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EExtravert. Outer-directed; active,
energetic, outgoing, and assertive;
versatile with broad interests

SSensor. Practical & task-oriented;
prefer action over reflection; excel at
handling details & concrete tasks

TThinker. Use logical analysis to
make decisions; attuned to facts,
consistency & fairness

JJudger. Outwardly firm, direct,
and decisive; conveying closure;
planful & conscientious

ESTJs’ Dominant Function

Rationally structures & organizes ideas, things & processes; consults established facts & methods in decision-making

ESTJs’ Auxiliary Function

Stabilizes beliefs, decisions & behavior by drawing on past experience & learning; embraces the “tried and true”

Key ESTJ Traits:

Hardworking, dutiful, responsible, organized, and task-oriented
Outwardly confident, decisive, and unselfconscious
Readily proffer advice and opinions to others, even if unsolicited; commonly assume leadership roles
“Straight-shooters”: exhibit a direct (at times blunt) communication style
Highly competitive; rarely back down from confrontation
Maintain and defend strong beliefs regarding right and wrong, truth and falsehood; evaluate their own and others’ behavior according to these suppositions
Sustain routines and traditions that substantiate familial bonds and continuity with the past
Typically quite loyal to friends and family, but may turn on those who’ve wronged them or violated their core principles
Tend to downplay their own emotional needs and misfortunes; exhibit a stoic, “no nonsense” approach to life; tend to see emotions as inconvenient disruptions
May be perceived as unsympathetic to other people’s struggles or difficulties
Efficient, organized, and planful; live by the calendar
Prefer clear guidelines and expectations (and their enforcement) in the workplace
Reliable team members, diligently and efficiently carrying out their duties
Often oriented to status and career advancement
Drawn to sales, management and enterprising careers; business, law, marketing, real estate, finance, medicine, etc.