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In a type assessment interview, an Enneagram coach helps you recognize your Enneagram type. In effect, it’s a diagnostic consultation. As indicated by the name, the coach interviews you. To start, this person asks a series of questions, mainly to determine which of the nine types can be clearly ruled out. The imaginary scouting group I talk about in Chapter 4, in their attempt to find the correct map to set them on the path toward home, categorically excluded all maps that showed terrain other than a nature landscape. A type assessment interview works the same way: Certain types can be quickly eliminated from the list of possible results. A second round of questions follows, targeted to those types that remain. These questions dig deeper and require you to observe yourself more and more closely. The Enneagram coach helps you see things more clearly by using a host of methods, most of which involve a large number of examples. You also must answer a recurring question about the degree to which you recognize something. A type assessment interview is an intense discussion whose effects can last for days. It encourages contemplation as well as talks with your partner or friends. In many cases, such an interview yields new insights, even days later.