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Adventures in Career Guidance Part 3

This session my career counsellor and I focused on the results of my personality test which came out as INFJ. This seemed odd to me because it wasn't very long ago that I did the Myers Briggs test myself online and was designated a strong INFP. We talked this over quite a bit and it became more and more obvious that neither of us could decide whether I am a Judger or a Perceiver. Although the recent test results show that I am a strong Judger, there are many things about my personality that I know do not fit in that category.

According to the Myers Briggs website these are the general profiles of each of these two types:

INFJ

Seek meaning and connection in ideas, relationships, and material possessions. Want to understand what motivates people and are insightful about others. Conscientious and committed to their firm values. Develop a clear vision about how best to serve the common good. Organized and decisive in implementing their vision.

INFP

Idealistic, loyal to their values and to people who are important to them. Want an external life that is congruent with their values. Curious, quick to see possibilities, can be catalysts for implementing ideas. Seek to understand people and to help them fulfill their potential. Adaptable, flexible, and accepting unless a value is threatened.

I've read more extensively on each of these two personality types and think that I am more likely an INFP, but perhaps I have Judger tendency's as well like wanting to be prepared for things (anyone who's seen my travel itineraries will know what I mean).

Anyway it is down to crunch time and I need to choose my top 3 careers and start interviewing and job shadowing. I keep reading over the lists of info on my top 10 careers so far and getting more and more confused about which ones to choose. I might really like some of the info on one, but be weary of other info like how little money you make (or how little), the amount of stress involved, or the years of education ahead of me if I choose it.

Here are the top 10 (based on test results, personal preferance, and research)
not in any particular order:

1) Secondary School Teacher (English or Social Sciences)
2) Editor
3) Librarian
4) Technical Writer
5) Broadcast Journalist/news analyst
6) Religion Teacher, Post Secondary
7) Educational/Vocational/School Counselor
8) Elementary School Educator
9) Paralegal
10) Creative Arts Therapist


 

Comments

  1. Look up.May 2, 2010 at 6:33 PM

    Do you have any careers that you are leaning towards, expeically if you don't consider the whole money/stress/school thing?

    ~Danaya

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  2. AmandaMay 3, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    If I don't consider the practicalities of it, I think I am most interested in being a secondary school teacher (english or social sciences), a journalist, or a thoelogy Prof.

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