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Focus on Professional Development
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From
Why Aren't You More Like Me?
Personal Style or Temperament
does NOT link
to occupational choices or success!
Why Aren’t
You More Like Me?™ Third
Edition.
Offer Ends Dec 31,2010
Occupations and Style
Many individuals and
professionals attempt to link occupational suggestions to each style dimension.
I don’t agree with that
process.
- Style does not
predict success in an occupation.
- Style compatibility
applies only to a specific role or position that needs to be filled.
- Jobs that our children
will enjoy in the future have not been invented yet!
Contrary to many career
developers, I do not subscribe to Standard Industry Codes (SIC), National
Occupational Codes (NOC), or any other fixed list of careers or roles from
which individuals may attempt to determine a career based on their type or
temperament.
Too many combinations and
possibilities are not included in most “career interest” inventories. Style
should be used to outline the qualities and characteristics required of a
specific job opportunity and to confirm style compatibility, which is a very
powerful and practical application. Personal Style, however, does not measure
interests, gifts, talents, or your natural intelligence.
Temperament or style patterns should NEVER be used
to determine a career path or the occupation
that will best suit
you. |
For example, there are no
SIC or NOC codes for my personal career. Many “interest” inventories tell me I
should be president of a company—but where and doing what? Should I be running
a manufacturing plant, a farm, a school? I lead a publishing company, certify
and train professionals around the globe, and write content and resources that
change people’s lives. That profile usually is not on any interest inventory.
Career guides can help you
consider a career direction. But they are only thought-starters, not ends in
themselves.
A friend got a list of 650 career suggestions
after completing an MBTI assessment. |
One of the career
assessments I completed years ago measured my interests and skills compared to
other people in specific careers or positions, such as a bank manager or
insurance agent. The career assessment then listed professions where I had the
most similarity of interests and skills with individuals already working in
that profession.
It seemed like a good idea
at the time but, if 80% of individuals dislike their jobs—from a feeling of
mild irritation to downright loathing—that means I am similar to the 80% of
people who don’t like their work and who are not living on purpose.
In the past couple of
decades, technology has transformed the world of work and the nature of
opportunities. Today, an auto mechanic needs strong IT abilities or an
electronic orientation. Just a few years ago, the focus was mechanical only.
No occupation can be defined
by a single style or
style pattern. |
If I mention accounting or
finance as a profession, you may immediately think a Cognitive ANALYSIS Cs are best for the position. In reality, several disciplines are
necessary for success in accounting and finance. For example, management
accounting, mergers, and acquisitions require the strategic nature of a Behavioralstyle. I worked with a CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of a very large
insurance agency who had a Behavioral ACTION and Affective EXPRESSIVE style pattern with a low score in
his Cognitive ANALYSIS dimension. This
means he had little style orientation towards attention to fine details which
most would expect for an accountant. His job role required strategic and
creative approaches to expand, leverage, and invest on behalf of the firm.
Prejudging that certain professions or careers
are
suited to a specific style
is a dangerous and damaging practice. |
Review the chapter on values
to ensure you are using your core values as a filter to confirm that a job
opportunity aligns with your core values.
Before I entered the
professional development profession, I always selected positions with a lot of
freedom and flexibility. Even as a teenager, I had a sense—more unconscious
than intentional—that unless independence was part of a position, I simply could
not function. That assisted me to work in the right job style.
Given the information you
have gathered so far, you can progress to a place where your job/career will
pick you, not the other way around.
When you are clear about the
work style of the right position for you and you are aware of your core values,
when the right opportunity crosses your path you’ll know that you know that is
the place for you! It also will be obvious which jobs or opportunities do not fit you—you simply will no longer be interested in
them.
Many Factors are Needed for Work Success
Numerous factors contribute
to an individual’s success in a position. Job style is only one factor.
Therefore, it is not appropriate to use only the Job Style Inventory when determining whether a person could or would be
successful in fulfilling specific roles and responsibilities. |
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