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INTJs at Work
Now might be a good time to remind you that the person writing this book has no qualifications to
give you advice. A good descriptor of the author would be “Knows just enough to be dangerous.”
It is to be hoped that you will not simply take my word for anything, but test it for yourself. Failing
to do so could have unpleasant consequences, no?
INTJ Careers
A gentleman named Holland came up with a model to describe the different groups of occupations
that jobs fall into. This model, now widely used, is described by the acronym RIASEC, which
stands for Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Briefly, these
categories are as follows:
1. Realistic – Hands on jobs without a lot of paperwork. Construction, maintenance, working
with animals or plants, outdoor work, tool use, etc.
2. Investigative – Researching, problem solving, analyzing complex issues, scientific pursuits.
Engineering, statistics, programming, modeling, etc.
3. Artistic – Appreciation, consumption, or production of music, dance, writing, art. Artistic,
creative, design-oriented.
4. Social – Oriented towards helping others or meeting their needs. Social workers, teachers,
ministers, counselors, nurses. People-focused.
5. Enterprising – Goal oriented; the emphasis is on marketing, raising money, persuading
investors, taking risks for rewards, setting team goals, and leading others. Entrepreneurs,
lobbyists, recruiters, managers.
6. Conventional - Detail oriented. Working at a computer with standard software (Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, Access), dealing with paperwork and files, balancing the books,
following standard procedures to complete a task, desk work.
But Holland didn’t stop at defining categories. He asked himself, “Suppose you have a person that
is good at Conventional work, but hates it? Or suppose you have a person who is confident in their
ability to perform Realistic work, but doesn’t actually perform it very often?”