Who do you want to be?Career Development

On Your Way to the Future

DREAM JOBS& Back Up Plans

Professional Sports Athlete?

Music Icon?

Television Star?

It’s important to dream big and reach toward your

ultimate goals… but it’s also important to

have a back up plan.

Did you know…

• Out of approximately 505,100 high school basketball players, only about 48 make it to the NBA.

The odds are 10,000 to 1!

• After seven seasons of American Idol, over hundreds of thousands of people have auditioned, but only 7 became American Idols!

Career development is about you figuring out

what kind of person you are and what types of

occupations you might like to have in the future.

Work Styles

There are three different kinds of work styles people may be

An Informant PersonA People Person

A Hands-On Person

Informant Style• Enjoys working with numbers,

databases, computers, and researching information.

• Tend to make decisions and lead others, fix things and work with equipment, take things one step at a time.

• People who are financial managers, musicians, chemists, clerks, and paralegals may be an informant person.

People Style• Like being around friends and family,

described as caring, helping, advising, and cooperating.

• Tend to organize events, work with their hands, create and find new ways of doing things, like details and following specific instructions.

• People who are teachers, counselors, lawyers, architects, hairdressers, and chefs may be a people person.

Hands-on Style• Have a knack for tools and machines,

figuring out how things work, and repairing things.

• Tend to take charge and manage projects, are sociable and work well with others, and follow clear rules and guidelines with lots of order.

• People who are farmers, dentists, electricians, software engineers, and pilots tend to be hands-on people.

Personality Party Time!

• Please listen to the description of each of the parties before going to the party that you think you will have the most fun at

REALISTIC“The Doers”

• Are you…– Practical, frank, thrifty, curious, self-

controlled, athletic, mechanical, nature lover, ambitious, persistent, and systematic?

• Do you like to..– Fix electrical things, play a sport,

tinker with machines, work outdoors, and use your hands?

You may be an awesome…

• Plumber• Mechanic• Carpenter• Veterinary technician• Dental hygienist• Career teacher

INVESTIGATIVE“The Thinkers”

• Are you…– Inquisitive, scientific, precise,

cautious, self-confident, independent, analytical, curious, and logical?

• Do you like to…– Solve math problems, use computers,

like science labs, and do research?

Do any of these careers sound good?

• Computer Engineer• Chemist• Optometrist• Meteorologist• Agriculturalist

SOCIAL“The Helpers”

• Are you…– Friendly, idealistic, outgoing,

cooperative, responsible, patient, kind, helpful, understanding, and persuasive?

• Do you like to…– Teach others, work in groups,

volunteer, work with kids, or play team sports?

You might want to look at being…

• Nurse• Teacher• Police officer• Social Worker• Emergency Medical Technician

ARTISTIC“The Creators”

• Are you…– Creative, imaginative, unconventional,

independent, sensitive, intuitive, emotional, expressive, and act spur of the moment?

• Do you like to…– Write stories, poetry, music, sketch, draw,

paint, play a musical instrument, sing, act, dance, and design fashions?

How do these jobs sound?

• Musician• Editor• Interior designer• Entertainer• Landscape architect

ENTERPRISING“The Persuaders”

• Are you…– Self confident, sociable, enthusiastic,

adventurous, impulsive, talkative, assertive, ambitious, agreeable, extroverted, and optimistic?

• Do you like to…– Like to sell things, make decisions

that affect others, give talks or speeches, and have power?

You should try…

• Hotel management• Retail sales• Public relations• Private investigation• Travel sales

CONVENTIONAL“The Organizers”

• Are you…– Well organized, numerically inclined,

practical, systematic, polite, accurate, methodical, efficient, orderly, and obedient?

• Do you like to…– Work with numbers, use a computer,

be responsible for details, keep accurate records, and collect things?

You might make a good…

• Secretary• Stenographer• Radio dispatcher• Insurance claims adjuster• Customer service representative

This is just the beginning…

Career Development is about finding out who you are and what type of

career suits you best.

Today is the first step in the journey towards your future!

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To Do:

• Complete Matchmaker activity

• Explore at least 1 career of interest to you– Look at the Job Description, Working

Conditions, Earnings, Education, Sample Career Path, Related Careers

– Read one of the interviews listed under “Photos and Interviews”