DELTA COLLEGE

COUNSELING/ADVISING & CAREER SERVICES

ENTERPRISING PERSONALITY
(E-THEME)
Have a great facility with words, which they put into effective use in selling, dominating, and leading;
frequently they are in sales work. Seeing themselves as energetic, enthusiastic, adventurous, self-
confident, and dominant, and preferring social tasks where they can assume leadership, they enjoy
persuading others to their viewpoints. Impatient with precise work or work involving long periods of
intellectual effort, they like power, status, and material wealth, and enjoy working in expensive settings.

ENTERPRISING PERSONALITY

* Project person who is thoroughly absorbed in their involvements

* Energetic, enthusiastic, confident, dominant, political, verbal, assertive, quick decision-

makers

* Self-motivated leaders who are talented at organizing, persuading, managing

* Achieve primarily by using these skills in dealing with people and projects

* Enjoy money, power, status, and being in charge

* Solve problems by taking risks

The enterprising person is a leader who initiates projects but often gets others to carry them out. Instead of
doing research, they rely on intuition about what will work. They may strike an observer as restless and
irresponsible, because they often drop these projects after the job is under way, but many activities would
never get off the ground without their energizing influence. With a need to be part of the “in crowd” their
relationships center on tasks. They may focus so dynamically on the project that the personal concerns of
others (and even their own) go unnoticed.

REWARDS

The unique reward from enterprising jobs is the sense of achievement that comes from making things
happen, whether it is conducting sales campaigns, winning an election, or persuading a board of directors
to accept new policies. (Enterprising people frequently have a strong sense of importance from being
where the action is.)

Most people can be categorized as one of the six personality types. Realistic (R), Social (S), Artistic (A),
Conventional (C), Investigative (I), and Enterprising (E). Look at your three highest scores. You now
have a three-letter code that can be switched around to get additional occupations. The John Holland
theory suggests that you should explore several variations of your three-letter code. You are able to come
up with six variations of this three-letter code. Most of you will find many occupations which match your
profile. For example, ESA can become ASE, SEA, AES, SAE, or EAS.
 SAMPLE LIST OF ENTERPRISING CAREERS

Administrative Assistant Dispatcher Manager:

Advertising Executive Elected Public Official Administrator
Affirmative Action Officer Fashion Merchandising Cord. Automotive
Agribusiness Manager Furniture Buyer Business
Arbitrator Fast Food Manager Funeral
Attorney Financial Planner Insurance Agency
Auto Parts Service Clerk Fire Inspector Personnel
Auto Service Advisor Florist Production
Automobile Salesperson Government Official Retail Mid-Manager
Banker Health Administrator Manufacturing Representative
Bank President Historian Marketing Executive
Bill Collector Hostess Medical Special Procedures
Booking Agent Hotel Clerk Technologist
Branch Manager Human Resource Manager & Nursing Home Administrator
Broadcaster Specialist Pharmacist
Building Manager Industrial Consultant Placement Director
Business Executive Industrial Engineer Political Scientist
Buyer (Purchasing Agent) Industrial Relations Director Politician/Campaigner
Casino Industry Occupations Industrial Supervisor Post Master
Child Care Worker Insurance Underwriter Public Administrator
Clerical Supervisor Insurance Investigator Public Official
Chiropractor Interpreter & Translator Public Relations Specialist
City Manager Judge Purchasing Agent
College Administrator Labor Arbitrator Radio/TV Announcer
Communication Specialist Law Enforcement Real Estate Appraiser
Computer Hardware Engineer Lawyer Realtor
Computer Security Legal Assistant Recreation Director
Professional Library Technician & Religious Worker
Computer Sales Contractor Assistant Salary & Wage Administrator
Cosmetologist Life Insurance Sales Agent Sales Clerk
Credit Manager Lobbyist Sales Representative
Customer Service Manager Loan & Credit Clerk Social Welfare Administrator
Dietician
Department Store Manager

Counseling/Advising & Career Services

Career Center, Room D 132
Bay City/Saginaw: (989) 686-9072
Midland/Auburn: (989) 495-4000, Ext. 9072
Frankenmuth, Birch Run, Reese & Vassar: (989) 758-3400, Ext. 9072
http://www.delta.edu/careercenter
Delta College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Delta College does not discriminate in employment, education, public accommodation or
public service on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, height, weight, arrest record, veteran status,
disability, or other classifications as required by applicable U.S. federal, state or local law. Direct inquiries to the Equity/Compliance Officer (Margarita
Mosqueda) located in Office J101, telephone 989-686-9547, or email: momosque@delta.edu.

Delta College affirms its commitment to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policy or compliance with
Title IX may be directed to the Equity /Title IX Compliance Officer (Margarita Mosqueda) located in Office J101, phone 989-686-9547, or email:
momosque@delta.edu. Title IX inquiries may also be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education.

These materials were developed under a grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth. (Project 6021-4)
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