1. C.I. Career Investigation
Connecting Personality to Career Clusters

2. C.S.I. CRIME SCENE INVISTIGATON
Use D.N.A., Palm Prints, Finger Prints to find the right suspect

3. C.I.
CAREER INVESTIGATIONS
Use information to find the right career

4. C.I.
WHAT DO I CONSIDER?
Personal values
Educational level
Personality

5. PERSONALITY?
The combination of a person’s characteristics and traits that make him/her a unique human being

6. What characteristics and traits make up our personalities?
Possible answers: Interests, abilities, talents, beliefs, behaviors, physical attributes, emotions, intelligence, preferences, values

7. 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.

8. BILLIONS OF PERSONALITY TYPES?
It would be too confusing
John Holland found there were 6 basic personality types

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

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

11. 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

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

13. PERSUADER LEARNING STYLES: interpersonalverbal/ linguistic
DESCRIPTION: Likes leading others and talking others into doing things, natural sales ability

14. 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

15. Let’s see how we do! As a group, place the 6 blue sheets as headings.
DOER, THINKER, CREATOR, HELPER, PERSUADER, ORGANIZER

16. 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.

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

18. Let’s watch a short video!
What does it look like?
Let’s watch a short video!

19. How did you do?
Let’s check your answers.
Any last minute questions?

20. DOER Aircraft Mechanic Cabinetmaker Cook/chef Farmer Plumber
Truck Driver

21. THINKER Dentist Engineer Marine Biologist Medical Technician Pilot
Veterinarian

22. CREATOR Clothes Designer Dancer Fashion model Editor
Interior Decorator
News Reporter

23. HELPER
Counselor
Coach
Physical therapist
Nurse
Police Officer
Teacher

24. PERSUADER Real Estate Agent Advertising Executive Hotel Manager
Salesperson
Travel Agent
Principal

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

26. What’s your personality type?
Are you a Creator, Helper, Persuader, Organzier, Doer or Thinker?
People are more than one

27. 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!