C.I.

Career Investigation Connecting Personality to Career Clusters

C.S.I.

• • CRIME SCENE INVISTIGATON Use D.N.A., Palm Prints, Finger Prints to find the right suspect

C.I.

• • CAREER INVESTIGATIONS Use information to find the right career

C.I.

• • • • WHAT DO I CONSIDER?

Personal values Educational level Personality

PERSONALITY?

• The combination of a person’s characteristics and traits that make him/her a unique human being

What characteristics and traits make up our personalities?

What does personality have to do with careers?

• • John Holland studied people and careers.

He found that people who had a career that matched their personality were happier.

BILLIONS OF PERSONALITY TYPES?

• It would be too confusing • John Holland found there were 6 basic personality types

• DESCRIPTION: Active, likes outdoors, often athletic, enjoys working with tools and equipment DOER • LEARNING STYLES: bodily/ kinesthetic, intrapersonal, interpersonal

THINKER • DESCRIPTION: Enjoys math and science, likes to use the mind to solve problems, enjoys games that require logic • LEARNING STYLES: mathematical/ logical, intrapersonal,

CREATOR • DESCRIPTION: Expresses himself/herself through activities such as art, music, dance, writing, and acting; is most comfortable with free, unstructured environments • LEARNING STYLES: visual/ spatial, bodily/ kinesthetic, musical/ rhythmic

• HELPER DESCRIPTION: Enjoys interaction with other people, relationships with friends and/or family are a top priority, good listening abilities • LEARNING STYLES: interpersonal verbal/ linguistic

PERSUADER • DESCRIPTION: Likes leading others and talking others into doing things, natural sales ability • LEARNING STYLES: interpersonal verbal/ linguistic

ORGAINZER • DESCRIPTION: Likes to collect and organize things, enjoys using a planner, is able to keep accurate records • LEARNING STYLES: intrapersonal, visual/ spatial, mathematical/ logical

Let’s see how we do!

• • As a group, place the 6 blue sheets as headings.

DOER, THINKER, CREATOR, HELPER, PERSUADER, ORGANIZER

What next?

• • As a group, place the 6 of the occupations on the white sheets under each of the six blue headings - DOER, THINKER, CREATOR, HELPER, PERSUADER, ORGANIZER For example, “Counselor” will go under helper.

Here’s an Example • HELPER Counselor What Holland Code do you think a Real Estate Agent is most like?

What does it look like?

Let’s watch a short video!

How did you do?

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Let ’ s check your answers.

Any last minute questions?

DOER • • • • • • Aircraft Mechanic Cabinetmaker Cook/chef Farmer Plumber Truck Driver

THINKER • • • • • • Dentist Engineer Marine Biologist Medical Technician Pilot Veterinarian

CREATOR • • • • • • Clothes Designer Dancer Fashion model Editor Interior Decorator News Reporter

HELPER • • • • • • Counselor Coach Physical therapist Nurse Police Officer Teacher

PERSUADER • • • • • • Real Estate Agent Advertising Executive Hotel Manager Salesperson Travel Agent Principal

ORGANIZER • • • • • • Accountant Bank Teller Payroll Clerk Postal Service Worker Secretary Word/Data Processing

• • What’s your personality type?

Are you a Creator, Helper, Persuader, Organzier, Doer or Thinker?

People are more than one

C.I.

• • • CAREER INVESTIGATION As you gather more information you will find you may change your mind about your career options.

Just like on C.S.I., sometimes the more information you get the more you are able to narrow in on the real suspect!