The best jobs for your personality type

Figure out which type suits you best, and then check out the charts

This article is published in collaboration with Business Insider.

America’s biggest companies have been operating on the assumption for decades that certain personalities correspond to certain jobs, and one of the main tools they’ve used is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality test.

It assigns people one of 16 personality types based on how they measure themselves against four criteria — it’s the test where you can find out if you’re an ESTJ or an ISTP. According to statistics from a few years ago, around 80% of Fortune 500 companies use the test, as does the world’s largest hedge fund.

To determine five of the best jobs for every personality, we consulted one of the most popular personality guides based on the Myers-Briggs system, “Do What You Are,” which has sold more than 1 million copies over its five editions, and spoke with one of its authors, Paul Tieger. (Note: The book is not affiliated with the Myers & Briggs Foundation, the company that manages the official MBTI test.)

The job lists aren’t meant to be definitive, but rather serve as a fun way to see how certain occupations attract a particular kind of person.

Figure out which type suits you best, and then check out the charts below. (Images courtesy of Skye Gould Business Insider)

 

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Sources:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/the-best-jobs-for-your-personality-type?utm_content=bufferbb74c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-grant/goodbye-to-mbti-the-fad-t_b_3947014.html
http://speedreadingpeople.com/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031623673X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=031623673X&linkCode=as2&tag=thebusiinsi-20&linkId=ETXMVEWSATWQPQ2U
http://www.myersbriggs.org/
 

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