ISTJ Career Choices

Due to their natural strengths ISTJs often find themselves in occupations that involve controlling production processes effectively, orientation to details, clear-cut planning, occupations that require responsibility and being an efficient worker. They are found across a wide range of industries and verticals, in organizations of all sizes. ISTJs succeed as military and police workers, engineers, auditors, lawyers, surgeons. They are found in technology companies among those who deal with the practical aspects of technology (e.g. implementation specialists). ISTJs make good project managers, mid-rank managers, department heads.

Jung Career Indicator™ determines occupations and areas in which ISTJs find themselves most fulfilled and content, are most successful, and in which they are likely most represented. The following listing includes examples of areas of occupation suitable for an ISTJ from a personality type standpoint. Search of educational institutions^* that might be offering a relevant degree or training is also provided. Click occupation names to request information about programs.

Note that the expressiveness of ISTJ personality type traits (Introversion, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging) will be different in different people of the ISTJ type. To obtain occupation examples that are better aligned with the expressiveness of your personality type traits, take the Jung Typology personality test.

ISTJ Entrepreneur?

In fact, anyone can be an entrepreneur. There are many factors influencing how successful an entrepreneur can be, and your personality preferences is one of the very important ones. Identifying a line of business and size that fits your entrepreneurial personality preferences helps mitigating risks and increasing chances of being more successful and more content. Determine most favorable for you size and kinds of businesses and franchises with Entrepreneur Quiz ».

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Career Choices and Risk Attitudes

One of the main reasons for difficulties in a career is inconsistency between person's natural risk attitudes (like risk aversion or, on the contrary, risk seeking) and career steps they are taking. This inconsistency leads to stress and emotional discomfort, reduces confidence in your own abilities, adversely affecting your career. Take the Risk Attitudes Quiz to understand your risk type and gain additional insights.

Risk Attitudes Quiz comes in handy when considering a job or changing the course of your career, especially if you:

• lack self-confidence which is keeping you from taking the next step toward your dream job.
• are over-analytical and cannot stop debating alternatives.
• are looking to achieve sustainability in your career.
• change your course too often and want to find out the potential cause for that.

Take the Risk Attitudes Quiz » to see if the career decisions you make are in line with the risk attitudes that match your personality.