ESTP Jobs and Careers - 5 Tips to Find Your Fit
ESTPs favor the two mental functions of Sensing and Thinking.
- As an ST (Sensing-Thinking), you want to get it right!
At minimum, therefore, you want a job where you are regularly challenged to get it right.
Not only is it hard to find a job, but it can also be hard to know what job or career to look for and how to get started on your search. Here are some tips of what to look for in a ESTP job match that would be motivating and energizing for the long term, even for you very active ESTPs who consider reading guidelines a waste of time.
ESTPs in the middle of team action
Two Favorite Mental Functions
As one of the 16 Myers-Briggs® personality types, you use your favored S-T mental functions in a unique way.
These favorite mental functions use the lion's share of your psychological energy and are therefore a must for job choice, because of how your personality type is motivated and energized.
1. Job Types
Jobs that fit best the ESTP personality type are of a wide variety and those that require
- INCLINATION: a careful attention to detail
- SKILL: mastery in processes and a quick response to observations
Job areas:
- Marketing
- Skilled trades
- Business positions
- Law enforcement
- Technically oriented professions
- Applied technology
Most attractive occupations:
- Marketing professional
- Law enforcement
- Carpenter
- Manager (small business or government)
- Auditor
- Craft worker
- Farmer
- Laborer
- Transportation worker
- Factory worker
2. Job Environment
A good job match will include these elements.
- Stimulation by and enjoyment of activity
- Emergencies or pressing problems to solve
- Hands-on action with own initiative
- Drawn-out analyses or design of processes can be ignored or avoided.
3. Information to Gather
- What the long-term outlook is for the job.
4. Making Contacts
- Make sure networking time is productive.
- Pause during interviews so that others can ask questions.
- Prepare for hypothetical interview questions.
- When interviewed by an iNtuition type, don't overwhelm him or her with too many details.
5. Making Decisions
- Consider also what is truly important to you or others, and not just what makes sense by logical criteria.
- Set a deadline for deciding, posting it or announcing it to friends.
This hub combines some information from the two following books, as well as from a seminar I attended.
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Instrument (MBTI) | The Myers-Briggs Company
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is the best known and most trusted personality test available today. From developing more productive work teams to building closer families, the Myers-Briggs test can improve the quality of life for
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Instrument (MBTI) | The Myers-Briggs Company
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is the best known and most trusted personality test available today. From developing more productive work teams to building closer families, the Myers-Briggs test can improve the quality of life for
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