INFJ personality type
INFJThe Guide
Deep, caring idealists who understand people and want to make life better.
About this type
INFJs are rare, quiet and deep. They understand people, often better than people understand themselves, and they want their life to mean something.
Gentle on the outside, they have strong values and will stand firm for what they believe is right.
Strengths
- Understands people
- Caring and kind
- Creative
- Principled
- Good listener
Weaknesses
- Very private
- Takes criticism hard
- Burns out from helping
- Perfectionist
- Can expect too much of others
Careers that fit
- Counsellor or psychologist
- Teacher
- Writer
- Doctor or nurse
- Social worker
- Spiritual or community leader
Friendship
Few but very close friends. They remember everything you told them and are the one you call at 2 a.m.
Love
They look for a deep, true connection, not a casual one. Once they find it, they are devoted and gentle partners.
Famous people and characters
Often said to be this type. Nobody can type another person for sure.
- Mahatma Gandhi
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Nelson Mandela
- Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
- Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter)