It is one of the rarer type codes and is a strong personality.

Yes strong, in charge, stubborn, confident, etc.
Good leadership traits.

In your case, you could be close in terms of the P and J variable so might score differently based on your mood
or environmental pressures.

The rarest type code.

Hello kindred spirit!

Do you feel like you never fit in on this planet?

beloved people in them, but I am aware that my outlook often puzzles even those closest to me.

It is not a clinical test, nor is it top tier.

It is an informal, fun test and people like it quite a lot.
It does have some use in a employment and counseling settings.

It measures a number of variables and the results give people a four letter type code.
And there is a lot of information on each type code.

The four dimensions are:
introversion/extraversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving.

If you go online there are a number of sites which offer free versions of the test.

ETA Some people are saying there are no longer free versions, but if you are interested, see if you
can find a short free version of the test.

I looked up the Myers Briggs test after I posted my question and found that it is not considered scientifically reliable.

I took a different test in high school and again in college. It's the Holland Occupational Themes or Holland Codes (RIASEC).

That test asks what activities and hobbies you enjoy, what careers sound like something you'd like to do, how much education or training you are willing to pursue, what awards you have received, what you think your talents and skills are. It's all self reporting so not really a scientific evaluation because the test taker can have unrealistic expectations or impressions about some careers. They could give answers that they feel obligated to give based on family expectations or teacher feedback.

The test categorizes interests into 6 groups and lists jobs that fall into those groups in various combinations. The group's are realistic, investigative, artistic, social, entrepreneurial, and conventional. Your interest levels, based on your answers, will be high in some areas and low in others. You get a list of occupations to consider based on the highest 2 or 3 groups that you fall into.

Both times that I took it, I ranked highest in investigative and social. It fit my interest in anthropology, languages, and teaching. I don't remember what the 3rd highest ranking for me was, but I know that, while social and investigative remained the same both times that I took the test, the other categories changed.

Strangely, one career possibility that was suggested in the test that I took in college was map making. Other suggestions were social sciences, teaching, social work, science research, technical writing, interpreter, and print journalism.

Holland is used in career counseling. I have used it extensively.
The Holland has its drawbacks too. Yes a lot of people get the map making and bus driver results.
One of the weird quirks of the Holland that we get a kick out of.

Yes as I said, the MB is not a top tier test and it would not be something you could use
for a psych evaluation going to court, or legal proceedings.

That said the MB is something fun and its statistical underpinnings are not terrible.
Clients like it, is a good discussion tool and something that promotes discussion about personality styles.

I guess I feel cranky all the time.

I've taken it a couple of times & it comes up the same. INTJ is a rare personality type in women.

Is there a place online where you can take it?

Took it as a freshman in college, INTJ, which left me bewildered at the info showing that INTJs were around 1% of the population and that only 1% of those were female. Didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. Just prior to leaving academia, grad school, I tested again and showed as INTP, not much different.

So I'm weird and I know it.


(Strange, only the first sentence posted the first try so I edited to add the rest back. .)

Which is mine. So I am more weird than you.

Your type code is independent, strategic, logical, organized, curious.
Flipping to P means you can be a bit more go with the flow than a strong J.

Really remember all the different codes but I think my best friend and mentor was the same code as you. She was a force to be reckoned with and bore a wealth of knowledge and compassion.

We oddballs seem to find each other without looking very hard.



I took the change* to show that after all those years of higher ed made me less judgemental and more contemplative than I was going in, which made sense. I learned to think in an organized manner and how to articulate my ideas. Prior to college I wasn't all that organized when it came to complex ideas. It was a worthwhile investment.



*From J to P, both pretty close to the center.

The work or school environment can influence one's type code to some extent.
So when a person retires, their type code could change.

So yes your graduate program may have forced you to be more flexible when considering other options.
And be more adaptable to academic situations and professors.

Yes academia requires discipline and organization.

Also you may be close to the center on the J and P dimension so can score either way
from test time 1 and test time 2.

I'm sure I took Meyers Briggs, though I only recall the online self test INTJ. Dad was some type of not-INTJ and forced me into his idea of the world. Total foul up.

I took some type of career test, twice, 4 years apart. Don't recall the name but it asked a series of questions, do you like to do this or that, and then compared it to real people in various positions. Both times it told me I would be a train conductor. I haven't been on a train in more than 50 years.

So I sort of believe psy tests are too brief. And corporations are always testing execs yet look how many become embezzlers. Many professions test personnel. Every crook had his blessing.

A few times, part of team forming / building exercise.

The ‘path less traveled’ generalization is true in my instance.

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Who in he'll are they to judge?

Taken a 1/2 dozen times or so

Used to be free online


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Companies that use it have no clue.

I’m amazed that so many people swear by this for-profit novelty gimmick, and have done so for decades.

And its fans absolutely refuse to consider that maybe it’s not the divine instrument that they believe it to be.

The first time I took it, I was amazed at the accuracy of the profile I read afterward. It said INFPs often suffered the loss of a loved one at an early age, which I did, are always trying to heal people, which I tend to do with unsolicited advice, and they make good novelists. I've written one novel that was very positively reviewed. The one part that didn't jibe was that INFPs usually had an imaginary friend as a child but I didn't and I could never understand why someone would.

However, I did have an imaginary wife and a couple of imaginary siblings, one of each gender. In reality, I was an only child.

That sounds like you fit the profile.

However, I think I am more of an INFP.

The last time was required by an insecure boss I had.

Unfortunately after especially difficult days at work they'll crash badly which can be very hard on spouses and significant others.

It's similar to the masks I wear to hide my autistic spectrum traits and PTSD.

My grandfather was an autistic spectrum genius who was an engineer on the Apollo Project among other accomplishments but his personal life was often a rolling catastrophe, especially when the behavior of people he was interacting with "did not compute."

That's the cheap psychological analysis. Reality is a lot more complicated.

All I know is that I was meant to be a photographer and that's what I am, a professional photog.

Once for work, once for business school.
ENTP both times.
Strong E, lean N, lean T, strong P.

Turbulents are more inclined to be troubled by their idealistic nature and are much more critical of themselves than their INFP counterpart INFP-A or the Assertive Mediators. They have boundless ambition and on top of that ambition is their perfectionist nature which seems like the perfect recipe for a worrywart.


The INFP-T personality type, also known as the Mediator, is one of the 16 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality types. INFP-T individuals are introverted, intuitive, feeling, perceiving, and turbulent. They are known for their deep sense of empathy, creativity, and focus on personal values. INFP-Ts may exhibit self-doubt and be critical of themselves. They are better at using their compassionate and emotionally-relatable nature than INFP-A.





INFP-T Strengths
Despite the fact that INFPs are known for their idealism, turbulent personalities are more likely than assertives to have strong views and convictions. INFP-Ts are goal-oriented and self-aware.



What's a little eye-opening is that I'm also a Capricorn besides an INFP-T. I don't live my life by astrology but I definitely have some notable Capricorn traits that are integrated with my personality traits.


Both "Cappies" and INFP's are goal-oriented, loyal, guarded and reserved, have perfectionist tendencies, and have high expectations/standards for themselves.


Some of the listed career's for both are the same as well.


Famous INFP's: Albert Einstein, Edgar Allan Poe, Nicolas Cage, Marlon Brando, Robin Williams, David Bowie, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain

Capricorns that are INFP's: Edger Allan Poe, Nicolas Cage, David Bowie

The test is flawed, but then so are many others.

-- Mal

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Literally all of the results are more or less neutral affirmations of what the test-taker already knows or believes about themselves.

And the owners of the instrument have stated that if the test results don’t quite work, you can manually tweak them to match your actually personality.

WTF?

Results always the same: INFJ
(Rarest)

But I've gotten more antisocial and am now testing as an INTP!

We were to place score in visible place so coworkers know howb5o deal with plus by type

I usually have tested INFJ, with I,N, and F being an least moderately strong. However, I am apparently on the Perceiving/Judging borderline, so there are times when I've tested INFP.

INFP and INFJ have different dominant functions. With INFP, the dominant function is Introverted Feeling while in INFJ, the dominant function is Introverted Intuition. If anyone is interested in exploring the meaning of all this, here's a link if you have any spare time:

https://personalityjunkie.com/12/introverted-feeling-fi-vs-ti-ni-fe/

(which is also what C.S. Lewis was, and no, I'm not that smart or as good a writer), but if I start to get depressed I turn into whatever Eeyore is. I thought I remembered it as INTS but I see that's not a thing - it's probably either INTP or ISTJ. I'm sure i's only one letter different.