Birkman Personality Presentation
PERSONALITY COLOR
INTEREST COLORBLUE:
CreativeWritingTeachingInventingComposingDesigning
STYLE COLORYELLOW:
OrganizedCautiousLoyalStructuredControlled
School TeacherDay in the Life…
• Primary/Secondary Schools
• Specific subject/grade
• Comfortable dealing with different personalities
• Professional Period- Time to grade papers
• Administrative Duties
• Meet with parents
• Coach a sports team, leader of a club, director of the school play
PAYING YOUR DUES• College Degree• Bachelor’s Degree in
elementary or secondary school• 5th year student teaching• Postgraduates- Masters Degree
ASSOCIATED CAREERS
• Part-time Substitute
• Teachers’ Aides
• Principal
• Guidance Counselors
• Board Members
QUALITY OF LIFE• TWO YEARS OUTTWO YEARS OUT- Burn out rate is very highBurn out rate is very high- New teachers discover themselves moreNew teachers discover themselves more- Realize they are not interestedRealize they are not interested
• FIVE YEARS OUTFIVE YEARS OUT- Satisfaction is above averageSatisfaction is above average- Likely to enjoy a long careerLikely to enjoy a long career
• TEN YEARS OUTTEN YEARS OUT- Dedicated and continue to find satisfaction Dedicated and continue to find satisfaction - Find it just as rewarding when they startedFind it just as rewarding when they started
SUMMARY(Teacher)
•Very Interested•Love to help others•Rewarding•Work with different personalities
•Choreographer for school plays
WriterDay in the Life…
• Conducting interviewsConducting interviews
• Researching a subject at the Researching a subject at the librarylibrary
• Traveling to a far locationTraveling to a far location
• Internet surfing for cluesInternet surfing for clues
PAYING YOUR PAYING YOUR DUESDUES
• Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, English or LiteratureEnglish or Literature
• First job - assistant to a writer or First job - assistant to a writer or an editor.an editor.
Practice Practice PracticePractice Practice Practice
Associated Careers
JournalistEditor
Script WriterAuthor
WAGES
• Average starting salary: $35,000.00• Average salary after 5 years:
$41,300.00• Average salary after 10 to 15 years:
$54,500.00
SUMMARY ( Writer)
• Creativity
• Imagination
• Originality
• Outside Knowledge
PSYCHOLOGISTPSYCHOLOGISTDay in the LifeDay in the Life
“ “ Walk in someone else’s shoes.”Walk in someone else’s shoes.”
• Study all aspects of the human Study all aspects of the human mindmind
• Flexible schedules Flexible schedules • Often work aloneOften work alone• Rewarding/ HonoringRewarding/ Honoring• Responsibility Responsibility
PAYING YOUR DUESPAYING YOUR DUES
• Many years in schoolMany years in school
• Ph.D. allows you the widest range Ph.D. allows you the widest range of positionsof positions
• 5-7years to receive a Doctoral 5-7years to receive a Doctoral Degree Degree
ASSOCIATED CAREERS
• High School teacher or Junior College teacher (Master’s- level)
• College or Post-grad teacher (Doctoral- level)
• Advertising agencies
WAGES•Average hours per week: 40Average hours per week: 40•Average starting salary: Average starting salary: $28,500.00$28,500.00
•Average salary after 5 Average salary after 5 years: $68,900.00years: $68,900.00
•Average salary after 10 to Average salary after 10 to 15 years: $75,000.0015 years: $75,000.00
SUMMARYSUMMARY(Psychologist)(Psychologist)
• Realistic & SocialRealistic & Social• UnderstandingUnderstanding• HelpfulHelpful• Empathetic views towards Empathetic views towards
othersothers• Work with different Work with different
personalitiespersonalities