One of the 243 portraits · MHMML
The Volunteer
I keep the small things going for everyone.
You keep the ordinary things running well.
You keep the small institutions of daily life going, the potluck, the carpool, the club that meets on Tuesdays. You get on with nearly everyone and prefer the familiar hymn to the new one.
Steady · Communal · Traditional
The five together
Kind, steady and practical, you keep the small institutions of daily life going, get on with everyone, and prefer the familiar hymn to the new one.
The Volunteer's result is high on Agreeableness, low on Openness and in the middle on Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Emotional Stability. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 5 in 1,000 people
0.48% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Volunteer is an uncommon combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Volunteer might recognize
- You keep a small group or tradition running long after others would have let it lapse.
- You reach for the familiar way of doing something rather than trying the new approach.
A question worth keeping
Is there one familiar tradition you keep going more out of habit than because it still serves the people in it?
Six lenses
The Volunteer in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Volunteer come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Volunteer.
- Extraversion lowThe Loyalist
- Extraversion highThe Stalwart
- Agreeableness lowThe Trader
- Agreeableness mediumThe Mainstay
- Conscientiousness lowThe Giver
- Conscientiousness highThe Keeper
- Emotional Stability lowThe Family Doctor
- Emotional Stability highThe Farmer
- Openness mediumThe Reliable Friend
- Openness highThe Teacher
The traits behind The Volunteer
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Volunteer
- What is the Volunteer personality?
- The Volunteer is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I keep the small things going for everyone. Kind, steady and practical, you keep the small institutions of daily life going, get on with everyone, and prefer the familiar hymn to the new one.
- How common is The Volunteer?
- 0.48% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Volunteer is an uncommon combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Volunteer?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Volunteer a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Volunteer names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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The Volunteer: I keep the small things going for everyone. Which portrait are you? Find yours with Wellington.
Is this you, or someone you know?
The free Snapshot takes seven minutes and names your own portrait, with your five dimensions shown alongside it.