Your Personality Type:
ISFJ
IIntrovert. Inner-directed; need ample
alone time; slow and steady, focus on
one task at a time; reserved & cautious
SSensor. Practical & task-oriented;
prefer action over reflection; excel at
handling details & concrete tasks
FFeeler. Make decisions based on
values and concern for others;
sensitive, caring & cooperative
JJudger. Outwardly firm, direct,
and decisive; conveying closure;
planful & conscientious
ISFJs’ Dominant Function
Stabilizes beliefs, decisions & behavior by drawing on past experience & learning; embraces the “tried and true”
ISFJs’ Auxiliary Function
Emotionally connects with others; communicative, offering guidance & feedback; facilitates morale & consensus.
Key ISFJ Traits:
- Kind, caring, loyal, and conscientious
- Outwardly warm, inviting, and expressive
- Embrace the familiar and “tried and true”: long-held routines, practices, and traditions
- Faithfully carry out duties, commitments, and responsibilities
- Turn to the past to guide and inform decision-making
- Evaluate their own and others’ behavior according to social norms and moral principles
- Enjoy sharing their knowledge and offering moral guidance to others
- Vividly recall past experiences and their attendant responses
- Participate in and contribute to valued organizations—religious, educational, community, or otherwise
- Prefer clear guidelines and expectations in the workplace; optimistically embrace routine tasks
- Excellent team players, reliably carrying out their designated roles
- Spend a lot of time thinking about and investing in others; can struggle to balance their Introverted needs with felt obligations to others
- Observe others to discern their emotional states and anticipate their needs
- Conscientiously maintain relationships with friends and family through thoughtful gifts, gestures, traditions, etc.
- Value and work to facilitate interpersonal harmony, ensuring that everyone feels welcome, heard, and supported
- Often drawn to helping professions—education, ministry, human resources, etc.—as well as customer service or administrative roles; can be effective salespersons for products / services they believe in
Learn More about ISFJs in Our Books:
My True Type: Clarifying Your Personality Type, Preferences & Functions
The 16 Personality Types: Profiles, Theory & Type Development
