Explore Careers from the Personality Type Survey 6 th Grade High-Skilled Careers #5 Microsoft, 2011.

Explore Careers from the Personality Type Survey

6th Grade High-Skilled Careers #5

Microsoft, 2011

Pre-Test

1. What are people with similar personality types often are interested in?

2. What careers are ISTJ people often interested in?

3. What careers are ENFP people often interested in?

Objectives

• Review career lists for personality types• Identify careers of interest by personality

types• Update Postsecondary Plan

Review

• “E” stands for in the Personality Type survey

– Extrovert

• “P” stands for in the Personality Type survey

– Perceiver

• “T” stands for in the Personality Type survey

– Thinker

Personality Types and Careers

• People with similar personality types often have similar interests and/or skills that match well with specific careers

• We will review these careers by personality type

• Students should identify careers that match their interest, skills, and possibly personality type

Careers by Personality Types

• ISTJ– Business Executive, Accountant, Police Officer, Detective– Judge, Lawyer, Doctor, Dentist, Computers, Military

• ISFJ– Interior Decorator, Designer, Nurse, Manager, Child Care– Counselor, Paralegal, Clergy, Shopkeeper, Bookkeeper

• INFJ– Clergy, Teacher, Doctors, Chiropractor, Counselor, Nurse– Musician, Photographer, Child Care, Dentist, Decorator

• INTJ– Scientist, Engineer, Professor, Doctor, Business Administrator– Military Leader , Lawyer, Judge, Computer Programmer

Careers by Personality Types

• ISTP– Detective, Forensic Pathologist, System Analyst, Engineer – Carpenter, Mechanic, Pilot, Athlete, Entrepreneur, Accountant

• ISFP– Musician, Designer, Child Care, Counselor, Teacher– Veterinarian, Forest Ranger, Artist, Pediatrician, Nurse

• INFP– Writer, Social Worker, Professor, Psychiatrist, Teacher – Musician, Religious Worker, Journalist, Artist

• INTP– Chemist, Photographer, Mathematician, Professor, Forestry – Computer Animation, Technical Writer, Engineer, Lawyer

Careers by Personality Types

• ESTP– Sales Representative, Marketing, Police Officer, Detective– Paramedic, PC Technicians, Network Cabler, Entrepreneurs

• ESFP– Artist, Performer, Actor, Sales Representative, Counselor– Child Care, Designer, Consultant, Photographer, Decorator

• ENFP– Consultant, Entrepreneur, Actor, Teacher, Systems Analyst – Counselor, Politician, Journalist, Television Reporter, Scientist

• ENTP– Lawyer, Psychologist, Entrepreneur, Photographer, Consultant– Computer Engineer, Scientist, Actor, Salesperson, Marketing

Careers by Personality Types• ESTJ

– Military Leader, Business Administrator, Police Officer – Judge, Financial Officer, Teacher, Salesperson, Detective

• ESFJ– Home Economics, Nurse, Teacher, Administrator, Child Care – Pediatrician, Clergy, Counselor, Accountant, Admin. Assistant

• ENFJ– Consultant, Counselor, Teacher, Clergy, Salesperson, Manager – Events Coordinator, Politician, Writer, Human Resources

• ENTJ– Corporate Executive Officer, Organization Builder, Professor– Computer Consultant, Manager, Entrepreneur, Judge, Lawyer

Sample Student• Personality Type: ENFJ– Empathic, responsible, leader, social, helpful

• ENFJ Careers of Interest– School Counselor – Teacher

• Why this career interests me? – I want to be helpful and am social– I like to work with young people

• My skills and strengths that match this career– I am empathic and a good listener– I am a good leader and responsible

Update Postsecondary Plan

Update Your Postsecondary Plan• Based on your personality type survey– Can use other personality types if those careers

interest you more • Why this career interests me? • My skills and strengths that match this career

Pair and Share

• Share answers on your Postsecondary Plan – Careers of interest– Why this career interests me?– My strengths and skills that match this career

Post-Test

1. What are people with similar personality types often are interested in?

2. What is a career that ISTJ people are often interested in?

3. What is a career that ESFP people are often interested in?

Review

• People with similar personalities interested in – Similar careers

• Careers ISTJ people are often interested in– Business Executive, Accountant, Police Officer, Detective– Judge, Lawyer, Doctor, Dentist, Computers, Military

• Careers ESFP people are often interested in– Artist, Performer, Actor, Sales Representative, Counselor– Child Care, Designer, Consultant, Photographer, Decorator

Reference

• Microsoft Office Images. (2011). Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/