Personality type
ENFJ
The Mentor
Warm, expressive, idealistic, organized.
- EExtravertedExtraversion
- NImaginativeOpenness / Intellect
- FCompassionateAgreeableness
- JOrganizedConscientiousness
You are sociable, compassionate, curious and reliable, a combination that suits bringing people together around ideas. You tend to take responsibility for group harmony and follow-through.
The four letters, scientifically
You are energized by people, comfortable taking the floor, and quick to start conversations.
Corresponds to the classic E/I letter, which correlates strongly with Big Five Extraversion.
You are curious and imaginative and enjoy abstract ideas, theories and novel experiences.
Corresponds to the N/S letter, which correlates strongly with Big Five Openness.
You are warm, considerate and cooperative, and you notice how other people feel.
Corresponds to the F/T letter (F = higher agreeableness). The MBTI correlation is moderate.
You are planful, reliable and detail-oriented, and you like to finish what you start.
Corresponds to the J/P letter (J = higher conscientiousness). The MBTI correlation is moderate.
ENFJ in depth
Not sure? Compare with similar types
The four types one letter away from ENFJ, and the two extra letters, side by side: what differs and how to tell which fits you.
Which ENFJ are you? The four variants
Two traits the classic four-letter test doesn’t measure split ENFJ into four quite different people.
You are calm under pressure (high emotional stability) and modest and fair-minded (high Honesty-Humility). Others tend to find you dependable in a crisis and trustworthy with responsibility.
ENFJ-CASteady & StrivingYou are calm under pressure (high emotional stability) and motivated by status, success and recognition (lower Honesty-Humility). This is a confident, competitive profile. Its main risk is to long-term trust.
ENFJ-RMSensitive & SincereYou feel emotions intensely and notice stress quickly (lower emotional stability), and you are modest and fair-minded (high Honesty-Humility). You care about doing right, sometimes at the cost of worrying about it.
ENFJ-RASensitive & StrivingYou feel emotions intensely (lower emotional stability) and are motivated by status and recognition (lower Honesty-Humility). Ambition can be a powerful engine. Watch for the stress that comes with tying your worth to outcomes.
Compatibility with other types
How ENFJ tends to get along with each type in love, friendship and work, and what research says actually matters.
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