Career Assessment: Explore Your RIASEC Results
Personality: Realistic
Interest: Builder Builder jobs involve the use of tools, machines, or physical skill. Builders like working with their hands and bodies, working with plants and animals, and working outdoors. Learn More about Builders
Realistic people are usually assertive and competitive, and are interested in activities requiring motor coordination, skill and strength. People with a realistic orientation usually prefer to work a problem through by doing something, rather than talking about it, or sitting and thinking about it. They like concrete approaches to problem solving, rather than abstract theory. They tend to be interested in scientific or mechanical rather than cultural and aesthetic areas. They like to work with THINGS. How Do I Know if I'm a Builder? If you are a Builder, you will probably like being outdoors, playing sports, and working with plants or animals. You probably enjoy building and crafting things and working with tools. Most Builders do not enjoy working with people as much as they like working with things. They are practical and no-nonsense and like to get the job done with a minimum of fuss. Tasks, Values, & Traits
Top Job Tasks: Building, Repairing, Taking Action, Using Machines, Using Tools Core Values: Practicality, Productivity, Structure, Independence, Physical Skill Personality Traits: Realistic, Sensible, Mechanical, Traditional, Down-to-earth Example Career Paths
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Personality: Artistic
Interest: Creator Creating jobs involve art, design, language, and self-expression. Creators like working in unstructured environments and producing something unique. Learn more about creators
Artistic people are usually creative, open, inventive, original, perceptive, sensitive, independent and emotional. . They do not like structure and rules, like tasks involving people or physical skills, and are more likely to express their emotions than others. They like to think, organize and understand artistic and cultural areas. They like to work with IDEAS and THINGS. How Do I Know if I'm a Creator? If you are a Creator, you will probably like working in an unstructured environment where you can create something original and unique to you. You may enjoy activities like painting, drawing, creative writing, or playing an instrument. Even if you do not consider yourself an artist, you will likely enjoy experiencing art, music, and drama. Most Creators do not enjoy repetitive or routine work. They like an environment with a good deal of freedom and flexibility to express themselves. Tasks, Values, & Traits
Top Job Tasks: Creating Art, Writing, Interpreting, Designing, Expressing Ideas Core Values: Originality, Creativity, Freedom, Individuality, Flexibility Personality Traits: Independent, Intuitive, Sensitive, Imaginative, Spontaneous Example career paths
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Personality: Enterprising
Interest: Influencer Influencer jobs involve leading, motivating, and influencing others. Influencers like working in positions of power to make decisions and carry out projects. Learn more about Influencers
Enterprising people are good talkers, and use this skill to lead or persuade others. They also value reputation, power, money and status, and will usually go after it. They like to work with PEOPLE and DATA. How Do I Know if I'm a Influencer? If you are a Persuader, you will probably like working in positions of power and influence. You like making decisions and leading others. Most Persuaders enjoy a certain amount of risk in their work. Most Persuaders dislike working in isolation. They like to team up with others to complete projects and achieve organizational goals. Tasks, Values, & Traits
Top Job Tasks: Managing, Deciding, Strategizing, Selling, Motivating Core Values: Influence, Leadership, Risk-Taking, Achievement, Initiative Personality Traits: Assertive, Energetic, Confident, Ambitious, Adventurous Example Career Paths
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Personality: Investigative
Interest: Thinker Thinking jobs involve theory, research, and intellectual inquiry. Thinkers like working with ideas and concepts, and enjoy science, technology, and academia. Learn More about Thinkers
Investigative people like to think and observe rather than act, to organize and understand information rather than to persuade. They tend to prefer individual rather than people oriented activities. They like to work with DATA. How Do I Know if I'm a Thinker? If you are a Thinker, you will probably like working with ideas and theories. You will enjoy building your knowledge and gaining a greater understanding of the world around you. You will likely be interested in science and technology. Most Thinkers do not enjoy working with people as much as they like working with ideas. They are academic and rational and enjoy logical systems of thought. Tasks, Values, & Traits
Top Job Tasks: Researching, Experimenting, Theorizing, Analyzing, Problem Solving Core Values: Discovery, Understanding, Logic, Independence, Intellect Personality Traits: Intellectual, Curious, Logical, Analytical, Scholarly Example Career Paths
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Personality: Social
Interest: Helper Helping jobs involve assisting, teaching, and influencing others. Persuaders like working in positions of power to make decisions and carry out projects. Learn more about helpers
Social people seem to satisfy their needs in teaching or helping situations. They are different than R and I Types because they are drawn more to seek close relationships with other people and are less apt to want to be really intellectual or physical. They like to work with PEOPLE. How Do I Know if I'm a Helper? If you are a Helper, you will probably like working closely with others in a way that allows you to make a positive impact on their lives. You likely enjoy teaching, counseling, and caring for other people. Choosing work that allows you to live out your personal values is very important to you. Most Helpers dislike working alone. They place a high value on their relationships and want to work in cooperation and harmony with others. Tasks, Values, & Traits
Top Job Tasks: Counseling, Assisting, Advising, Teaching, Providing Service Core Values: Cooperation, Service, Altruism, Connection, Empathy Personality Traits: Compassionate, Patient, Helpful, Friendly, Generous Example Career Paths
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Personality: Conventional
Interest: Organizer Organizing jobs involve managing data, information, and processes. Organizers like to work in structured environments to complete tasks with precisions and accuracy. Learn more about organizers
Conventional people like rules and regulations and emphasize self-control. They like structure and order, and dislike unstructured or unclear work and interpersonal situations. They place value on reputation, power, or status. They like to work with DATA. How Do I Know if I'm an Organizer? If you are a Organizer, you will probably like completing orderly, well-defined tasks in a structured environment. You may enjoy working with numbers, data, and files. You probably value accuracy and precision, and like to follow the rules. Most Organizers dislike unstructured work environments that lack clear expectations and procedures. They like to work through tasks in a methodical, systematized manner and do not want to have to make things up as they go. Tasks, Values, & Traits
Top Job Tasks: Filing, Calculating, Processing, Systemizing, Following Procedures Core Values: Structure, Order, Clarity, Precision, Attentional to Detail Personality Traits: Orderly, Precise, Detail-Orientated, Conservative, Thorough Example career Paths
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