ROADMAPS- Session 2

In this session you’ll learn:1. How you learn things best.2. Explore your career interests.3. Identify your personality types and understand how

it relates to your career interests.

Who am I?

What do I want?

What am I willing to do?

Develop a plan.

Work the plan.

Learning Styles Profile• Reflect back on a time that you learned

something quickly and/or easily …Write it on 3x5 cards.

• Complete Learning Styles Profile Assessment.• Highlight your dominate learning style.• Share with the group.• How do you learn best?• What environments work for you?

California Career Zone• Lab and Computer logistics• Go to www.cacareerzone.org

AssessmentsJob Family groups

California Career Zone• Take Assessment – share codes• Research via your code -3 jobs and report to

group – Your code match– Job Title– Projected Salary– Required Education– Future projections of need– Similar careers to research

Personality and Work Environments

R I A S E C TheoryBased on John Holland’s theory of vocational psychology:• There are six basic personality types.• There are six corresponding types of work

environments.• Most people and work environments are

combinations of more than one type.

The RIASEC Categories

Realistic—The “Doers”• Realistic people like:

Fixing/repairingUsing toolsHeavy equipmentThe outdoorsBuilding things

• Realistic environments are:PhysicalProduct-drivenManufacturing/industrialClear in lines of authority

Career Motivator: using physical skill

• Investigative people like:Conducting researchSolving complex problemsTheoretical modelsNew ideasWorking independently

• Investigative environments are:Research-orientedScientificIntellectual/academicUnstructured

Career Motivator: analyzing

Investigative—The “Thinkers”

• Artistic people like:ConceptualizingExpressing their individualityWriting/composing/performingDesigningWorking independently

• Artistic environments are:Self-expressiveFlexibleAestheticIdealisticUnstructured

Career Motivator: expressing creativity

Artistic—The “Creators”

• Social people like:HelpingEncouragingTeachingCounseling/guidingWorking collaboratively

• Social environments are:SupportiveCooperativeIdealisticRelationship-based

Career Motivator: helping others

Social—The “Helpers”

• Enterprising people like:Debating ideasSellingManaging people & projectsTaking risksDiscussing business

• Enterprising environments are:CompetitiveFast-pacedEntrepreneurialProfit-oriented

Career Motivator: persuading and influencing

Enterprising—The “Persuaders”

• Conventional people like:Organizing informationWriting reportsOperating computersManaging dataMaking charts & graphs

• Conventional environments are:StructuredOrganizedPracticalHierarchical

Career Motivator: organizing

Conventional—The “Organizers”

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E• ARTISTIC• SOCIAL• ENTERPRISIN

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• The “Doers”• The “Thinkers”• The “Creators”• The “Helpers”• The “Persuaders”• The “Organizers”

Which Themes describeyou the best?

Most people are a combinationof two or three themes.

“Ever changing job market”

“Everything we think and know about professions will change.” --Saul Kaplan

Career Pathway & Growth

Nursing Instructor

Physician’s Assistant

Registered Nurse BA/Masters

Registered Nurse AA

Medical Assistant

Certified Nurse Assistant

Sample Career Ladder in Health

Blank Career LadderCareer Ladder

Plus/Delta EvaluatingPlus – Keep-Like Delta-Change