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Myers-Briggs: INTJ - Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging

INTJ - Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging

Have original minds and great drive for implementing their ideas and achieving their goals. Quickly see patterns in external events and develop long-range explanatory perspectives. When committed, organize a job and carry it through. Skeptical and independent, have high standards of competence and performance - for themselves and others.

     

Common Work Related Strengths

  • Ability to focus and concentrate deeply on issues
  • ability to see possibilities and implications
  • Enjoyment of complex theoretical and intellectual challenges
  • Aptitude for creative problem solving
  • Determination to reach goals, even in the face of opposition
  • Strong motivation to excel
  • Ability to work well independently
  • High standards and strong work ethic
  • Logical and analytical decision-making skills
  • Decisiveness and strong organizational skills

Common Work Related Weaknesses

  • Loss of interest in projects after creative process has been completed
  • Impatience with others who are not as quick
  • Difficulty working with or for others considered less competent
  • Brusqueness and lack of tact and diplomacy, especially when rushed
  • Lack of interest in mundane details
  • The tendency not to adequately appreciate and praise others
  • Reluctance to reexamine issues already decided

Indeed Career Guide Job Compatibility

Mastermind (INTJ)

INTJs are usually quiet, reserved, and comfortable being alone. Socializing often drains their energy and they need alone time to recharge. They are interested in ideas and theories and enjoy questioning why things happen the way they do. They excel at planning and strategizing and don’t like uncertainty. They have a talent for recognizing connections that makes them natural problem-solvers and they are skilled at both intuitive and practical thinking. If you an INTJ, some careers you may want to consider are:

Careers

  • Architect
  • Business Administrator
  • Corporate Strategist
  • Computer Programmer
  • Computer Specialist
  • Dentist
  • Doctor
  • Entrepreneur
  • Engineer
  • Freelance Writer
  • Judge 
  • Lawyer/Attorney
  • Military Officer
  • Manager
  • Psychologist
  • Researcher
  • Scientist
  • Software Developer
  • Systems Analyst
  • Teacher/Professor
  • Webmaster