. Overall, the more years people stayed with a company, the faster they made it to the top.

Job changes of 14,000 non-CEO executives to compare the outcomes of their inside and outside moves. Again, inside moves produced a considerably higher percentage and faster pace of promotions.

A consultant at another firm told me that a short stint—less than three years or so—probably wouldn’t be sufficient to produce any meaningful contribution to a firm and thus wouldn’t do much to demonstrate a candidate’s value. 

A significant proportion of executives succeed by sticking it out with one company, so consider cross-employer moves only if they’ll considerably increase your employability.

Fast, upward leaps may not secure success. Often, a slower ascent of lateral and upward moves is what pays off.

While there is no optimal time to stay in a job, the secret is to show progression. You need to demonstrate on your CV that you have mastered the role, providing value to your employer and earning recognition for your efforts. This can come in the form of promotion and/or additional work responsibility and often takes four or more years to attain, on average.

since 2008, large companies have been more inclined than they were in 2001 to fill vacancies from within.

University hiring boards – possibly spurred on by headhunters – have become fixated on the idea that it is necessary to hire a vice-chancellor from an external institution. The same is happening for appointments at the level of pro vice-chancellor and deputy vice-chancellor. While evidence about the effect of this is unclear, work by Sue Shepherd at the University of Kent shows that external hires are more likely to be male. Women stand a greater chance of being promoted from within an institution.

UK further and higher education

Level	Degree	Year	Credits
Level 1	GCSE (grades D-G)
Level 2	GCSE (grades A*-C)
Level 3	AS, A level
Level 4	HNC, Certificate of Higher Education	Undergraduate Year 1	120
Level 5	FdA, FdSc, HND, Diplomas of Higher Education	Undergraduate Year 2	240
Level 6	BA, BSc Ordinary degree	Undergraduate Year 3	300
	BA (Hons), BSc (Hons)	Undergraduate Year 3	360
Level 7	Postgraduate Certificate	PGT term 1	60
	Postgraduate Diploma, Integrated Masters (4-year MEng or MSci)	PGT term 2	120
	MA, MSc, MPhil, MRes	PGT term 3	180
Level 8	PhD	Doctorate

FdA: Foundation of Art

FdSc: Foundation of Science

FdEng: Foundation of Engineering

Rivers passing Huddersfield

The River Colne flows from west to east through the Colne Valley passing through the villages of Marsden, Slaithwaite and Milnsbridge to Huddersfield and then on to Cooper Bridge where it feeds the larger River Calder.

The River Holme is a tributary of the River Colne. From Digley reservoir, it flows north east through Holmbridge and Holmfirth. It flows north-north-east to Thongsbridge and Brockholes before turning north and reaching Honley, Berry Brow and Lockwood. It then proceeds northwards and joins the River Colne just south of Huddersfield town centre at Folly Hall.

The Huddersfield Narrow Canal follows the course of the River Colne through the valley, as does the Huddersfield Line railway, and the A62 road. The Narrow Canal passes the University of Huddersfield campus. It runs just under 20 miles (32 km) from Aspley Basin at Huddersfield to the junction with the Ashton Canal at Whitelands Basin in Ashton-under-Lyne. It crosses the Pennines by means of 74 locks and the Standedge Tunnel, which is Britain's longest canal tunnel.

Cheap and satisfying food for losing weight

1 Plain corn flakes with no added sugar or honey
2 Salad vegetables: cucumber, tomatoes, radishes
3 Oats porridge
4 Plain yogurt with no added sugar or flavour
5 Low-sugar fruits: apple, berries, grapefruit, orange, plum

Tenancy deposit protection schemes

Landlords have 30 days from receiving the deposit to register with either the Deposit Protection Service, MyDeposits or the Tenancy Deposit Scheme. Separate schemes apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

In the case of a dispute between landlord and tenant, the deposit will be protected in the scheme until the issue is sorted out.

The Deposit Protection Service is free to use, although landlords will not hold the money and therefore earn no interest (custodial). If the landlord wants to hold on to the money, it costs £22.20 per deposit (insured).

MyDeposits lets landlords hold on to the money, but costs up to £24 per deposit, with a standard joining fee of £20.

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is free to sign up to and costs up to £21.95 per deposit. Landlords can keep the deposit during the tenancy.

Joint tenancy agreement with private landlord

Paying rent

As joint tenants, you are all jointly and individually responsible for paying the rent. If one tenant moves out without giving notice or is not paying their share, you will be responsible for paying it for them. If none of you pay your rent, your landlord can pursue any of you and ask you to pay the full amount. In practice, they'll probably go after the person who is easiest to find or who has the most money and is more likely to pay. You will also be jointly and individually liable for paying any arrears, even if you personally were not responsible for them.