Persons and Careers

• personalities may be classified into six types:

  1.Realistic 

  2. Investigative

  3. Artistic  

  4. Enterprising 

   5. Social 

  6. Conventional
• CAREER DEVELOPMENT 

  • is an important aspect in your life’s journey because you will spend a bigger part of your life in your career.  Career growth and development is a process through which your distinct characteristics for work are formed.
• Personal factors influencing career choices :

  • Personality
  • Attitudes
  • Values
  • Skills
  • Interest
• PERSONALITY may include your traits and characteristics that affects the way you do your work.  Each of us have unique personality traits. Your career choice should also match your personality traits.
• According to Sta. Maria ( 2000) explained that personality assessment is classified into following basic dimensions: 

  1. Extraversion or Introversion 

  2. Sensing or Intuitive 

  3. Thinking or Feeling 

  4. Judging or Perceiving.
• ATTITUDES are also essential factors in  career development  success, the three components are:

  1. Cognition  or your set of beliefs or perception 

  2. Affects , or how you feel about certain situations  

  3. Behaviour , or actions caused by the way you think and how you feel. 
• VALUES are the principles or standards that guide you in making choices and decisions in life. The totality of what you value in life makes up your value system.
• SKILLS include your abilities or proficiencies that have been developed through training or formal education. Skills may be grouped as technical or soft / functional skills . 
• TECHNICAL SKILLS include your knowledge of theories and your capacity to perform specific and operational tasks related to a job.
• FUNCTIONAL SKILLS are proficiencies that enable you to stand out with employers when you apply for work or change your career. This skills will help you move flexible at different stages of your career. This includes communication skills, teamwork, organization and problem solving .
• INTERESTS OR PREFERENCE are activities that you enjoy doing. This may include your likes or dislikes or the things that motivates you. When your work is aligned with your interests, you find your work exciting and challenging. 
• Two types of skill

  • Technical
  • Functional
• PERSONALITY  TRAITS OR CHARACTERISTICS are your essential qualities that make you different or unique. Certain personality traits may actually match certain careers because individuals would look for a working environment where they can exercise their skills and abilities  and where they can express their values and attitudes.
• 1. REALISTIC – enjoy activites where they can create and manipulate things by using their hands. They are usually describes as persistent, practical , genuine , conforming , hardheaded , shy, and frank.  . 
• 1. INVESTIGATIVE – prefer occupations that focus on scientific endeavors. They like activities that requires observation, analysis and creative investigation. They are usually described as analytical, independent, introvert, rational, methodical, curious and reserved. 
• 1. ARTISTIC – usually prefer activities that are free, unsystematic and creative. They enjoy activites where they can express freedom and originality. They are usually describes as imaginative, emotional, nonconforming, expressive, independent,open , idealistic and original.
• 1. ENTERPRISING – prefer activities that influence or convince others to achieve organization and economic growth. This preference allows them to acquire leadership, interpersonal, and persuasive skills. They are usually described as enthusiastic, energetic, pleasure-seeking, domineering, acquisitive, ambitious, extrovert, impulsive, self-confident, adventurous, and popular.
• 1. SOCIAL – usually prefer activities that will help others to develop and be enlightened. They are concerned about the welfare of others and are competent in dealing with people. They are usually described as convincing, responsible, patient, helpful, understanding, cooperative, friendly, kind, and sympathetic.
• 1. CONVENTIONAL – prefer activities that are structured and orderly. They enjoy activities that are accurate; they keep very organized records. They are usually described as thrifty, efficient, careful, orderly, conforming, inhibited, conscientious, and obedient. 
• JOB - includes all the activities or  tasks that people do whether they are paid or not.  
• CAREER - is a life long vocation that is planned and follows a logical progressions of jobs within the chosen profession.
• Sta. Maria ( 2000) claimed that CAREER is a profession that individuals pursue in their lifetime, even though it may change.
• CAREER is a profession that individuals pursue in their lifetime, even though it may change.
• Yena ( 2011) also cited some of the differences between job and career. JOB may include income received for financial growth.
• JOB may include income received for financial growth.
• JOB is routinely done, and you do it  for financial and security and stability.
• CAREER is something where you focus your passion and interest.
• FAMILY – your choice of a career is sometimes influenced by your parents. If you admire them because  of what they do, you may be influenced to pursue the same.
• PEER GROUP INFLUENCE – friends influence the choice of your career.  In a study conducted by Hezlina and Embong ( 2015 ) , it was found out that there is a strong impact on the influence of peers on the career choice or preference of teenagers.
• FINANCIAL OR ECONOMIC CONDITION – among Filipinos , the family’s income or economic condition is another factor in choosing career. 
• MASS MEDIA – Television and movie personalities may even influence your choice of career.
• External Factors Influencing Choice of Career

  • Family
  • Peer Group Influence
  • Financial or economic condition
  • Mass media
• Some career fields that you may consider.

  • ACCOUNTING
  • BANKING AND FINANCE
• ACCOUNTING – involves the financial operation and transactions of the company. It includes preparation , verification  and auditing of accounts ( Hodgson , 2010 ). People involved in this career are called accountants. Other company positions that may involve accounting work are the bookkeepers and auditors.  Having this kind of work requires one to be good in numbers and have an analytical and critical skills. This profession often attracts people with conventional and enterprising characteristics. 
• BANKING AND FINANCE -  people who in this industry include bank managers, tellers and  customer service advisers. They are responsible in the daily operations of the institution such as processing of cash and checks, entering accounting into computer systems, issuing foreign currency. This type of career requires one to be good in math and business management.
• CAREER PATHS involves the series of positions that an employee in the organization has held ( Sta. Maria 2000 ).
• The four types of career paths

  1. STEADY STATE
  2. LINEAR PATH
  3. TRANSITORY PATH
  4. SPIRAL PATH
• STEADY STATE – characterized by a fixed improvement in knowledge and skills such as the medical, dental and engineering professions.
• LINEAR PATH – involves in an upward movement where an increase in responsibility and authority at work is observed. Managers and politician are involved in this career path.
• TRANSITORY PATH – involves a continuous movement in a career, and jobs are usually short term.