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• The name is sufficient to indicate that this field requires you work under strict directives and orders.
• For that matter, this situation may exist even in the service industry; however, the hierarchy of control and the decorum followed in both fields is vastly different.
• Even in the military, there are ranks, like Lieutenant, Corporal, Major, Captain, Colonel, etc. However, each one of them is under direct control of someone at a higher rank and, as mentioned, the level of authority is very high.
• Being in the army itself (or for that matter, the naval and air force) requires you to follow a regimented, rigid schedule.
• This is next to impossible for ENFPs. They would hate it, because they loathe being under someone's constant supervision and control.
• Their extreme dislike of criticism, lack of ability to efficiently report to a higher authority (in some cases), make them the most unlikely candidates for the military field.

• It is to be remembered that every field has a few technical as well as creative aspects to it. It is the technical aspect that ENFPs dislike.
• Research has proven that the ENFPs who fall under the 'Investigative' and 'Realistic' theme prefer working with machines; however, even here, it is the analytical and designing phase, which they enjoy the most.
• This goes to prove that even though such people have it in them to become good engineers, they may or may not be the best.
• More so, ENFPs tend to ignore the hard sciences; instead, they focus on the easier ones.
• Their weakness is that not many of them are able to grasp the technical know-how very efficiently.
• Hence, making a career as a computer hardware engineer or something similar can be a very bad choice for an ENFP.

• As mentioned above, monotony is a trait that ENFPs dislike.
• They easily get bored, and repetition in a job can set their tempers soaring, even though they are, by nature, calm and composed.
• They loathe being tied to a single place, or having to do the same job over and over again.
• This indicates that jobs concerning the banking and insurance sector are a complete no-no for them.
• Do not interpret this the wrong way, this does not indicate that they cannot be good bankers.
• As mentioned earlier, every job has its creative side as well.
• There are certain roles and jobs in the banking sector that involve innovative thinking, traveling, sales, etc. These can certainly be a good choice for them.
• However, eventually, these jobs involve a certain amount of repetition and lesser creativity, and ENFPs do not find them challenging.
• Hence becoming investment bankers is not a very sound career choice.

• A corporate attorney provides legal advice to huge corporations as well as smaller firms.
• While arguing a case in court can be challenging, going over corporate documents and attestations can be extremely boring for an ENFP.
• Again, a lawyer's job involves interacting with people. Since someone's life can depend on an attorney's advice or decision, a caring attitude is essential as well, and both these are the strong traits of an ENFP.
• However, there are various types of attorneys in the legal system, like that of a corporate attorney, and their job does not involve as much creativity or people-to-people interaction.
• Therefore, this career should be strictly avoided.

• Cold calling is a part of a sales process that involves contacting prospective clients.
• One would think that this involves interaction with people, and hence, would be an interesting choice for ENFPs; however, it is not so.
• This is because cold calling sales involve a repetitive job profile - calling customers (repeatedly, if I might add), establishing connections through telephone or the internet, and continuing the process of telemarketing.
• Again, this does not mean that cold callers have a boring job. The work requires a lot of patience and good communication skills.
• But, for ENFPs, the communication skills and customer interaction seem to be a notch higher than what is required for this job. Consequently, they will find the work boring after a while, and their interest may deviate, resulting in poor job performance. Hence, they should not opt for this kind of career.