C.I. Career Investigation

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C.I. Career Investigation

• Connecting Personality to Career Clusters

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C.S.I.

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

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C.I.

• CAREER INVESTIGATIONS
• Use information to find the right career

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C.I.

• WHAT DO I CONSIDER?
• Personal values
• Educational level
• Personality

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PERSONALITY?

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

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What characteristics and traits make up our
personalities?
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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.

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BILLIONS OF PERSONALITY TYPES?

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

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DOER

• DESCRIPTION Active, likes outdoors, often
  athletic, enjoys working with tools and equipment

• LEARNING STYLES bodily/ kinesthetic,
  intrapersonal, interpersonal

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THINKER

• DESCRIPTION Enjoys math and science, likes to
  use the mind to solve problems, enjoys games that
  require logic

• LEARNING STYLES mathematical/ logical,
  intrapersonal,

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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

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HELPER

• DESCRIPTION Enjoys interaction with other
  people, relationships with friends and/or family
  are a top priority, good listening abilities

• LEARNING STYLES interpersonalverbal/ linguistic

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PERSUADER

• LEARNING STYLES interpersonalverbal/ linguistic

• DESCRIPTION Likes leading others and talking
  others into doing things, natural sales ability

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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

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Lets see how we do!

• As a group, place the 6 blue sheets as headings.
• DOER, THINKER, CREATOR, HELPER, PERSUADER,
  ORGANIZER

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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.

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Heres an Example

• HELPER
• Counselor
• What Holland Code do you think a Real Estate
  Agent is most like?

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What does it look like?

• Lets watch a short video!

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How did you do?

• Lets check your answers.
• Any last minute questions?

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DOER

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

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THINKER

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

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CREATOR

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

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HELPER

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

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PERSUADER

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

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ORGANIZER

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

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Whats your personality type?

• Are you a Creator, Helper, Persuader, Organzier,
  Doer or Thinker?
• People are more than one

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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!