1.01 Getting to know yourself What do my personal interests/preferences, abilities, skills, work values/needs and aptitudes suggest about potential career choices?

If you could have the “Perfect” job, what percentage of your time would you spend working with data, people, things, ideas?

Career Interest Categories Data: verbal or numerical information ~ working with numbers, information processing, policies and procedures, accountants, and computer scientists People: human relations ~ working for the betterment of others and/or society, teachers, social workers, child care workers, law enforcement Things: tools, instruments or machines ~ chefs, hair stylists, carpenters, and heavy equipment Ideas: concepts, themes, or inventions, musicians, writers, composers, artists, and photographers.

Work Personality 1.Director (thrives on power) 2.Entertainer (thrives on recognition) 3.Mediator (thrives on being needed) 4.Analyst (thrives on being the “expert”)

Work Behavior 1.Director (Accepts challenges, takes authority, assertively solves problems) 2.Thinker (Task focused, concerned with analyzing information) 3.Relater (Relationship focused, unassertive, dislikes conflict) 4.Socializer (Spontaneous, sociable, seldom concerned with facts and data)

Learning Styles (4) Visual/Spatial (eye) Verbal-Linguistic (book) Auditory/Musical (ear/music note) Bodily-Kinesthetic/Tactile (hand)

Holland Codes R –REALISTIC I –INVESTIGATIVE A –ARTISTIC S –SOCIAL C –CONVENTIONAL E –ENTERPRISES

Multiple Intelligences/Learning Preferences (8) You are happiest and most successful when you learn, develop, and work in ways that make the best use of your natural intelligences.

1. Verbal-Linguistic: relates to language, spoken and written.  Suitable Careers: Author Journalist Lawyer Public Speaker  Famous Linguists: Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President Tom Clancy, novelist  Behaviors: writes/tells stories enjoys word games effective speaker  Ways to improve this intelligence: Read...a lot! practice speaking in public write a poem or story

2. Logical-Mathematical: relates to numbers, patterns, thinking  Suitable Careers: Accountant Computer Programmer Engineer Scientist  Famous Logicians: Albert Einstein, physicist and mathematician John Maynard Keynes, economist  Behaviors: often asks questions enjoys number/logic games organizes  Ways to improve this intelligence: predict the ending to movies/stories play games involving patterns practice math word problems

3. Visual/Spatial: relates to sight and visualization, draws & build things  Suitable Careers: Illustrator Artist Architect Craftsman  Famous Visualists: Frank Lloyd Wright, architect Gary Larson, cartoonist  Behaviors: draws or builds models enjoys picture puzzles is able to visualize things easily  Ways to improve this intelligence: draw a picture of something from memory illustrate a story build a model of someplace

4. Bodily-Kinesthetic/Tactile: relates to movement and abilities of the body  Suitable Careers: Dancer Actor Sculptor Athlete/Coach  Famous Kinesthetists: Michael Jordan, professional basketball player Alvin Ailey, choreographer  Behaviors: plays sports enjoys physical games uses hands or body while talking  Ways to improve this intelligence: take a dance class play a sport exercise

5. Auditory/Musical: relates to recognizing sound and rhythm patterns  Suitable Careers: Composer Orchestral Performer Singer Music Critic  Famous Musicians: Eric Clapton, guitarist John Williams, orchestral composer and director  Behaviors: can sing or play an instrument enjoys musical or rhythmic games appreciates classical music and music of other cultures  Ways to improve this intelligence: listen for the rhythm of natural sounds practice playing an instrument sing along with the radio

6. Interpersonal: social, communicates and working with other people (lots of friends)  Suitable Careers: Politician Teacher Psychologist Evangelist  Famous Interpersonalists: Sigmund Freud, psychologist John F. Kennedy, U.S. president  Behaviors: makes friends easily enjoys interaction games shows leadership  Ways to improve this intelligence: concentrate on people's body language play role-playing games

7. Intrapersonal: relates to independent action (alone) Suitable Careers: Counselor Social Worker Religious Leader Famous Intrapersonalists: Mother Teresa, missionary Martin Luther King, Jr., minister and human rights activist Behaviors: follows hunches or instincts enjoys individual games expresses confidence in self Ways to improve this intelligence: start a diary concentrate on your feelings during the day

8. Naturalist: relates to recognition of order and patterns in nature, such as in plants and animals  Suitable Careers: Zoologist Conservationist Park Ranger  Famous Naturalists: Charles Darwin, biologist Diane Fossey, primate researcher  Behaviors: Likes animals enjoys outdoor games likes being outside  Ways to improve this intelligence: start a collection of bugs or leaves Go camping or hiking for a weekend get a pet

Learning Styles (3) Auditory Visual Bodily-Kinesthetic/Tactile

What is an Interest Inventory? Interest Inventory: a periodic survey of a person’s interests This assessment will help you decide on a career to pursue based on your interests.

Type Focus Extrovert vs. Introvert Sensing vs. Intuitive Thinking vs. Feeling Judging vs. Perceiving

Extroverts vs. Introverts Extroverts are interested in what is happening around them are open and often talkative compare their own opinions with the opinions of others like action and initiative easily make new friends or adapt to a new group say what they think are interested in new people easily break unwanted relations Introverts are interested in their own thoughts and feelings need to have own territory often appear reserved, quiet and thoughtful usually do not have many friends have difficulties in making new contacts like concentration and quiet do not like unexpected visits and therefore do not make them work well alone Extroverts are directed towards the objective world whereas Introverts are directed towards the subjective world. The most common differences between Extroverts and Introverts are shown below:

Sensing vs. Intuition Sensing types see everyone and sense everything live in the here and now quickly adapt to any situation like pleasures based on physical sensation are practical and active are realistic and self-confident Intuitive types are mostly in the past or in the future worry about the future more than the present are interested in everything new and unusual do not like routine are attracted more to the theory than the practice often have doubts Sensing is an ability to deal with information on the basis of its physical qualities and its affection by other information. Intuition is an ability to deal with the information on the basis of its hidden potential and its possible existence. The most common differences between Sensing and Intuitive types are shown below:

Thinking vs. Feeling Thinking types are interested in systems, structures, patterns expose everything to logical analysis are relatively cold and unemotional evaluate things by intellect and right or wrong have difficulties talking about feelings do not like to clear up arguments or quarrels Feeling types are interested in people and their feelings easily pass their own moods to others pay great attention to love and passion evaluate things by ethics and good or bad can be touchy or use emotional manipulation often give compliments to please people Thinking is an ability to deal with information on the basis of its structure and its function. Feeling is an ability to deal with information on the basis of its initial energetic condition and its interactions. The most common differences between Thinking and Feeling type are shown below:

Perceiving vs. Judging Perceiving types act impulsively following the situation can start many things at once without finishing them properly prefer to have freedom from obligations are curious and like a fresh look at things work productivity depends on their mood often act without any preparation Judging types do not like to leave unanswered questions plan work ahead and tend to finish it do not like to change their decisions have relatively stable workability easily follow rules and discipline Perceiving types are motivated into activity by the changes in a situation. Judging types are motivated into activity by their decisions resulting from the changes in a situation. The most common differences between Perceiving and Judging types are shown below: