<p>INTJ (67,50,75,89)</p>
<p>In my anecdotal experience I have found engineers who seem extroverted to be arrogant and just as awkward, albeit in a different way, in their interactions with non-technical people as introverted engineers. Then again, I scored 89% in the judging category, so I’m probably just being a little harsh.</p>
<p>I’m an introvert, my husband is an extrovert, and we’re both engineers. He does really well, professionally and socially. A good bit of structural engineering involves educating clients (owners, contractors, etc.), because everybody thinks they know how to design a building, and he has to explain the realities of the situation to them. </p>
<p>When we come home from a professional society meeting or a party, he will be energized and I’ll be exhausted!</p>
<p>And there usually is more than one way to design a a building! You would get 10 different designs if you asked ten engineers to provide one (unless it’s a VERY simple structure).</p>
<p>I am an extrovert ENTP as per MBTI.</p>
<p>Great replies, and thanks for the link to MBTI.
I am a ISFJ and work as a Software Performance Tester (I’m a manager now).</p>
<p>As a former extreme introvert (as in, barely spoke to people and was happy with that), I can safely say that engineering has completely turned that around and im now very extroverted. Haha. People dont believe me when i told them i used to be really introverted now…they especially dont believe the quiet part… -_-</p>
<p>Bookmarked.</p>
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<p>Again, if you go by the Jungian definition, you’re not really supposed to be able to change. You’re either born an extrovert or introvert. You can be a quiet extrovert who eventually becomes more self-confident and out-going, or you can be an out-going introvert who eventually becomes more closed over time, but you’re still the same as from birth. Also, be aware that it’s a spectrum. You can be a very slight introvert or extrovert, or extreme in either.</p>
<p>Don’t confuse extrovert for “out-going” and introvert for “quiet/shy” or “socially awkward”.</p>
<p>Infj (56,38,25,67)</p>
<p>ESTJ here… tell your son to stop being ridiculous. Just make sure that he tries to get a sense of where engineers fit into the social scene of different schools that he visits. My personal experience is that the engineers at my university are extremely outgoing and social, more so than many of the liberal arts students (enough so that I transferred into engineering). </p>
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This is true for me but certainly not universal. I’ve just always loved business but many of the extroverted engineers (going by both the MBTI definition and the “not awkward” definition) I know wish to remain technical.</p>
<p>ENFJ</p>
<p>Same as Barack Obama!</p>
<p>CFB53B,
I know what your saying, i was using “introvert” and “extrovert” as outgoing/etc because thats kind of how the OP was using it. to be technical, i’m actually still EXTREMELY introverted and private. but im also now very very outgoing. it can be crossed like that :P</p>