Explore Career and Postsecondary Options11th Grade

Do What You Are #4

Objectives

Identify personality type

Identify top two career clusters

Locate careers of interest list in Naviance

Find postsecondary options that align with careers of interest

Naviance: Careers Tab

Tips:-Take your time-Answer the questions the best you can-There is no right/wrong answer-The more accurately you answer each question, the more helpful the feed back will be

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My Career Interest Profiler

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Personality quiz is based on Myers-Brigg (http://www.davidmarkley.com/personality/letters.htm)

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), based on Jung's theory of psychological type, reports your preferences on four scales. Each scale represents two opposite preferences. The four letters that make up your type can help you understand yourself and your interactions with others.

What Do The Letters Mean?There are 8 letters that are used, and they make up sixteen possible Myers-Briggs Types. The letters and what they represent are:

E  ExtraversionPeople who prefer Extraversion tend to focus on the outer

world of people and things.or

I  IntroversionPeople who prefer Introversion tend to focus on the inner

world of ideas and impressions(how we energize)

S  SensingPeople who prefer Sensing tend to focus on the present and

the concrete information gained from their senses.or

N  iNtuitionPeople who prefer Intuition tend to focus on the future, with a

view toward patterns and possibilities.(how we perceive information)

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T  ThinkingPeople who prefer Thinking tend to base their decisions on logic and objective

analysis of cause and effect.or

F  FeelingPeople who prefer Feeling tend to base their decisions primarily on values

and on subjective evaluation of person-centered concerns(how people make decisions)

J  JudgmentPeople who prefer Judgment tend to like a planned and organized approach to life and prefer to have things settled. They are more scheduling with their

activities. J types prefer "the destination" over "the journey".or

P  PerceptionPeople who prefer Perception tend to flexible and spontaneous approach to

life and things settled. They are less scheduling with their activities and prefer to keep their options open. They are more probing with their activities. "P"

types prefer "the journey" over "the destination".(how people live their lives)

Explore Careers and Colleges

Scroll down to the bottom of the “Confidential Report” page.

Choose two careers to explore further. Click the link to explore.

Choose two college majors to explore related to your chosen careers.

Choose two colleges at which you can pursue your chosen college majors.

Add these two colleges to the “Colleges I’m Thinking About” list.

Class Discussion

1. What did you learn about yourself today regarding personality and careers?

2. What are one or two possible careers you are interested in?

3. Which college did you add to your list?