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Discovering Your Path: From Childhood Interests to Career Fulfillment

Explore various aspects of your interests, from childhood play to adulthood pursuits, and align them with career paths based on John Holland's personality types. Learn how work and play can coexist harmoniously by matching your preferences with different interest inventories for career guidance.

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Discovering Your Path: From Childhood Interests to Career Fulfillment

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  1. Interests

  2. What are you interested in? • What catch’s your eye? • What are you drawn to? • What attracts you?

  3. Data-People-Things-Ideas • Data – Paperwork, thinking on paper, thinking on a computer, analyzing • People – Direct contact with people wither in person or over the phone • Things- Tangible, physical things such as plants, animals, equipments, etc. • Ideas – creative thinking brainstorming possibilities

  4. Data- People-Things-Ideas

  5. Work vs. Play • Examples of a life plan in which work and play can coexist. • Find something you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.

  6. Exploring Childhood Interests • During Childhood: • During Adolescence: • During Adulthood: • What did you want to be? • What did you love playing (with)? • What hobbies, leisure activities, or community involvements have you enjoyed?

  7. John Holland • Career choice is an expression of our personalities • 6 types of personalities • Realistic • Investigative • Social • Enterprising • Conventional • Artistic

  8. Enterprising Conventional Social Realistic Artistic Investigative Holland’s Code • A 3 letter code will describe your personality and careers that fit your personality

  9. Holland’s Code- Realistic • Physically Strong • Works Outdoors • Works with Tools, Machines • Concrete Thinker • Works with Things not People • You are a do-er

  10. Investigative • Likes Scientific Activities • Task-Oriented • Does Not Like Highly-Structured Activities • Enjoys Abstracts • Intellectual, Curious • You are a problem solver

  11. Artistic • Likes Self-Expression • Prefers to Work Alone • Does Not Like Highly-Structured Activities • Expressive, imaginative, creative • You are a creator

  12. Social • Seeks Close Inter-Personal Relations • Concerned with the Welfare of Others • Prefers to Solve Problems by Discussing with Others • Friendly, Humanistic, Social • You are a helper

  13. Enterprising • Verbally Skilled • Enjoys Persuading Others • Enjoys Sales Work • Seeks Leadership Roles • Likes Power, Status, Money • Ambitious, Self-Confident • You are a persuader

  14. Conventional • Prefers Structured Activities • Fits Well into Large Organizations • Concerned for Rules and Regulations • Likes Details, Conformity • Likes Instructions, Black & White Thinking • You are an organizer

  15. Select 3 Interest Inventories Naviance: Career  Cluster Inventory Naviance: Career Interest Profile Ohio Means Jobs:  Career Cluster Inventory Ohio Means Jobs:  Career Profile Self-Directed-Search

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