About ISTJ – ‘The Inspector’
ISTJs are dependable and perseverant. They are quiet, serious, responsible, loyal individuals, who believe in time-honored laws and traditions. They possess a deep desire to promote security and peaceful living. Usually preferring to work alone, ISTJs do best in careers in which they can use their organizational skills and powers of concentration to create order and structure and therefore fit well into management positions. ISTJs represent approximately 11.6 percent of the U.S. population.
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What Does 'ISTJ' Mean?
Introversion
You gain energy from your inner world.
Sensing
You value the actual, practical, and present.
Thinking
You base decisions on logic and facts.
Judging
You’re decisive and prefer structure
How Common Are ISTJs
Characteristics of ISTJs
They Most Value
Productivity
They Appear to Others As
Persistent, Logical, Practical
- Quiet
- Reflective
- Practical
- Action-Oriented
- Objective
- Rational
- Logical
- Decisive
- Sticks to Plans
- Rigid
Majors and Careers for ISTJs
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