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INFJ - Myers Briggs Personality Type

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Foreseer Developer: INFJ

How Others May See Them
INFJ s readily show compassion and caring for others, but they share their internal intuitions only with those they trust. Because they keep this most valued, important part private, others may find them difficult to know. When they try to communicate their internal sense of "knowing," they often express it metaphorically and with complexity. They especially value authenticity and commitment in relationships.

Excerpts from Introduction to Type®, Sixth Edition, p 19
by Isabel Briggs Myers
Published by CPP Inc, © Copyright 1998

Contributions to the Organization (INFJ)
- INFJ s provide future-oriented insights directed at serving human needs
- Follow through on commitments
- Work with integrity and consistency
- Use periods of solitude and concentration to come up with creative ideas
- INFJ s organize complex interactions between people and tasks

Excerpts from Introduction to Type® in Organizations, Third Edition, p 18
by Sandra Krebs Hirsch and Jean M. Kummerow
Published by CPP Inc, © Copyright 1998


Communication Highlights (INFJ)
- INFJ s quietly supportive, encouraging, and affirming; seek harmony and connections
- Seek purpose and meaning; align their actions to a humanistic goal
- Link values, ideas, people, and action to make collaborative plan of action
- See human potential and opportunities for growth for self and others
- INFJ provide long-term vision and future-focused, innovative ideas

Excerpts from Introduction to Type® and Communication, p 32
by Donna Dunning
Published by CPP Inc, © Copyright 2003

Career Trends
The occupations that are the most popular with INFJs are found in four main areas: medicine, science, the arts, and education. Furthermore, the popular careers in medicine and science have much in common, as they involve applied science, i.e., using science to understand and help others. The artistic careers allow INFJs to use their usually well-developed Intuition.

Excerpts from Introduction to Type® and Careers, p 22
by Allen L. Hammer
Published by CPP Inc, © Copyright 1993,2007


Dealing with Change
INFJ s develop complex, creative pictures to understand the present and envision the future. The organize their external lives to support their personal values and focus on recognizing and supporting the needs of others.

Change stimulates INFJs to develop and apply their inner vision of possibilities to create positive benefits for people. They generally need some time to integrate new information into their inner pictures, but they then can contribute to formulating and carrying out plans that embrace the values of the organization and the concerns of others.

INFJ s make up 2.1% of the population

Excerpts from Introduction to Type® and Change, p. 31, 7
by Nancy J. Barger and Linda K. Kirby
Published by CPP Inc, © Copyright 2004

Famous INFJ Personality Types
  • Adam Sandler - actor, comedian
  • Billy Crystal - actor, comedian
  • Fred McMurray - actor
  • Martin Van Buren - American President
  • Mel Gibson - actor, filmmaker
  • Michael Landon - actor
  • Oprah Winfrey - TV show host
  • Robert Burns - poet
  • Tom Selleck - actor

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ISTJ
Planner Inspector

ISFJ
Protector Supporter

INFJ
Foreseer Developer

INTJ
Conceptualizer Director

ISTP
Analyzer Operator

ISFP
Composer Producer

INFP
Harmonizer Clarifier

INTP
Designer Theorizer

ESTP
Promoter Executor

ESFP
Motivator Presenter

ENFP
Discoverer Advocate

ENTP
Explorer Inventor

ESTJ
Implementor Supervisor

ESFJ
Facilitator Caretaker

ENFJ
Envisioner Mentor

ENTJ
Strategist Mobilizer

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