Careers Advice for ENFPs - Use Your Career Strengths. 1 of 2

You may have read that if you use your careers strengths, the qualities that come to you naturally as part of your ENFP personality, you will enjoy your job more.   But did you realize that as well as making you happier, they can also be an asset to some employers?

Are you using your ENFP career strengths?
You may want to make your career selection based on what you enjoy doing and what comes naturally to you.  Many career advisers however will tell you just to think about your qualifications and expertise when finding the right career.   

Although experience and qualifications are certainly important they are only part of what you to have offer an employer, and they may not even be your greatest assets in today’s job market.  In fact you may find that the less tangible elements that come with being an ENFP are what really set you apart.

What does this mean for me?
The career strengths that many ENFPs possess are becoming more valued by some employers.   That doesn’t mean that qualifications and expertise aren’t also needed, but these are areas where some ENFPs may find it easier to thrive as their natural talents will be valued and seen as an asset to their employer.   ENFP careers strengths of particular interest include:

Flexibility, adaptability
Open to change in many forms, embracing change and variety, and may even be enthusiastic about it.

People skills
Being able to quickly and easily build up a rapport with all sorts of people, network with ease and do well in jobs that involve reading people

Creativity
This creativity isn’t always in the traditional artsy form, it may take the form of ideas, or ideation as it’s sometimes called.  For example, creating new ways of working with people or marketing something. So if you’re like me and you can’t draw a thing, no need to worry!

You may also want to bear in mind that these qualities are not always valued as much in some of the more traditional areas of employment.  It’s definitely worth thinking about this when you make your career selection.

In the next post I’ll look more closely at the each of these ENFP careers strengths in more detail and areas where you may find that they are in demand.