ISTJ at Work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The loyal, dependable and meticulous ISTJs enjoy work that allows them to work within established procedures and to maintain status quo. They are task-oriented, efficient and responsible, ensuring that all tasks given to them are done properly and completed within stipulated deadlines.

They enjoy a level of certainty, organisation and predictability in their work, and do not like changes to their routines. Logical and straightforward, ISTJs like to keep their emotions and personal feelings aside when working.

ISTJs enjoy a work environment that is quiet and with little distraction. They need a lot of personal space to execute their meticulous and detailed tasks. They do not welcome interruptions to their work, especially when it has nothing to do with the task at hand.

ISTJ at Work: ISTJ Careers Suggestions

Before you get to the top career suggestions, it must be stressed that all personality types exist in all occupations.

Due to other factors involved such as interests, geography, salary and working hours, most individuals do not end up in occupations that ideally fit their personality.

However, if you are in a job or career that is not suitable for personalities of your type:

• You may have trouble communicating or agreeing with your co-workers.
• You may find communication issues arising in your work.
• What you deem to be important in a job may not be in sync with your colleagues; hence, the use of your personalities’ strengths during your work MAY NOT lead to promotion or reward.
• Because you do not feel your work is valued, you may experience stress, dissatisfaction, burnout and lack of productivity.

Business and Management

ISTJs are very responsible and reliable individuals who can be trusted to do their tasks well. As a result, they will usually excel in management where they are entrusted with responsibilities, expectations and objectives to meet.

Also, they can work with huge amounts of data and are painstakingly accurate and methodical. This aspect of their personality makes them great accountants and statisticians. This includes jobs like:

• Office Manager
• Logistics and Supply Manager
• General Supervisor or Manager
• Project Manager
• Compliance Officer
• Quality Assurance Manager
• Industrial Safety Engineer

Service and Government

ISTJs will enjoy jobs that require them to make decisions which deal with facts, concrete data and evidence. They prefer not to deal with big ideas or abstract concepts. The following jobs will likely appeal to the ISTJ:

• Flight Engineer
• Military Officer
• Police Officer
• Ship Captain
• Environmental Inspector
• Detective

Finance

ISTJs will enjoy data-heavy, statistic-based industries such as finance. They can work independently with charts, statistics and data history which helps them make prudent and accurate decisions. The following careers will appeal to ISTJs:

• Credit Analyst
• Stock Broker
• Tax Officer
• Loan Officer
• Budget Analyst
• Finance Executive

Technology and Specialized Crafts

The will be at home with electronics and technology, dealing with logical systems like binaries, computer codes and circuits.

Their impersonal, logical and objective nature will help them to excel with these systems as they take nothing for granted. They will enjoy careers that require them to work with such processes which may include:

• Electrician
• Mechanic
• Electronics Repairman
• Network Systems Analyst
• IT Programmer

ISTJ at Work: Ideal ISTJ Career Environments

Even though you’re in the right job, it is the culture of the organisation that will ultimately determine your job satisfaction.

There are work environments that will support your professional development, and there are those that stress you out.

When you are applying or considering a new job, consider looking for organisations that are known to have:

WELL ESTABLISHED AND FINANCIALLY STABLE

ISTJs enjoy being part of organisations that are well-established and financially stable companies. Their track record and reputation assures ISTJs of their longevity.

Narrow your job search to multi-national corporations if this is important for you; they are likely to be more established as compared to local corporations.

CLEAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ISTJs like organisations that give them clear roles and responsibilities with little room for ambiguity. It gives them a clear and concrete indicator of whether they have sufficiently met the expectations on them.

During your interview, you should ask them about your responsibilities on the job. The more clearly they can answer you, the more likely your job responsibilities will be defined. Nonetheless, be ready that you will be asked to take on more than what was written in the job description.

FORMAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

ISTJs prefer to work with formal policies and procedures when it comes to working. They dislike the usage of personal opinion or judgment in a professional setting.

The more well-established the organisation is, the more likely the existence of standard operating procedures for their functions. Nonetheless, you can ask a simple question during the interview: “How do you perform so and so procedure?” The clarity of the answer will reveal how much formal policy and procedure have been implemented in the organisation.

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