ESFJ
Typically warm and energetic, ESFJs enjoy serving the needs of others. They strive to keep their commitments and make practical decisions that they feel are best for everyone. ESFJs appreciate tradition, trusting experience over abstract ideas. They are organized and responsible, and excel at creating structure to help keep others focused.
ESFJs prefer to help people in practical ways, with tangible results. They may not have patience when others engage in extensive discussion and theorizing, preferring to act decisively. ESFJs are adept at recognizing the realities of a situation, and are quick to sense what is needed to solve a problem. ESFJs are often excellent at organizing people, and are particularly skilled at understanding which tasks are best suited to each person.
ESFJs are efficient and conscientious, and can always be counted on to follow the plan and carry out their obligations. They prefer to accomplish tasks in an orderly fashion, typically choosing to follow procedure, rather than searching for new methods. ESFJs appreciate clearly defined roles, and expect everyone to fulfill their responsibilities.
ESFJs are friendly and love getting to know people. Genuine and enthusiastic, they connect easily with others. ESFJs tend to be extremely observant, and pride themselves on remembering detailed personal information about the people they encounter.
Sensitive and compassionate, ESFJs enjoy getting and giving positive feedback, and are often uncomfortable with criticism. ESFJs prefer to avoid conflict and appreciate supportive and harmonious environments, often taking care that everyone feels comfortable and accepted.
ESFJ Type Dynamics
The core of the ESFJ personality type is Extraverted Feeling. This dominant function guides the way ESFJs evaluate information and structure the world around them. Using Extraverted Feeling, the ESFJ seeks to create harmonious relationships and cooperation. They tune into the needs and emotions of the people around them and organize the environment to provide practical support for others.
The auxiliary function for ESFJs is Introverted Sensing. This mental function supports their dominant Extraverted Feeling to help them gather information and organize it internally. When using Introverted Sensing, ESFJs assemble a storehouse of detailed information based on their observations of other people, creating a body of practical knowledge they can use to better care for others.
The tertiary Intuition function is less developed for most ESFJs, especially early in life. When this function is not well developed, the ESFJ may have trouble seeing patterns, connections, and the larger implications of the information in front of them.
The inferior function for ESFJs, or that function which is least likely to be conscious and well developed, is Introverted Thinking. When this function is not developed, ESFJs can have trouble evaluating circumstances using their own objective reasoning.
ESFJ in the Population
ESFJ is the second most common type in the population. ESFJs make up:
- 12% of the general population
- 17% of women
- 8% of men
Famous ESFJs
Famous ESFJs include Martha Stewart, Dave Thomas, Sam Walton, Barbara Walters, William Howard Taft, JC Penney, Sally Field, Mary Tyler Moore, and Ray Kroc.
ESFJ at Work
ESFJs like to put their interpersonal skills to work to organize people and processes. They are tuned into the needs of others and seek to create structure to provide for people. ESFJs often prefer work that allows them to help people in practical, observable ways.
ESFJs enjoy work that allows them to follow through and see results, and prefer a high degree of structure and organization. They gain satisfaction from completing tasks with attention to order and detail. An ideal job for an ESFJ requires attention to procedure and specifications, and allows the ESFJ to work methodically to organize people and processes.
ESFJs usually prefer to work with others, and are energized by participating in a motivated, conscientious, action-oriented team. It is important to the ESFJ to do work that is accordant with their values, as well as to work with others who are supportive and cooperative. An ideal work environment for an ESFJ provides clear expectations and a friendly, structured atmosphere free from conflict or uncertainty.
To read more about the ESFJ, visit the ESFJ page at Truity.com.
Comments
This is not me.
This is not me.
This is so not me...
This is so not me...
me either i completeing
me either i completeing understand
I like myself. yum. i'm a
I like myself. yum. i'm a provider.
For the most part this is me.
For the most part this is me. There are a few things I would handle differently, but those are just minor differences in all people.
THIS IS SO ME.
THIS IS SO ME.
This is pretty much me
This is pretty much me
Great! I am going to school
Great! I am going to school for Psychology and then to grad school for Social Work.
OMG!!! totally me!!!
OMG!!! totally me!!!
this for the most part is me!
this for the most part is me! there are definitely a few things I would handle differently, but I guess that's just a person's preference. pretty much accurate though! except for the career's... my original choice was to be an elementary teacher but i switched into theatrical arts.
This is so me. I was not sure
This is so me. I was not sure what I wanted to major in until I came to this personality sight. I DO want to become an elementary teacher!
Definitely me!
Definitely me!
I am an ENTP married to an
I am an ENTP married to an ESFJ for 23 yrs, LOTTA extraverted open conflict throughout but its worked and we've raised 3 great kids (straight A, oldest just graduated HS valedictorian, all great personalities and sense of humor) being so different. My theory: our extreme differences work well for balance, one focusing on 'the rules' and practical needs and attn to detail and the here and now/today (esfj), the other on big picture principles and goals (and keeping a sense of humor). Funny to see pages of a multitude of comments on ENTP site and so few and so brief here (you all don't have patience for all this theorizing over analysis).
Anyway, just curious about other ENTP ESFJ relationship matches out there that might be out there for interesting dialogue.
I feel completely identified
I feel completely identified with this description.
definitly me
definitly me
really me
really me
I wanna be in the military I
I wanna be in the military I wonder which one has it. Other than that, I'm just so darn social and this somewhat fits me
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This describes exactly me.
This describes exactly me.
I have been in a really long
I have been in a really long off and on relationship with an esfj, the father of my youngest child, and I find these short, to the point comments very amusing. I'm not laughing at you folks, it's just that I can so hear MY esfj saying them in his gruff, no-nonsense voice.
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