Using the Enneagram to be Your Authentic Self

Career & Background

* Corporate Experience: She has over 15 years of program management experience across various domains. Notably, she served as a Senior Program Manager and Amazon Bar Raiser, where she conducted hundreds of candidate interviews for diverse corporate roles.

* Hire Possibilities: She is the founder of Hire Possibilities, a consultancy, publication, and coaching practice dedicated to helping job seekers, hiring managers, and small business owners navigate interviews and career transitions.

* Education: She holds a degree in Communications from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University.

Author & Publications

* She authored the book The Self-Aware Interview: Essentials for Every Enneagram Type, which combines behavioral interviewing frameworks (such as the STAR method) with Enneagram personality insights to help candidates show up authentically. Publish Date: May 3, 2026. Available in Kindle, hardcover, and paperback.

* She writes the Substack publication Hire Possibilities, focusing on interviewing, career transitions, self-awareness, and workplace dynamics.

Talking Points: Using Enneagram to be Your Authentic Self

The Enneagram can be useful as a framework for self-reflection, but the empirical research on its reliability and validity is mixed. A 2021 systematic review examined 104 independent samples and reached that conclusion. PubMed

· The Enneagram is about awareness, not labels. It can provide a framework for examining recurring personality patterns, motivations, strengths, and areas for development (Daniels & Price, 2009; Riso & Hudson, 1999). Des Moines Public Library Catalog

· Authenticity begins with self-awareness. Using the Enneagram as a reflective tool can encourage individuals to observe habitual patterns and consider how those patterns affect personal and interpersonal functioning (Chestnut, 2013; Riso & Hudson, 1999). Folsom Public Library

· Look beneath behavior to motivation. Enneagram approaches emphasize understanding the motivations and patterns associated with different personality types rather than focusing exclusively on observable behavior (Daniels & Price, 2009). Camden County Library Catalog