16 MBTI Types, Which One Are You?

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Released on 2023-05-18 00:00:00, the MBTI Career Atlas is here! Let's see which occupations suit your personality~ During this period, the MBTI personality test, like a secret code, has become popular across the country. What is MBTI? Is the MBTI personality test necessarily accurate? Can MBTI help us choose suitable occupations? In this issue, the psychological counseling center will bring the MBTI Career Atlas to students, helping them understand their personalities better and providing references for career development.

I. What is the MBTI test? The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is developed from Jung's personality classification theory and formulated by an American mother and daughter psychologist. It is divided into 4 dimensions, and each dimension has 2 types of tendencies. Each type tendency is represented by a letter. In each dimension, a person's tendency is not necessarily black or white, but only closer to which tendency.

II. Types of MBTI test MBTI theory believes that individuals can analyze their personalities through four dimensions: the direction of individual energy flow - extraversion (Extraversion, E) and introversion (Introversion, I) preferences; the perception mode of individual information acquisition - sensing (Sensing, S) and intuition (Intuition, N) preferences; the decision-making mode preference of individual information processing - thinking (Thinking, T) and emotion (Feeling, F); the choice of contact mode with the surrounding world - judgment (Judging, J) and perception (Perceiving, P) preferences. The above four dimensions can be combined into 16 personality types.

III. 16 MBTI personality characteristics and suitable occupations

1. ISTJ type Personality characteristics: serious, silent, relying on concentration and perseverance. Focus on practice, be orderly, be realistic and logical, be realistic and trustworthy. Try to organize everything. Be responsible. They decide what to do by themselves and are not willing to oppose and interfere. They complete it firmly. Suitable occupations: IT programmers, astronomers, database managers, accountants, real estate brokers, administrative managers, meteorologists, health care administrators, auditors, accountants, detectives, etc.
2. ISFJ type Personality characteristics: silent, friendly, responsible and serious. Work hard to fulfill their duties. Make any project and group more stable. Be thoughtful, studious and accurate. Their interests are usually not technical. Be patient with necessary details, be loyal, be considerate, have insight and care about others' thoughts. Suitable occupations: internal medicine doctors, nutritionists, librarians/archivists, interior decorators, customer service specialists, bookkeepers, special education teachers, hotel managers, lawyer assistants, personnel managers, nutritionists, mentors/advisors, insurance agents, etc.
3. INFJ type Personality characteristics: succeed by perseverance, be creative, and hope to do what needs to be done and what they want to do. Devote themselves to their work. Be calm and strong, be responsible and care about others. Be respected because of their firm principles. Because of their clear insights on how to best serve the public interest, others may respect and follow them. Suitable occupations: architectural designers, training managers/trainers, career consultants, psychological counselors, website editors, writers, arbitrators, human resource managers, editors/art directors, writers, marketers, interpreters, etc.
4. INTJ type Personality characteristics: have creative ideas and vigorously promote their own ideas and goals. Have a long-term vision and can quickly find meaningful patterns in external events. In the fields that attract them, they have good abilities to organize work and carry it through to the end. Be skeptical, critical, independent and determined, and have high standards for ability and action. Suitable occupations: financial personnel, intellectual property lawyers, design engineers, psychoanalysts, cardiologists, media planners, network administrators, economists, technical experts, medical experts, financial experts, inventors, etc.
5. ISTP type Personality characteristics: calm observers - silent, self-controlled, observing and analyzing life with unique curiosity and unexpected creative humor. They are often interested in causes and results, and also pay attention to how mechanical things work and why they work, and pour their interest into organizing facts with logical principles. Be good at grasping the core of practical problems and seeking solutions. Suitable occupations: information service managers, computer programmers, police officers, software developers, lawyer assistants, firemen, pharmacists, business elites, bank clerks, management consultants, pharmacists, animal trainers, etc.
6. ISFP type Personality characteristics: shy, unassuming, friendly, sensitive, harmonious, and humble about their own abilities. Avoid arguments and do not impose their views and values on others. Generally speaking, they have no intention of being leaders, but they are often loyal followers because they enjoy the fun in front of them. Therefore, after finishing things, they often relax and do not want excessive urgency and trouble to destroy this enjoyment. Suitable occupations: customer service specialists, clothing designers, chefs, nurses, dentists, tourism management, garden designers, customer service, surveyors, administrative personnel, etc.
7. INFP type Personality characteristics: calm observers, idealists, loyal, and pay attention to the consistency between external life and internal values. Be curious and can quickly propose various possibilities, often playing a role in promoting the implementation of some claims. As long as certain values are not threatened, they are adaptable, flexible and receptive. Be willing to understand others and find ways to give full play to people's potential. Be less concerned about wealth and surrounding things. Suitable occupations: psychologists, human resource management, translators, university teachers (humanities), social workers, editors, career planners, fashion designers, massage therapists, consultants, etc.
8. INTP type Personality characteristics: silent. Be especially interested in theoretical or scientific pursuits. Like to use logic and analysis to solve problems. Be mainly interested in coming up with ideas and not like to get together and chat idly. Tend to have clear hobbies. Seek those occupations where their certain hobbies can be used and useful. Suitable occupations: software designers, venture capitalists, legal arbitrators, financial analysts, university teachers, musicians, website designers, architects, financial analysts, university professors, strategic planners, etc.
9. ESTP type Personality characteristics: be good at solving problems on the spot. Like to take action and be happy with any progress. Usually like mechanical things and sports and hope friends are by their side. Be adaptable, tolerant and practical; focus on achieving results. Don't like to explain too much. Be most suitable for social and business affairs that can be done well, mastered, analyzed and integrated. Suitable occupations: entrepreneurs, insurance brokers, civil engineers, tourism management, professional athletes/coaches, video game developers, real estate developers, promoters, securities brokers, management consultants, firemen, police officers, etc.
10. ESFP type Personality characteristics: be cheerful, easy-going, friendly, like everything and make things more interesting for others because of their preferences. Like to take action and promote things to happen. They understand what is happening and actively participate. Think it is easier to remember facts than master theories. Perform best in situations that require rich knowledge and practical abilities. Suitable occupations: kindergarten teachers, public relations specialists, planning consultants, tourism management/tour guides, promoters, actors, marine biologists, salespeople, dentists, veterinarians, trainers, financiers, etc.
11. ENFP type Personality characteristics: be extremely enthusiastic, full of vitality, quick-witted and imaginative. Be able to do almost anything they are interested in. Be able to quickly provide solutions to any difficulties and be ready to help anyone who encounters problems at any time. Often act on the spot according to their own abilities instead of preparing in advance. Can always find convincing reasons for anything they want to do. Suitable occupations: advertising client management, management consulting consultants, actors, graphic designers, art directors, company team trainers, psychologists, human resource management, spokespersons, public relations, entrepreneurship mentors, program planners, writers, producers, speakers, etc.
12. ENTP type Personality characteristics: be agile, have inventive talents and be good at many things. Be an encouraging partner and be vigilant and outspoken. May argue any aspect of a problem out of fun. Be resourceful in solving new and challenging problems but may ignore daily work. Easily transfer their interests from one point to another. Be able to easily find logical reasons for their requirements. Suitable occupations: entrepreneurs, investment bankers, advertising creative directors, market management consulting consultants, copywriters, radio/TV hosts, actors, university presidents, inventors, etc.
13. ESTJ type Personality characteristics: be practical and realistic. Because of their natural business or mechanical minds, they are not interested in abstract theories and hope to learn so that they can be directly and immediately applied. Like to organize and participate in activities; usually can be excellent leaders, be decisive and act quickly to implement decisions; consider various details of daily affairs. Suitable occupations: company CEOs, officers, pharmacists, real estate brokers, insurance brokers, teachers, property management, chief information officers, information directors, project managers, etc.
14. ESFJ type Personality characteristics: be enthusiastic, talkative and popular. Be born cooperators with a sense of responsibility and active committee members. Demand harmony and may be good at creating harmony. Often do good things for others. Perform best when encouraged and praised. The main interests are in things that have a direct and obvious impact on people's lives. Suitable occupations: real estate brokers, retailers, nurses, stock clerks/purchasing, sports coaches, catering management, tourism management, veterinarians, family health care providers, human resource consultants, secretaries, etc.
15. ENFJ type Personality characteristics: be sensitive and responsible. Truly care about what others think and want. Try to consider others' feelings as appropriate when handling things. Be able to propose suggestions or lead group discussions easily and wit. Like to socialize, be popular and have compassion. Be sensitive to praise and criticism. Like to give convenience to others and help them bring out their potential. Suitable occupations: advertising client management, magazine editors, company trainers, TV producers, marketing specialists, writers, social workers, human resource management, clinical physicians, career planners, university professors, sales managers, IT, journalists, etc.
16. ENTJ type Personality characteristics: be straightforward and decisive and be leaders of various activities. Develop and complete complete systems to solve institutional problems. Be good at anything that requires arguments and witty conversations, such as public speaking. Usually have a lot of knowledge and like to increase their knowledge. Suitable occupations: company CEOs, management consulting consultants, politicians, real estate developers, education consulting consultants, investment consultants, judges, network experts, personal financial consultants, intellectual property lawyers, economic analysts, etc. The results of personality tests have no good or bad. In interviews, the purpose of companies setting personality tests is actually to judge whether candidates can be most suitable for this job. For companies, personality tests can see your matching degree with the applied position and estimate your future work potential in addition to standardized scores. Each MBTI personality has its own unique charm, which can help us better understand our own characteristics. But don't forget that each little friend is an unique individual. In addition to referring to MBTI personality characteristics, we should also discover our own unique闪光点, which will eventually become your precious wealth shining brightly in the workplace! Of course, each psychological assessment has its own limitations and cannot completely reflect our individual real psychological conditions. With the change of the environment, our own personalities are not immutable. Therefore, the test results are only for reference. Please view them dialectically!