find your ideal career based on your personality type
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Are you a natural organizer? Leader? Relater? Would you rather spend time digging in to data or schmoozing with friends? Learn about four basic personality types and see if it helps you find the perfect career path. This presentation is based on the DISC Personality Assessment. First take the assessment (available elsewhere online), then get a fresh perspective on your results here.TRANSCRIPT
DETERMINE YOUR IDEAL CAREER BASED ON YOUR
PERSONALITY TYPE
BY CYNTHIA EDWARDS
Discovering Your Authentic Self
What Makes You Tick?
When you understand your authentic self, you can:
Move away from limiting conditioning
Free up your energy and potential
Gain a new sense of direction
Improve your life and relationships
Find your ideal career/work role
“Authentic Self” Assessment
This assessment helps you understand your:
Motivations
Personality
Learning style
Types of intelligence
Let’s see what our assessments mean …
So, Which Personality Type Are You?
Type A: Commander (D*)
Takes chargeProblem solverCompetitiveEnjoys changeConfrontationalPrefers to lead
and/or work with a degree of autonomy
*DISC assessment equivalent
Type B: Entertainer (I*)
OptimisticEnergeticMotivatorFuture orientedExpresses ideas and
opinions openlyPrefers assignments
that are interactive and sociable
*DISC assessment equivalent
Type C: Relater (S*)
Warm and relationalLoyalEnjoys routinePeacemakerHas sensitive
feelings Brings harmony and
consideration to a team
*DISC assessment equivalent
Type D: Organizer (C*)
Accurate and precise
Quality controlDiscerningAnalytical Keeps everyone on
taskWill handle detailed
assignments
*DISC assessment equivalent
Personality Styles – Career Choices
DOROTHY – TYPE A
BLANCHE – TYPE B
ROSE – TYPE C SOPHIA – TYPE D
Relational Strengths:
Takes charge.Problem solver.Competitive.Enjoys change.Confrontational.
Optimistic.Energetic.Motivator.Future oriented.
Warm and relational.Loyal.Enjoys routine.Peacemaker.Sensitive feelings.
Accurate and precise.Quality control.Discerning.Analytical.
Work Applications / Types of roles
Leader; company or department director.
Sales person, entertainment director.
Human resource specialist, people manager, coach, advocate.
Accountant, planner, project manager.
Personality Styles – Career Choices
CAREER FIELD TYPE A TYPE B TYPE C TYPE D
Cruise ship Captain Social Director, Bartender
Steward, Purser Navigator, Doctor
Personality Styles – Career Choices
CAREER FIELD TYPE A TYPE B TYPE C TYPE D
Police Sandra PullmanTeam leader, fast-track police-woman struggling against an all-male establishment and corralling a crew of retired, rogue cops
Jerry StandingHeavy drinker, thrice divorced (on good terms with all 3 ex-wives), gets his best leads from palling around with snitches, criminals and disgraced cops
Jack HalfordSad, lonely detective who keeps the team on an even keel with his conciliatory manner; is passionate to catch bad guys who hurt people
Brian “Memory” Lane Addictive, obsessive personality, ignores his loving wife to pursue trivial hunches; recalls every piece of data he ever saw or heard