I'm not sure if you're familiar with ENTJs, but is there a huge difference between ENTJs and ENFJs other than their dominant functions ? ...do people usually teeter on the F-T part of MBTI anyway ? Because I've come across more who can go both ways on the other letters [like J-P especially].
The reason I'm curious is..I asked my boyfriend to take a MBTI test for the first time several months before, and he got ENTJ [but he said he felt like he fit the profile about 80%]. After reading through the ENFJ profile you posted, I see him more as an ENFJ now. ..which could make some sense, since I feel so comfortable around him, and I generally don't get that same feeling interacting with real ENTJs.
The J and P axis on the MBTI is rather problematic. I usually don't put much stock into it, actually. I primarily look at the N and S axis, and the F and T axis. The dominant and inferior functions of a type are usually the most polar axis, while the secondary and tertiary are the closest. They are a great way to determine type, because by putting them in order, we can quickly come to two most likely types. From there, I looks at the I and E axis to determine which of the two is the most likely.
ENFJs have the following function order: Fe, Ni, Se, Ti.
On the MBTI, they will commonly test very clearly F over T, and close to ambiguous on the N and S scale.
ENTJs have the following function order: Te, Ni, Se, Fi.
On the MBTI, they will commonly test very clearly T over F, and close to ambiguous on the N and S scale.
The thing to take into consideration with your friend is that he is male, which may cause him to choose answers that indicate T preferences more often than he actually does. Men are supposed to be more logical than sensitive. If he is Fe dominant and feels that this is the case, then he's much more likely to do so than most men.
Here is the best litmus I can come up with for ENFJ vs ENTJ:
ENFJs care about other people's feelings even if it makes things inefficient, and care more about doing what is right for everyone than what is correct for the situation.
ENTJs care about efficiency even if it this means putting people's feelings on hold, and care more about doing what is correct for the goal than what is morally right.
ENFJs are also much less concerned about the logic than the philosophy behind it, but when they are logical they are much better with understanding how things work than how they relate.
ENTJs are also much more concerned about the logic than the philosophy behind it, but when they are philospohical they are much better with understanding how things relate than how they work.
ENFJs are more likely to be focused on leading people to overcome immediete problems for the greater good than focused on leading them through a long term plan of efficiency.
ENTJs are more likely to be focused on leading people through a long term plan of efficiency than leading them to overcome immediete problems for the greater good.
I hope that helps!
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