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The best place to begin your career
search is with yourself. What kind of person are you? A doer? A thinker?
a creator? A helper? A persuader? An organizer? Since you will spend more
hours in your adult life working than in any other activity, you should
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Doers like to do. They excel in detail work and in mechanical
areas. People in this category like to make things with their hands or
with tools, or have a skill in a craft like woodworking, sewing or carving.
Doers enjoy physical activities such as swimming, biking and jogging.
And most important of all, doers like |
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Thinkers like to figure things out. They are fascinated by how things work, and tend to like math. Thinkers are curious, and ask questions like, "Where does the universe end?" They tend to reason things out logically, and they test out things they don't understand. |
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Creators like to come up with new ideas or invent new ways of looking at old ideas. They have vivid imaginations, and usually spend their free time playing a musical instrument, writing a poem or song, or painting a work of art. Creative types often are good at telling stories or jokes. They make great innovators, explorers, pathfinders. They tilt the work for new perspectives and often cause paradigms to shift. |
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Helpers are caregivers. They like to help other people
and thrive in making the difference in other people's lives. They excel
in service to others. They tend to share the feelings of others and act
as mediators when disputes arise. Helpers often follow the leading of
their emotions rather than their intellect, and get a good feeling from
making someone else happy. They are the heart of America. |
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| Persuaders study and analyze
situations and try to get people to see their point of view. Persuaders
are skilled at swaying the opinions of others. They usually have deep sense
of self confidence and react with strong opinions when controversial topics
are discussed. Persuaders often grow restless with routine and structured
jobs; they work best when they are free to figure things out by themselves.
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Organizers like to make sure everything goes according to plan. Whether or not they are the designers of the plan is not as important as making sure that everything runs error-free and on schedule. They are good at coordinating people, places or events, tend to have lots of friends, and socialize a great deal at school or around the community. Organizers often enjoy playing group games with others and can remember names, places, dates and trivia. Hot Jobs For Organizers |
[Acknowledgement: Our appreciation to Movin' On magazine, A Guide to Life After High School,magazine (copyrights 1996, 1997, Venture Publications, Inc, 2710 Longwood Lane, Franklin TN 37064 - 615.662.0236), for allowing us to reprint this information with permission. Original source for much of this information is the U.S. Occupational Handbook.]
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