CAREER - My SA Career Guide

Are you SOCIAL?
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Can be described as kind, caring, helpful and friendly;
Are usually sensitive and able to understand other people, and their needs and
problems;
Are good listeners and have the desire and ability to solve confl icts;
Are often good at getting people to work together in a team;
Satisfy your needs through in teraction with others and like to feel needed;
Relationships with others are important to you, and you enjoy social contact;
Are concerned with your own feelings, and those of others;
You tend to communicate well;
Like to work with people in a helping role;
Use your social skills to reach, advise, counsel and care for others.
Are you ENTERPRISING?
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Can be described as ambitious, competitive and assertive;
Value prestige, power, wealth and status;
Tend to be task oriented, are motivated, have drive and leadership qualities and
are good at achieving goals;
Are usually energetic and are able to take decisions quickly;
Enjoy challenges and are willing to take risks;
Interested in people;
Enjoy using your interpersonal skills to supervise, lead, direct, infl uence and persuade
rather than to support or guide;
Function well in management positions.
Are you CONVENTIONAL?
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Can be described as neat, hardworking, systematic, accurate and thorough;
Work well with factual information and have an eye for detail;
Prefer ways of doing things that have proved to be successful in the past, rather
than trying out new methods;
Like to know what is expected of you, preferring defi nite rules and procedures to
follow;
Prefer working set hours and following a set routine;
Want things to be structured, stable, predictable, orderly and secure;
Are effi cient, and want things to run smoothly.
Can be counted on to get things done on time;
Enjoy a work setting where you can use your effi ciency and accuracy to work on
tasks and problems requiring the systematic processing of information;
Prefer offi ce settings and often work well with fi gures.
Which type are you?
In choosing the types that seems to
describe you, do not allow one or two
factors that do not apply to you, prevent
you from choosing a particular type. You
need to choose types in which most of
the statements apply to you. Make a
note of your fi st, second and third choices
and then proceed to Step 2 to see
some examples of careers that match
your personality type.
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