ENFJ Personality Type According MBTI Typology

ENFJ personality type is one of the sixteen personality types according to the MBTI typology. ENFJ is referred to as “Teacher”.

The basic characteristics of this personality type are:

• Social, expert of people dedicated
• Works hard, has a sense of order and tradition
• Kind and considerate
• Very empathetic and caring
• Makes others happy
• In the company acts as a bonding element
• Likes to organize social events
• Doesn’t like to judge others

Kroeger, Thuesen and Rutledge indicate the following characteristics and recommendations:

• At work: inspires and motivates others to work for harmonious general welfare
• Professional development: they must learn that dissent must not be taken personally and that not every situation requires a solution
• Leadership position: makes tasks easier with a sensitive attention to the needs of employees

ENFJ personality type in practice: Every type of person is suited for different work. People with ENFJ personality type usually excel in organizations in the following professions:

• Tax Accountant
• Billing Candidate
• Brand Manager
• Chief Accountant
• CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer)
• CIO (Chief Information Officer)
• Corporate Psychologist
• CSO (Chief Sales Officer)
• Development Manager / Team leader
• Economist
• Financial Auditor
• Financial Accountant
• HR specialist
• Internal Auditor
• Lawyer
• Lecturer
• Marketing Manager
• Office manager
• Personnel
• Product manager
• Project Manager
• Quality Manager
• Receptionist
• Recruiter
• Specialist for Development and Education

Following important people had the ENFJ personality type:

• Abraham Maslow - psychologist (e.g. Maslow’s Pyramid of Needs)
• Francois Mitterand - French President
• Martin Luther King, Jr. - minister, civil rights activist
• Mikhail Gorbachev - last leader of Soviet Union