How to Choose a Career for Your Personality

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Rebecca Darnell, workforce service specialist with Contra Costa County and today we're going to discuss how to choose a career based on your personality. The first step is to really understand yourself and your own personality. Sometimes that's easier said then done. There are a lot of different tools that you can utilize in order to really get a clear view or picture of your personality and your personality traits. A lot of times, around self assessments are not always as accurate as we think they are so it's important to get a clear picture of what types of things best describe you and your personality traits. There are dif, there are variety of different venues or accesses that you can take that would allow you to determine your personality type. You've probably seen many of them on-line. There are also some formal tests that would be available at your local One-Stop Center, through our assessment center. You can take these tests which then when in turn give you different personality traits. They may be as simple as an extrovert, which means that you are very social and enjoy being around people, versus an introvert, which would mean that you prefer to be more to yourself and and in solitary situations. These types of personality traits are extremely important in determining what kind of career would be best for you because to be successful, you need to really be comfortable with yourself in the type of work that you're doing. So when you take the time to get a clear view of your own personality traits, then you can take that information and apply it in other assessment tools that can help you determine the types of work that would best fit your personality. So just for an example, if you were to take a personality test and it would determine that you are an extrovert, then it would be a good idea for you to look at jobs or different employment opportunities in social settings, potentially retail, or if you are to be a clerk or an an in a different job environment that allowed you to interact with people and work in a team environment, and actually have a partnership with people where your work combined with theirs to make an end product. If that's not something that you feel comfortable with, then you would want to explore other types of of work possibly if you're more of an introvert, you would maybe look at something along the lines of truck driving where you spend most of your time alone and you rely solely on your own skills and your own time frames and you really set your own schedule. So it's important to take a look at how you fit into the job that you're interested in because the happier you are and the better it fits with you, the more success you will have in your job search and in finding a job that's going to make you happy."