The RIASEC Approach Suggests There Are Six Types of Personality and That Some Personality

Reviewing your interests

Looking at the broad areas of work that interest you is an important first step when planning your career or thinking of making changes to it. Take these interests into account when considering jobs, study or leisure activities. If you are able to find an environment that suits your interests, you are likely to be happier in what you do.

Complete the worksheet below and print it out to help you plan your career.

1. Here’s a list of some different career interest areas. Read each description and consider how much it sounds like you. Rank each from 1-7 with 1 being most of interest to you and 7 least.

Interest Description Rank Business You like meeting people, talking, discussing and leading others. Outdoor You like to work and move about outside. You may enjoy physical exercise and care about animals and the environment. Creative You like expressing yourself freely and dealing with ideas. You like to design and create things.

Office You like working indoors on structured tasks that involve organising and being accurate. Scientific You like to discover ideas, observe, investigate and experiment. You are methodical and like to understand why things happen. People contact You like to work with people or are concerned about their welfare.

Practical You like to work mainly with tools and equipment, making and fixing things, as well as operating machines.

2. Write the names of your top three interest areas below: 1: ...... 2: ...... 3: ......

3. Now that you have written down your top three, re-read the descriptions for them. This will help you see what your interests are and what is most important to you.

4. Use the Careers New Zealand Jobs by Interest tool to generate job ideas that are relevant to your interests. If you have any career ideas write them down below. Reviewing your interests

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5. Now think about whether the interests you have just chosen fit with those career ideas.

6. Chat with friends, family and whānau, or a career consultant about how you can find a career that is in line with your interests.