The sixteen types

The Protector

ISFJ

You notice what people need and quietly meet it before being asked. You remember details about the people you care for that they have forgotten themselves.

Where you are strong

  • Thoughtful and devoted
  • Excellent memory for people and detail
  • Patient and enduring
  • Makes those around you feel safe

Worth watching

  • Cannot refuse, so becomes overloaded
  • Holds a hurt for a very long time
  • Resists change
  • Undervalues your own contribution

With other people

You are a rare kind of anchor. But let other people look after you — a one-way relationship exhausts them both.

At work

Healthcare, education, HR, administration, customer service, social work.

Where to grow

Practise saying 'let me think about it' instead of agreeing at once. You need time to notice whether you actually want to.

And you?

Take the test to see your own result.

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The other results

MBTI® is a registered trademark of The Myers & Briggs Foundation and its questionnaire is copyrighted — this is not MBTI®. It uses the same four Jungian dichotomies with questions of our own. Even the original draws criticism from researchers for how much results move on retaking. Treat the four-letter code as a vocabulary for describing yourself, not a measurement.