FINDING YOUR PATHMajor and Career

Exploration

EXPLORING YOU

• Personality

• Interests

• Values

• Skills

EXPLORING YOU

PERSONALITY Extraversion (E) Introversion (I)

Sensing (S) Intuition (N)

Thinking (T) Feeling (F)

Perceiving (P) Judging (J)

EXPLORING YOU

PERSONALITYEXTRAVERSION (E)

INTROVERSION (I)

ENERGY STYLE

You like to work with other people, on teams, and in busy spaces.

You like working independently or in small groups, in calm, quiet spaces.

EXPLORING YOU

PERSONALITYSENSING (S)

INTUITION (N)

THINKING STYLE

You like working with concrete things like people, data, and machines.

You like working with abstract theories, ideas, and possibilities.

EXPLORING YOU

PERSONALITYTHINKING (T)

FEELING (F)

VALUES STYLE

You like work that uses your intelligence and lets you excel.

You like work that reflects your values and helps other people.

EXPLORING YOU

PERSONALITYJUDGING (J)

PERCEIVING (P)

LIFE STYLE

You like organization and a structured, orderly workplace.

You like flexibility, and don’t mind a little chaos.

EXPLORING YOU

INTERESTSDoers (Realistic)

Thinkers (Investigative)

Creators (Artistic)

Helpers (Social)

Persuaders (Enterprising)

Organizers (Conventional)

EXPLORING YOU

INTERESTSDOERS (realistic)- You tend to follow tradition, and are

practical. You are realistic in your approach. You like to get things done.

THINKERS (investigative)- You tend to be independent and are

often curious about how things work.

CREATORS (artistic)- You usually prefer to follow careers

that are more independent and less structured.

EXPLORING YOU

INTERESTSHELPERS (social)- You are usually good at listening and

have excellent communication skills.

PERSUADERS (enterprising)- You enjoy meting people and speaking

in public. You are usually thought of as persuasive and innovative.

ORGANIZERS (conventional)- You love organizing things. You are good

at implementation and follow up skills. You have a methodical approach to life.

EXPLORING YOU

VALUESPersonal and Family Values

Cultural Values

Economic Values

SKILLSSelf-Management Skills

Functional Skills

Work-Content Skills

EXPLORING YOU

SKILLSSELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Rooted in Temperament

Acquired in early years, among families, peers, and school; or later in life by intensive education.

Related to environments, and particularly to the

requirements or demands for conformity and continuity vs. risk and discretion and change.

EXPLORING YOU

SKILLSFUNCTIONAL SKILLS

EXPLORING YOU

Rooted in Aptitudes

Acquired either as natural born talent, refined by experience and education; or by specific

educational, vocational or avocational special training.

Related to people, data and things, in generalizable or transferable fashion (from one field, profession,

occupation or job to another).

SKILLSWORK-CONTENT SKILLS

Rooted in Personal Experience and Preference

Acquired by private reading, apprenticeship,

technical training institute, school, or (often) on the job.

Related to performing a job in a particular field,

profession, or occupation, according to specification and conditions of a particular

employer.

EXPLORING YOU

EXPLORING MAJORS

• My college major has to match my job

• Liberal Arts and Humanities majors are usually unemployable after college

• Most students know their major and career goals when they enter college

• Picking a major and a career are the same thing

• My major will determine what I do for the rest of my life

MYTHS ABOUT MAJORS

EXPLORING CAREERS

Informational Interviews

• Gain information about careers, industries, and workplaces

• Gain referrals to other professionals or career prospects

• Identify and Develop Contacts

• Ask Meaningful Questions

EXPLORING CAREERS

GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

• Job Shadowing

• Volunteering

• Internships

• Get Involved

FINDING YOUR PATH

RESOURCES• FOCUS 2

• Truity

• O*NET

• Career Services

• PHE100A

FINDING YOUR PATH

QUESTIONS