My Career Project

By: Jenna Mastronardo

About Me…Learning Styles…

•I am a visual learner and I prefer seeing tasks being done instead of having to read about them

•Also, I remember things better if I write them down

Work Values…

•Future work values would include making use of my abilities, making decisions on my own

• I would have a steady employment, treated fairly and have the opportunity for promotions

Unique Qualities…

•I enjoy painting, drawing, and reading which I believe are all factors that I can use to help find my career

Lifestyle choices…My goal is to be to a successful, married psychologist with kids owning my own practiceI want to be happy but also doing well in life

About me continued….

What are my foundation building blocks?

• Cooperation- I am able to get along with people, work in groups for projects and I participate in team sports

• Communication- i able to read articles, write essays, and give class presentations

• Responsibility- I meet project deadlines, I do my homework and get to class on time

What foundation building block do I wish to develop?

• Self-Management- I want to be able to set priorities and goals

• Negotiation- having the ability to communicate and obtain a desired goal or resolve a conflict

• Decision-Making- being able to specify goals evaluate alternatives

Holland Code I.S.A.

Investigative- I like to observe, analyze and solve problems

Social- I work well and interact with people

Artistic- I like to use my imagination when working

Clinical Psychologist, History Teacher, Architect

Clinical Psychologist(Investigative)

• A clinical psychologist must diagnose, evaluate, and administer programs for people with mental and emotional disorders

• They must observe, interview and perform psychological tests in order to figure out a course of treatment

• In order to be a clinical psychologist you must be an active listener, have social perceptiveness, and give your client your full attention

• The education needed in order to pursue this career is a minimum of a bachelors degree and as high as a Ph.D or M.D

• Starting salary begins around $51,490 and experienced workers can make up to around $95,000

History Teacher (Social)

• A history teacher must teach courses in human history and historiography

• In order to be a history teacher, you must be interested in working

and communicating with people

• You must be able to prepare and deliver lectures in topics such as ancient history, post-war civilizations and third-world countries

• As well as, evaluating the students’ class work, assignments, and papers

• You will need a minimum of a bachelors degree but some school’s may require graduate school

• Starting salary is $47,520 and for experienced workers you can make up to $104,590

Architect (Artistic)

• An architect must have the abilities to design structures such as houses, buildings, theaters, and factories

• You must be interested in working with forms and patterns and expressing yourself without a clear set of rules

• Some skills needed are critical thinking and having the ability to think of alternative ideas when problems come up

• You need time management skills and having the ability to manage your own time as well as others

• An architect will need a degree and on-the-job training • Starting salary is around $52,140 and $102,310 for

experienced workers

Birkman Personality Test

•My interest color is BLUE which means I am interested in a field of work that involves creative, thoughtful and humanistic activities such as teaching, writing, and designing

My usual style color is BLUE which means that I like to think things through, I am insightful and creative

A Day in life of a Psychologist

• A psychologist studies all aspects of the mind and can work in health facilities, educational environments as counselors and educators or have their own practice

• You must have extensive academic and emotional commitment

• They usually work in their own comfortable environment that is associated with an interest color of BLUE

• They usually have flexible schedules focused mainly on their clients and their own research which is associated with a usual style of BLUE

A Day in the life of an Editor

• Editors control the quality and control of printed work

• They work with authors and analyze their work going over grammar and rewrites that could be made

• Editors have the ability to plan, organize, and fix any inconsistencies in an author’s work

• An editor is associated with the interest color BLUE because they enjoy planning, editing, writing and composing ideas during activities

• They are associated with the style color BLUE because it is the type of job that is informally paced, creative and gives you time to think things through

A Day in the life of a Nurse• Nurses help prevent disease and care for the injured and sick

• Nurses have the privilege of working in either hospitals, health facilities, clinics, schools, and even corporations

• Most nurses will assist doctors and help when problems arise

• Ten years out, nurses have the opportunity to leave the usual hospital setting and can take higher-paying supervisory positions

• Nurses are associated with the interest and style color BLUE because they are able to thrive in a cutting edge, informally paced, future-oriented environment

By: Jenna Mastronardo

Career Planning

Period 7

The careers that I found the most appealing were psychologist, nurse, and editor. I really took an interest in the field of psychology because I want to help people better their lives. I want to research the field of psychology further as well as these other careers. I feel that these careers fit my personality well and I enjoyed researching them