CMU Career Guide 2016-17 Career Guide | Page 8

REALISTIC CONVENTIONAL Participate in athletic activities Dislike work requiring physical skills Work outdoors or enjoy spending time outdoors Dependable Like things (tools and machines) more than people Enjoy working with computers Like to build or repair things Work in an office environment Take care of animals Like to know what is expected of me Like to create things with hands Conservative Like activities involving coordination and skill Good self-control Enjoy structure Don’t mind rules and regulations Know what is right and wrong ARTISTIC Designing things Play or listen to music Doesn’t seek leadership roles Like well-defined tasks and structure Like working with numbers Participate in a play or attend a play (theater) Like to be original SOCIAL Write a creative story Show concern for others Express emotions easily Enjoy teaching or helping other people Solve problems using creativity instead of logic Get along well with and want to work with people Enjoy cooking Able to express yourself Like to plan things (parties or social activities) Sociable Like attention ENTERPRISING Popular and outgoing Works well with words Like to be a leader Enjoys public speaking Patient Likes to persuade others to your viewpoints Friendly Energetic and enthusiastic Participate in community service activities Manage people to complete a task Like material wealth Enjoy leadership roles Work in an upscale environment Sells products or services Discussing law and/or politics INVESTIGATIVE Like to solve mathematical problems and games Like to take things apart to see how they work Like science Try to understand complex concepts and problems Solve problems by thinking Enjoy reading about and studying school subjects Enjoy libraries and online research 8