Book Creator

Career Options

by Janet Maltbie

Pages 2 and 3 of 89

CAREER/COLLEGE MAJOR
How to Choose a
By
Janet Maltbie
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THE WORLD OF WORK: The RIASEC theme codes reflect the theory of Dr. John Holland that work environments can be generally divided into 6 areas.
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RIASEC THEME CODES: Codes that are opposite are least like each other. People generally fall into 2-3 work categories.
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Table of Contents
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Start with your Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Realistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Investigative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Artistic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Social. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Enterprising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conventional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Testing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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What Interests you?
What type of work environments are you drawn to? What type of people do you like to hang out with?
Realistic people like to work with their hands. They enjoy being outdoors and are good at fixing things. Are you athletic, practical, mechanically inclined?

Investigative people like to work with ideas and solve problems. Often, they are drawn to math and science and are curious, complex and logical.

Artistic people are creative in many ways. They enjoy working with ideas and problems but in a creative way.
Social people like to help, train, cure or instruct others. They are helpers. They are friendly, patient, kind, forgiving.

Enterprising people like to lead guide and manage others for economic gain or to reach organizational goals. They are assertive, ambitious, energetic.

Conventional people like to work with data and are good with numbers. They are organized and like to follow through on other people's instructions.
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Realistic
Theme Code
Do you enjoy working with your hands? Are you good at fixing things or have athletic or mechanical ability? Do you enjoy being outside?
Realistic
The Doers
People who have athletic or mechanical ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors.

Can you:
Fix electrical things
Solve electrical problems
Play a sport
Read a blueprint
Plant a garden

Interests:
Work outdoors
Use your hands
Build things
Tend/train animals

Personality traits of the Realistic Theme Code:
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➊ Practical
➋ Thrifty
➌ Athletic
➍ Straightforward/frank
➎ Empathic
➏ Mechanically Inclined
➐ A nature lover
➑ Concrete
➒ Reserved
Does this describe you? 
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