What Job Best Suits Your Personality?

It's a new year and a new life. Now is as good a time
as any to find a job. But don't make the mistake most
newbies do, by sending applications to any and every
opening they can find. One of the secrets to
successfully finding the right job is carefully
assessing your personality accurately and matching it
with the kind of job that fits you. It's not as simple
as getting employed - doing one's job well also
entails a degree of enjoyment. This leads to a feeling
of fulfilment, job well done, satisfied employers and
co-workers, and a healthy, well-rounded work life.
Some people think that personality is the least
important aspect (in terms of job compatibility) to
evaluate, compared to other aspects like aptitude or
skill. But it is vital, especially in helping you
adapt to the nature of the job or the company culture.
Remember: it's easier to change jobs, than it is to
change your personality.
What kind of person are you and what kind of job fits
you best? Here are the categories, according to
Business Trends Philippines:
Realistic
Are you athletic? Do you have mechanical abilities? Do
you prefer to work with objects, machines, tools,
plants, or animals, or just be out doors, in general.
Chances are you belong to the Realistic group. These
people are mostly endowed with competencies like
reading blueprints, carpentry work, making mechanical
drawings, using heavy equipment, and those related to
mathematics. If you're a Realist, you'd best work as
an engineer, architect, fish and game warden,
forester, industrial arts teacher, pilot, military
officer or enlisted personnel, craft person, or
occupational therapist.
Investigative
If you like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze,
evaluate, or solve problems, you are part of this
group. Most likely, too, you're the type who is
scientifically inclined, comfortable with using
technical equipment, adept at using log tables,
interpreting chemical formulae, or understanding how a
transistor works.
The best job to find would be any of the following:
chemist, economist, physician, anthropologist,
pathologist, physicist, production planner, biologist,
psychologist, research or systems analyst, surgeon,
dentist, engineer.
Artistic
Artistic people are usually innovative or intuitive,
prefer to work in unstructured situations, and tend to
use more of their imagination or creativity. If you
like playing musical instruments, singing, acting,
making interpretative readings, debating, dancing,
sketching and similar competencies, then you belong to
this group.
Try to look for jobs that match any of the following:
artist, English teacher, musician, singer, actor,
foreign language interpreter, philosopher, orchestra
conductor, advertising executive, public relations
specialist, fashion model, writer, reporter,
photographer, or interior decorator.
Social
Social people tend to like working with others and are
adept at informing, enlightening, helping, training,
developing, curing, or communicating. If you think you
can explain things well to others, feel competent with
peers older than yourself, can effectively plan
community functions effectively, is a good judge of
personality, and enjoys working as a volunteer, then
this is your personality.
Try to take educational and social welfare
occupations. These include: counselor, social service
director, interviewer, teacher, educational
administrator, therapist, nurse, training director,
recreation leader.
Enterprising
If you are influential, persuasive, or can lead an
organization for economic gain, then you are an
enterprising individual. Such people tend to be
elected into office, can supervise other's work, have
unusual energy or enthusiasm, good at getting people
to do things their way, good in sales, have organized
a club or organization, good debater, and have started
own business or service.
If you're enterprising, managerial or sales
occupations are best for you. You'd also do well as a
market analyst, broker, manager, salesperson,
personnel recruiter, contractor, insurance
underwriter, or salary administrator.
Conventional
Do you like to work with data? Do you have clerical or
numerical ability, carry things out in detail or
follow well on other's instructions? If the answer is
yes, you belong to the Conventional type. Such people
are usually good in typing letters or papers, keeping
financial records, using business math, and organizing
records or files.
If you are this type, try to get into clerical or
office occupations. You can also consider the
following career options: certified public accountant,
banker, business teacher, financial expert, estimator,
clerk, office manager or department secretary, data
processor, proofreader, credit manager, public
administrator.