{"id":26398,"date":"2017-09-24T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therockysafari.com\/?p=26398"},"modified":"2023-10-07T09:21:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T13:21:10","slug":"can-infj-survive-sales-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2017\/09\/24\/can-infj-survive-sales-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Can an INFJ Survive a Sales Job?"},"content":{"rendered":"
When it comes to leading a happy life, an INFJ should pursue careers that capitalize on their strengths. In many cases, this may entail working in a quiet lab environment, writing in the solitude of one’s own home, or meeting with patients one-on-one in a private office. As such, popular careers for INFJs include jobs within science, writing, and especially<\/em> psychology. INFJs experience the greatest job satisfaction when their work puts their intuition, empathy, and altruism to good use. It is noted, interestingly enough, that jobs in marketing and sales are at the top of the list of the\u00a0most unsuitable jobs\u00a0for an INFJ.<\/strong><\/p>\n So guess what I did? I went out and got a job in marketing and sales, of course! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n The main reason I decided to try out this job was to see what it would be like to work in a sales position as an INFJ.\u00a0I was job searching on a whim when I stumbled into what soon became\u00a0my first full-time sales job<\/strong>. After accepting the job offer around the end of August, I began working for a national retail marketing company as a sales representative out in the field. Our office’s main client is the Home Depot. To help them gain business, we go out into their stores and help promote their services face-to-face with the customers. When you boil it down, I basically work as a lead generator for Home Depot. My goal is to have people sign up for no-cost and no-obligation kitchen cabinet refacing consultations. You might say it is not “sales” in the traditional sense but you definitely have to sell the promotion or people won’t sign up. You only get paid commissions in addition to the base salary when people sign up and go through with the consultation.<\/p>\n It’s not easy, I can tell you that much. The emotional energy any sales job is going to require is INTENSE.<\/strong> Like, very very intense.<\/p>\n You have to be MENTALLY TOUGH or you will not make it<\/span>. Fortunately, mental toughness is something that can be developed with time if you feel your mental state is not yet where it needs to be. In the three short weeks I have had this job, my mental toughness has improved drastically. It is so easy to feel like quitting when the majority of what you deal with on a daily basis is 99% constant face-to-face rejection.<\/p>\n Check this out.<\/p>\nBackground Information on the Sales Position<\/h3>\n
My Experience as an INFJ Working in Sales<\/h3>\n