JDQ Radar showing the typical personality type demands made in an analysis career.
Key: darker areas indicate high demand, lighter ones less demand. That is, if your personality type is a darker area, then this career matches your personality.
Below you will find comments by people in this career. They were asked to rate their job (out of 6) and what they liked or did not like about their job. Their comments are sorted by the rating they assigned. The actual job title they gave is in brackets with, if provided, the personality type they declared.
Rating 6/6
I like the challenges, the freedom to pursue my own curiosity, the relationship building. The ability to be involved in larger commercial decisions while being a part of the engine room within the business. (Commercial Analyst - ENTJ)
Truth hurts (Internal Auditor - ENTP)
I like using various computer applications and systems. I enjoy being part of a team that provides vital information to the company to assist decision making. (Reporting Specialist - INFJ)
I have to find and review lots of articles by other people before I can start doing something myself. (Solids and Surfaces Analyst)
Rating 5/6
I dislike chasing shipping schedule, arguing with forwarder and shipper. I like to innovate reporting method. (logictics coordinator - ENFJ)
not enough interaction and training with colleagues (Project Analyst - ENTJ)
I like meeting people and finding new things I dislike the planning and analysing and deadlines (User Experience Consultant - ENTP)
Dealing with people who will not take responsibility or accountability. (Manage Digital Content - ESFJ)
I like most - To train, teach new shorcuts & descirbing error free way of working. I dislike most - Providing negative feedback about the quality to any team-member. (Quality Analyst - ESFP)
taking information and making sense of it and explaining it to others in the form of a recommendation. (business consultant - INTP)
exciting (data analysis - INTP)
Like the variety of projects; dislike short, high-pressure tur-arounds (Research Manager - INTP)
Too many problems are just rehashes of the same old ones. (statistician - INTP)
Keep checking the data if it is correct. (Analyst)
Opportunities and challenges End User Late participation. (Project Leader)
I like always working on different issues in various business sectors. Always come up with fresh ideas and solutions that help people and organisation grow. (Project manager)
no trainings available (Quality Assurance)
Like: writing procedures, using pc, routine, finding solutions, learning, working alone but with support of team. Dislike: tedium, not knowing things (Startegic data analyst)
Rating 4/6
Dislike lack of communication between senior managers. Like th eopportunity to ‘pull things together’ (Head of Info Management - ENTP)
Not enough people interaction (Budgets - ESTP)
variety (business development - ESTP)
Balance between getting job done and trying out new approaches (Data Analyst - INFJ)
Dislike: Analysis Like: the concept of what trying to do (Risk Manager Policy and Analysis - INFP)
like analysis dislike scheduling committee meetings (legislative analyst - INTJ)
working alone, no management responsibility, have to sell myself and do acquisition, (consultant - INTP)
Like about office work. Dislike about uncooperative lazy team members (Intern - ISTP)
Mundane and/or routine aspects. (Investment Researcher and Administrator)
Rating 3/6
having sole responsibility for projects is the biggest dislike. i like the interaction with many others, and the fast pace of the job, although that does wear me down. (commercial analyst - ENFP)
like analysis, variety of info types applicable. dislike monotony, repetition. (Manager - Insurance Claims - ENTP)
Likes: Good structure. Challenging programs to test. Dislike:sometimes too much information to digest very quickly to be able to write effective tests. (software tester - ESFJ)
Not enough work to do - always finish objectives with time to spare (Statistician - ESFJ)
boring (tech analyst - ESFJ)
lack of freedom - not visionary. (business analyst - INFJ)
- lack of understanding of business from managers - in my opinion, we are not affiliated with the correct business unit of the bank i work for - increasingly more administrative tasks - increasingly less “trading action” - economy going down the tube has direct effect on job (retail money market trader - INFP)
Lack of senior-level support (Director of Communications - INTP)
I dislike not having enough to reflect on problems - I don’t have enough time to be proactive. (Business Analyst - ISTJ)
Too many meetings, feel invisible as too many ideas flying above my head without my involvement (Project team analyst - ISTJ)
I dislike the long hours, and waking up really early in the morning. I like working on my own. (Air Monitor/Technician)
Not overly challenging (Assess property)
The monotony of auditing, counseling staff to get along, not being supported my boss --dislike Figuring out degree puzzles, the autonomy, managing the job, being the authority on auditing for graduation --like (Assistant Registrar for Degree Audit)
lack of direction lack of support (Business Analyst)
Too much control/supervision, not enough freedom to pursue things I think are important (Business Analyst)
Want to be in management, not enough perks, no team camaraderie. (contract reviewer)
supervisor (credit analysist)
Has elements of being boring repetative, not much contact with people (Data Analyst)
Dictatorial Bigots (Identifying the formula for my finacial success)
hate being at a desk, in the same place all day, the open ended nature of work, my unclear desires for what i want out of it. like the people i work for and with, flexibility in our schedules, idea of working with big name clients, own office with windows (so mostly the personal, individual company enviroment stuff rather than the actual job itself). (Research Manager/Analyst)
Rating 2/6
too much data analysis (project manager - ENFJ)
Same everyday (Data Officer - ENFP)
I get stressed out with reports I like my team, but want more interaction with people I get board doing the same reports every week (Create Reports - ESFJ)
routine, no creativity (commecial analyst - ESFP)
reacting to last minutes events (Policy - ISTJ)
time pressure (analytical chemist)
no trust and harmony amongst the people i work with. Its meant to be a team but there is no team to speak off. (bank atm reconciler)
i think it is boring. There is no excitement. (GIS Analyst)
not enough new challenges (Head of Information)
Dislike the status, the lack of job satisfaction, the snobbery and just lack of interest. (Insurance Analyst)
Excel spreadsheet analyses, Long hours, numerous deadlines (Management Consulting)
Boring (Manager)
skill set not used (projects)
like running reports and learning do analysis, programming. do not like writing proposals. (running reports on software)
Rating 1/6
I am stuck at a desk all day, sat at a computer nad do not see tangible results. I enjoy string to solve problems but would like more interations with others. (Town Planner - ENFP)
too much work (underwriter - ESFP)
making money for someone else - lack of people contact & caring (business analyst)
the workload, the work, company values, management culture (Client Delivery Analyst)
I don’t get to work with people as much as I would like. (Internal Auditor)
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