The accountant
ISTJ
The accountant is a reliable, calm, methodical person, with a keen sense of deadlines and a high work capacity. They respect rules, procedures and hierarchy. They are managers and skilled, rigorous and logical executives.
Soft skills
Pragmatic
Meticulous
Resilient
Methodical
Proactive
Disciplined
Career
Accountants have one major advantage when it comes to career success: perseverance. Accountants will excel in environments where they can use their excellent organisational skills and their ability to bring order and structure.
Accountants are excellent at managing and administering the affairs of a business. In stressful situations, however, they will tend to fall into disaster mode and focus on the negative.
Accountants are excellent at managing and administering the affairs of a business. In stressful situations, however, they will tend to fall into disaster mode and focus on the negative.
Strengths
- Fulfils their obligations
- Take their duties very seriously
- Accept constructive criticism well
- Manage their job very well but in a conservative way
Pitfalls
- Tend to believe they’re always right
- Not naturally empathetic
- Their sense of structure can make them inflexible
- Not inclined to give signs of recognition to their colleagues
