ISFJ/ESFJ and specialties

hi everyone, i know there are several threads dealing with the personality types, but i just want to gather all the isfj and esfj here and discuss what would the top/best specialties be for for each of these types, and the worst.

i'm isfj, but practically borderline with esfj. i'm a pre-nursing student starting ns in sept, and right now i'm doing a project on future career options and how personality and strengths/weaknesses tie into it all.

according to you or based on your personal experiences/knowledge:
-what do you think the top/good 3 to 5 specialties be?
-what do you think the bottom/bad 3-5 specialties would are?

i'm trying to figure out what the best/worst fit would be based on my personality type.
thanks in advance for everyone's input.
why is there a skull next to the title? mods, is it possible to remove it? Please?!?

Could you please explain what the acronyms stand for? I've been in/around nursing for 20 years and have never seen them before...maybe then, we'll be able to better help you out!

Just the fact that you are asking the question... I would say counseling would be a good career choice for you ... (yep... the skull is creepy)

I'm just like you - ISFJ that was borderline ESFJ (also borderline ISFP). I love being an ICU nurse. Having more time to know my pt's history/VS/test results in depth works for "S" in me; it lets me figure out the big picture from knowing lots of facts. "F" works for nursing in general, I think, because it helps you see the whole pt, not just their medical diagnosis. Leaning towards "J" helps me organize my tasks and care. "I" works when my pts are intubated/sedated and can't talk to me, but I'm "E" enough to deal with families well, LOL. Just my personal experience, YMMV.

Quote from mia13hi everyone, i know there are several threads dealing with the personality types, but i just want to gather all the isfj and esfj here and discuss what would the top/best specialties be for for each of these types, and the worst.i'm isfj, but practically borderline with esfj. i'm a pre-nursing student starting ns in sept, and right now i'm doing a project on future career options and how personality and strengths/weaknesses tie into it all.according to you or based on your personal experiences/knowledge:-what do you think the top/good 3 to 5 specialties be?-what do you think the bottom/bad 3-5 specialties would are?i'm trying to figure out what the best/worst fit would be based on my personality type.thanks in advance for everyone's input.

Quote from MUUGUZICould you please explain what the acronyms stand for? I've been in/around nursing for 20 years and have never seen them before...maybe then, we'll be able to better help you out!

Yeah, I must have clicked on the skull as I was scrolling down, and didn't notice, and then got all weirded out by the skull that just appeared outta nowhere! lol

DaFreak 71~Thank you for the detailed explanation and the link. I enjoy learning something new everyday. I can't believe I've not heard of this before.mia13~~For kicks and grins, I took the test in the link you provided. According to the (free!!) results, I am a "guardian". May I just say that I saw a lot of myself in the analysis and really only disagreed with one or two characteristics mentioned.Then it listed four types of guardian. I indentified with ESFJ (provider) and ESTJ (supervisor), both of which accurately reflect my career at this point in time.I remember some years ago, before I was allowed to register for an LPN program, I had to take a similar test. (It may have been the MMPI mentioned in DaFreak71's post.) I still remember the analysis revealing that I should have chosen a career as a chemist, a biologist, or an EMT/Paramedic. Nursing didn't appear anywhere on the list!Further, the man interpreting the results emphasized that I was going to struggle in nursing school, as the "style/manner of thinking" involved in nursing was somehow different from the careers which the test suggested for me.Well, I was 2nd in my LPN class (not to brag, honestly!) and had a blast in LPN school. The only struggle was having 2-4 tests every week, care plans due after attending clinicals and class, homework, and working as a nurse's aide in a nursing home. I got my RN and will soon be applying for my MSN.The point is, the results should be taken with a grain of salt, no matter how well intentioned they are. The results may open your eyes to careers you hadn't considered.YOU will know best what is the best for you. In any case, it seems like any of the careers related to the helping professions will fit you. Unfortunately, I am not familiar enough with the Keirsey test, etc. to say what careers you should avoid.Hope this helps even a little!

Thanks MUUGUZI,I know that I'm cut out for nursing, after a while of soul searching I have no doubts I want to be a RN, I was just wondering what the best/worst specialties people found to be for ISFJ/ESFJ personality types.

I am an ESFJ. I became curious about the Myers Briggs test because I worked with an LVN who became an RN and was affected by this test greatly. She was required by the employer to take this test to get into the student nurse program and even tho she had worked for the employer for 10 years as an LVN they told her she didn't score right on this test to be an RN for them. Go figure! After 10 years! She can be an LVN for them but if she wants to be an RN she has to work somewhere else. I couldn't believe it, and it was all based on this personality test. She is fighting it right now, but I am dumbfounded that a big hospital system would use this one test to determine hiring, or not. Scary.Sent from my iPad using allnurses.com