Lauren Block

Ms. Stephan

Career Development

12 Sept. 2019

Career Development Reflection

In unit one, I took three assessments that can be used to help me understand my learning

types, my personality traits, and my career interests. These three assessments were the “Do What

You Are,” the “Career Interest Profiler,” and the “Strengths Explorer” assignments in ​Naviance,

and out of the three of them, only one truly surprised me, the “Career Interest Profiler.” The

other two, when I take a good look into my every-day life, make sense for me.

For my “Do What You Are” assessment, I found out that I have the INFJ personality type. This,

in greater detail, means that I am the following: (a) an ​i​ntrovert (I gain energy by being alone,

and I work better when I think things out by myself), (b) an i​n​tuitive (I like to use my

imagination and think about future possibilities), (c) a ​f​eeler (I care about other people’s

thoughts and feelings), and (d) a ​j​udger (I like to organize and plan ahead of time). These results

make perfect sense to me, as I am a person who likes to creatively write alone in my room, and I

constantly plan my days around the work I have, and how I can make others happy; so this result

was not a surprise.

The results that I gained from the “Strengths Explorer” activity were also not very

surprising. I found out, based off of my test results, that my three top themes tend to be

dependability, caring, and discoverer. I like to believe that these are all true; I always want to be

there for anyone that needs me, no matter what. In my life, my friends and the people I care
about tend to come first; if I get a text saying that someone needs to talk, I will immediately put

aside time for them. I will also always attempt to put aside any anxieties I have over any

situation and do the best I can if my friends need me by their side. I also always like to figure out

why things are the way they are, and dream of a way to make them better and more practical in

everyday life.

The surprising one, “Career Interest Profiler,” simply surprised me because the

“Investigative” quality was above the “Artistic” quality. The investigative quality focuses

heavily on data and analyzation, and for someone that does not enjoy math, this came as a

surprise to me. However, I believe the reason for this is because I chose things that I would not

find interesting for a long term career, but possibly for a short term job. I chose things that I

would find rewarding to do, such as creating medication for a deadly illness. This would be an

incredibly rewarding experience, and if I could perform such a task, I would do so in a heartbeat.

However, this is not how I would enjoy spending my career-related life. Overall, I did not find

the results surprising, and I believe that I could use what I found out to my advantage in the

future.

The skills that the three assessments have touched upon can help me shape my future.

The results that I have received not only tell me what careers I could be interested in but how I

best work and study. These factors can help me thrive in a work or school environment. I know

that because many of my traits and themes lean towards the creativity and art themes, I will focus

my attention towards liberal arts majors and colleges, rather than math, which I do not enjoy

because of the fixed schedules, answers, and constant repetition (which can be seen in my “Do

What You Are” results). This also helps me, as a person who already believes they know what
they want to study, validate my possible major. Not to mention, knowing that I am an introvert

and work best while thinking through things myself will allow me to do better in whatever

college and major I choose, because I will be able to properly manage my time and study, as well

as find the pro[er college environment for me.

Knowing these things about my personality and the way I work best also will help me in

choosing a job when I graduate. Since I know that I work best with looser deadlines and more

creative freedom, I will actively search for a job with that work environment so that I can thrive.

If I end up in an environment in which I can work by myself while still having some kind and

productive contact, I will have an incredibly positive experience while trying my best to make

the experience just as good for those around me.

Overall, the results from the “Do What You Are,” “Career Interest Profiler,” and the

“Strengths Explorer” assessments very closely reflected what I believed my personality to be,

and will be very useful in the future when looking for ways to study, college environments, and

job environments.