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Self-Inventory Assignment
February 4, 2018
After taking the self-inventory quiz, my career type was persuader. I was a little surprised
by this. I have always loved everything business related and being a persuader has some things to
do with business but I did expect something a little more business heavy. After reading the
description of a persuader and what a persuader is and does, I could see myself as a persuader
Being a persuader involves being able to sway someone’s opinion to your own. Jobs
within this field would include jobs such as a business executive, sales manager, politician,
insurance agent, or a real-estate broker. Another aspect of being a persuader is having the ability
to lead. I do believe I have great leadership qualities but it is not one of my strong suits. I would
prefer working alongside someone, or others, but I’m not sure I would be completely
comfortable with being the sole leader, though I do believe I could be successful as a sole leader.
The scores for the six areas I was scored in, including building, thinking, creating,
helping, persuading, organizing, did not surprise me very much. I achieved a score of moderate
in building, low in thinking, low in creating, low in helping, high in persuading, and high in
organizing. I have never been a very creative person, and I have always been a selective helper. I
can build things if and when I need to but I don’t always enjoy doing it. I do have an interest in
The top three careers I found based on my score were accountant or auditor, actor, and
actuary. Of these, I strongly agree with the accountant career as that is what I am seeking to
major in. I could see myself as an actuary, as this is somewhat similar to what an accountant
does. But I do not agree with the career of being an actor. I have never been musically gifted or
With this new information I have realized that I believe I have truly found the major I
have the most interest in. I first enrolled into college looking to major in Sports Management but
I have since changed my mind and look to change my major to accounting. I’m just happy I
found out my true interests before I got too deep into Sports Management. This information has
Persuaders often enjoy a business environment where they can start up and manage projects.
They are excited by risk and typically prefer to avoid roles where they are not enabled to take
decisive action.
Persuaders like their work best when they can be influential and make important decisions. As
a Persuader, your primary career goal will be to find a j ob where you can take the initiative to
start and carry out new ventures, and where you can influence others to contribute to your goals.
Some sample careers for Persuaders include business executive, sales manager, politician,
insurance agent, and real estate broker.
Thinking
Thinking careers are those that involve research, analysis, and solving abstract or theoretical
problems. Thinkers are often attracted to careers in the sciences, computers and technolog y,
mathematics, and medicine.
Helping
Helping careers are those that involve assisting, teaching, or taking care of other people. Helpers
are often attracted to careers in education, counseling, health care, social service, and human
resources.
Organizing
Organizing careers are those that involve managing data, files, and processes. Organizers are
often attracted to careers in accounting, computers and information systems, administration, and
office management.
Take a moment to review your results for each of the 6 interest areas. Choose one or two interest
areas that sound the most appealing to you. Also, choose one or two areas that you know are
not right for you.
Have a good idea of your top interest areas, and the ones you want to avoid? Great! You're
going to use this information to search our careers database. Click the button below to open up
the search tool. It will open in a new window, so you can easily refer back to this page if you
need to.
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