5 Job Hunting Tips and Careers that Fit the ISFP Personality Types

ISFPs favor the two mental functions of Sensing and Feeling.

As an SF (Sensing-Feeling), you want to provide service!

At minimum, therefore, you want a job where you have regular opportunities to provide service.

Not only is it hard to find a job, but it can also be hard to know what job or career to look for and how to get started on your search. Here are some tips of what to look for in a ISFP job match that would be even more motivating and energizing for the long term, helpful even for you ISFPs, the type that is more in touch with both yourself and the world around you.

ISFPs blend into life around them

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Two Favorite Mental Functions

As one of the 16 Myers-Briggs^®personality types, you use your favored S-F mental functions in a unique way.

These favorite mental functions use the lion's share of your psychological energy and are therefore a must for job choice, because of how our personality type is motivated and energized.

Most attractive occupations:

Nursing
storekeeper
law enforcement
carpenter
surveyor
clerical supervisor
dental assistant
bookkeeper
cleaning service
cook

1. Job Types

Jobs that fit best the ISFP personality type are those that require

INCLINATION: careful attention to detail
INCLINATION: aesthetic sensibility
SKILL: masterful in gaining cooperation for finding practical, concrete solutions to pressing problems

Job areas:

Service-related fields
Health care, business, law enforcement

This hub combines some information from the two following books, as well as from a seminar I attended.

Introduction to Type and Careers
Get your clients involved in their own career search using MBTI results. The updated Introduction to Type and Careers provides interactive exercises and realistic descriptions to explore personality type and career matching.

2. Job Environment

A good job match for the ISFP will include these elements.

Freedom to act, quiet environment and support for actions
Situations needing practical solutions and concrete methods for addressing problems
Structured, concrete rewards for acting with independent initiative
Minimal ongoing complex conflicts and disrespect

3. Information to Gather

What people actually doing the job like and dislike most.
What the long-term outlook is for the job.

Introduction to Type and Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence (EQ) refers to a person's ability to control impulses, show empathy, and persist in the face of obstacles with resilience and flexibility. This new booklet explores the connections between personality and EQ.

The ISFP Personality

4. Making Contacts

Ask close friends about any job opportunities they may know about, and then gradually widen the network.
Practice interviews: Role-play speaking up and "selling" your strong points, and also prepare for hypothetical interview questions.
When interviewed by an iNtuition type, don't overwhelm him or her with too many details.
Convey in what ways your people skills can help the "bottom line."