INTJ Personality Type According to MBTI Typology

The INTJ personality type is one of the sixteen personality types according to the MBTI typology. INTJ is referred to as “Analyst”.

The basic characteristics of this personality type are:

• Independence, individualism, determination
• Global perception of problems
• Thinking in context
• Believes in own judgment, not in authority
• Resistance to the monotonous activities
• Strong intuition and the ability to synthesize facts
• Likes logic, rationality and criticality
• Intransigence and stubbornness

Kroeger, Thuesen and Rutledge indicate following characteristics and recommendations:

• At work: provides a highly objective approach, vision and strategy for change and improvement
• Professional development: must understand that for others the stress, induced by groundbreaking ideas and changes, is painful and real
• Leadership Position: can concentrate efforts on future projects, can resolutely lead in pitfalls of changes and uncertainties

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

• CEO
• COO
• Corporate Psychologist
• Crisis Manager
• Entrepreneur
• Facility Manager
• Lawyer
• Lecturer / Instructor
• Production Director
• Programmer, developer
• System Analyst

Following important people had the INTJ personality type:

• Arnold Schwarzenegger - actor, Governor of California
• Augustus Caesar - Roman Emperor
• Dwight D. Eisenhower - American President
• Martina Navratilova - tennis champion
• Sir Isaac Newton - Astronomer
• Thomas Jefferson - American President