As Reliable Realist, you embody strength, precision, a strong sense of responsibility, and a deep-rooted love of order and accuracy. Integrity is your most outstanding quality, and you will always do your utmost to honor a commitment. Your pragmatic view of the world, coupled with your exceptional dedication to your tasks, makes you an indispensable support in both your professional and personal life. You tend to be quiet and serious, you don't talk much, but you are a very good listener. This sometimes makes you seem reserved and cool to outsiders, although in reality you have a lot of wit and esprit. You are a rock in the surf, providing stability and security even in the stormiest of times.

Your personality type Reliable Realist falls into the introverted Realists category. You therefore don't love being around a lot of people or noise and prefer to work in solitude. You like to have plenty of time to work on your tasks thoroughly and intensively and you've got a real knack for zoning out and getting lost in your work. If you're really into something, you can forget everything around you. Very team-oriented jobs that keep you on your toes or jobs where your concentration is constantly disturbed or disrupted, aren't for you. You're really too passionate about getting your projects done right - in peace and quiet.

You’ll do best at work if you have one or two colleagues who are on your wavelength, or perhaps a small group of like-minded people. A lot of people would also stress you out because, given your thinking preference, you tend to experience interpersonal contact and the emotionality and irrationality often associated with it as a disruptive factor at work. You're pretty reserved about sharing what reveal about yourself and your feelings. That’s why you sometimes come across as a bit aloof and even dismissive of the people around you, even if you don't mean to be. The office grapevine and water cooler talk just get on your nerves. For you, work is work, and you don't see why personal matters should be brought into the office. So, when you're choosing your career path, make sure you can work in an environment where you don't have to constantly adapt to other people or interact with them.

Reliability is your middle name. Anyone who hands you a project or task can be sure it will be handled with care and delivered on time, every time. You hate it when people break promises or commitments. So it's important to you to be in an environment where things run smoothly and you get consistent and predictable feedback about your efforts. You need to have clear and definite objectives, and to know that you'll have the resources you need to get the job done.

You don't like last-minute changes, hectic rushes or being thrown off your game. You're a whiz at organizing and planning, and you're very determined and serious in everything you do. If something unexpected throws your carefully laid plans off-kilter, you can get pretty frustrated. It’s because you want to make sure that everything you're responsible for runs like clockwork so you can handle it one at a time. You're not the type to thrive in professional environments where you have to be flexible every day. You can adjust to a sudden change, but please, not too often! You're simply not the personality type to live your life in uncertainty, wondering if you'll be able to deliver a performance that meets your high standards.