1. The Warm Up 2 1.
You would rather learn a new dance routine or play a musical instrument
Would you rather play a computer game, a chess game or design a web page
Learn about another culture by visiting a new country and writing about it for the school paper
You would like to plan a huge party; and the food and entertainment for it within a specified budget
Take a look at these 4 ACTIVITIES. Choose the corner of the room which matches the activity that you would most like to do out of these 4. This might give you a clue about what type of career personality you have.
When you start with activities that you like to do—an occupation related to an activity that you like, just might be a good match for you. 3. 4.
Choose a corner of the room that matches what you would like to do the most?

2. YOU CHOOSE YOUR COLOR An activity A job shadow A dream job
What you value
A statement that explains you.

3. You would like to manage your finances to make the most of your money-
You would like to design/test materials to determine strength and durability for buildings, tunnels, bridges, etc.
You would like to write slogans and jingles to advertise popular products
You would like to manage your finances to make the most of your money-
You like taking care of children or teach them how to read, play sports, etc.
An Activity
You would like to organize, manage and direct others in a community service project
You would like to teach dogs how to search for narcotics for US Customs

4. Your Dream Job To perform on stage,acting, singing,dancing
What am I best at?
To perform on stage,acting, singing,dancing
To work alongside a famous research scientist, astronaut, or doctor
To work alongside a money manager, stock investor, real estate broker or banker
To host a TV talk show for teenagers to help them handle teen related issues better
Your Dream Job
To work with the mayor or school principal and make important decisions that effect people in the community
To learn how to use power tools to make a bookcase, or repair your car

5. what you value Organization Order Efficiency Leadership skills & Power
Your ability to
think & solve
Problems &
academic challenges
Creativity
Art, Beauty,
Music, Originality
Organization Order Efficiency
what you value
PEOPLE
Helping others improve their lives
Athletic & Physical Ability
Strength & endurance
Leadership skills & Power
What’s important to me?

6. A Job Shadow You would like to spend a day
Working with the writers, actors, directors of a popular TV show
With a famous scientist, astronaut, engineer or researcher
With a famous people person humanitarian
With Bill Gates, Donald Trump or another famous business person
A Job Shadow
A world leader,
or a politician or
famous
trial lawyer
Participating in an athletic training camp for police cadets, or military service personnel

7. I want to... Make the world a better Place by using my mind
To discover improvements
Create beauty by designing and creating art.
Keep track of figures,
$$ money, data
Making things
run smoothly &
effectively
Make a difference in the world by making the lives of others better
I want to...
Solve problems by
Influencing and persuading
others through speaking and other actions
Solve problems using
My physical energy
and strength

8. COUNT UP YOUR
Colored cards
COUNT UP YOUR
Colored cards

9. 6 Career Personality Categories
INVESTIGATIVE
ARTISTIC
SOCIAL
ENTERPRISING
CONVENTIONAL
REALISTIC

10. Which one do you think matches your interests?
6 DIFFERENT CAREER TYPES
Artistic
Investigative
Investigative
Math-Science Focused
Math-Science Focused
Creative
Social
Conventional
Business Focused
People centered
Show this slide and ask students to name some occupations which match each category.
Realistic
Enterprising
Action Oriented
Leadership Focused
Which one do you think matches your interests?

11. REALISTIC Action Oriented
Realistic people are DOERS.. They basically like to work with their hands. They are also good at problem solving.
Possible Realistic Careers:
Athlete Carpenter
Fire fighter Electrician
Bus Driver Automotive Technician

12. INVESTIGATIVE Math-Science Focused
Investigative people are THINKERS. They like to analyze and solve problems. They often like to work independently and tend to excel at math and science. They also enjoy analyzing data.
Possible Investigative Careers:
Chemist Biologist Dentist
Pharmacist Architect Physician
Meteorologist Mathematician Veterinarian

13. Possible Artistic Careers
ARTISTIC Creative
Artistic people are CREATORS. They like to do creative activities like art, drama, dance, music, or creative writing. They like unstructured environments where they can use their creativity.
Possible Artistic Careers
Book editor Graphic designer Actor
Comedian Dancer Art teacher
Costume Designer Musician/Composer Film Editor

14. SOCIAL People-Centered
Social people are HELPERS. They like to work directly with people. They enjoy teaching, counseling, or helping others. They are have helpful, empathetic personalities.
Possible Social Careers
Counselor Parole officer Nurse
Teacher Athletic trainer Librarian
Social worker Physical therapist

15. ENTERPRISING Leadership-Focused
Enterprising people are PERSUADERS. They like to work with other people and enjoy leading, influencing, and persuading others. They tend to be leaders who like sell things or ideas.
Possible Enterprising Careers
Sales person Travel agent Lawyer
TV Newscaster Politician Judge
City manager Real estate agent

16. CONVENTIONAL Business-Focused
Conventional people are ORGANIZERS. They like to work with numbers, records, or machines in an orderly way. They are very detail-oriented and like to work with data. They have good organizational skills and number sense.
Possible Conventional Careers
Secretary Bookkeeper Court clerk
Accountant Office Assistant
Bank teller Medical Records Administrator

17. = Creative and Artistic DANCER Math-Science Focused ENGINEER
DESCRIPTION
OCCUPATION
Creative and Artistic
DANCER =
Math-Science Focused
ENGINEER =
People Focused
NURSE =
Action Oriented
ELECTRICIAN =
Business Focused
STORE MANAGER =
Leadership
Focused
MAYOR =