Chapter 9 Appendix: Managing Your Career and Finding a Job
Making Career Choices
Many people don’t put much thought into their careers. Some choose majors based on class scheduling preferences, favorite professors, or unstated psychological motives. Others stumble into jobs because “that’s all that was available.” If there was ever anything that cried out for fact-based decisions, it is choosing your career. The first and essential step here is to learn as much as possible about your interests, aptitudes, and skills.
Identify Your Occupational Orientation
Career-counseling expert John Holland says that personality (including values, motives, and needs) is one career choice determinant. For example, a person with a strong social orientation ...
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