| Career Services | Columbia State Community College |
| MBTI Types
ISTJ
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| Each MBTI type lists careers and preferences for the type
group based on years of research. Your will find some preferences and
career ideas that fit your unique personality and some that do not.
Combine your MBTI preferences and your Holland Type along with a Values
assessment and a realistic inventory of your abilities to get a more
complete picture of which careers might be best for you.
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| Percentage of Population:
11.6% of adults in the US
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| Description:
ISTJ’s enjoy work that requires precision and high attention to detail and is conducted in an environment with well-established routines and procedures. They are task oriented and do not like to be interrupted and have the ability to concentrate for long periods of time. ISTJ’s are reliable, dependable, independent, well organized, and have exacting standards. They value facts and details and specific examples over theory.
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| Careers:
Business:
Auditor, Accountant, Bank Examiner, Actuary, Insurance Underwriter,
Budget Analyst, Purchasing Agent, School Principal, Manager, Labor
Relations Legal
/Technical:
Police
Officer, Military Officer, Regulatory Compliance Officer, Law
Researcher, Legal Secretary, Engineer, Mechanic, Farmer, Computer
Analyst, Meteorologist, Technical Writer, Lab Technologist, Computer
Technician, Computer Programmer
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| Sources: | |
| Briggs-Myers, I., McCauley, M.H., Quenk, N.L., &
Hammer, A.(1998). MBTI Manual: A Guide to the Development and Use of
the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting
Psychologists Press.
Ditiberio, J., & Hammer, A. (1993). Introduction to Type in College. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press. Dunning, D. (2001). What's your type of career? : unlock the secrets of your personality to find your perfect career path. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press. Hammer, A. (1993). Introduction to Type and Careers. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press. Tieger, P., & Tieger, B. (1992). Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type. New York: Little, Brown & Company.
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| Career Services | Columbia State Community College |
| Career Services Jones Student Center P.O. Box 1315 Columbia, TN 38402-1315 |
Phone: 931.540-2573 Fax: 931.540-2577 E-mail: careerservices@columbiastate.edu |