Imagine walking into a room where there are six groups of
people...
They each belong to one of the groups below.
Read the group descriptions, and list which group you would be drawn to first,
second, and third.
| Realistic | Investigative | Artistic | Social | Enterprising | Conventional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People who have athletic or mechanical ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors. | People who like to observe,learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate or solve problems. | People who have artistic, innovating or intuitional abilities and like to work in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity. | People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train, or cure them, or are skilled with words. | People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, performing, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain. | People who like to work with data, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out tasks in detail or follow through on others' instructions. |
With your group, read the
characteristics listed and brainstorm at least ten possible jobs during fifteen
minutes.
Be prepared to present your findings to the rest of the class. Each group
will choose a spokesperson.
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