CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2016
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A.
Scientifically minded.
B.
A teacher, trainer, leader who enjoys serving or
caring for people.
C.
Creative and imaginative – perhaps artistic or
musical.
D.
Accurate, good with numbers and calculations.
E.
Someone who loves language and writing.
F.
Business minded and persuasive.
G.
Orderly, organised and time orientated.
H.
Technically minded.
A.
Marine Biology, Biological Sciences,
Geography, Agriculture, Nature Conservation,
Animal Science, Computer Science/Information
Technology, FoodTechnology, etc.
B.
Teaching, Management, Medicine, Nursing,
SocialWork, Psychology, Dentistry, Optometry,
Radiography, OccupationalTherapy, Policing, etc.
C.
Performing Arts, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Interior
Design, Photography,VideoTechnology, etc.
D.
Accounting and Bookkeeping, Financial
Information Systems, Financial Management,
Taxation, Auditing, etc.
E.
Journalism, Media,Translation, Interpretation, etc.
F.
Management, Marketing, Public Relations, etc.
G.
Administration, Office Management,
Secretarial, Computer Studies, etc.
H.
Engineering, Operations Management,
Surveying, Building, etc.
PINK
– If you have circled more PINK
descriptions, then perhaps you will like the
courses on offer at university.
YELLOW
– If you chose more of theYELLOW
options, then you may prefer courses on offer
at universities of technology orTVET colleges.
But be careful, this is not always the case.
Find out how much study and memorising
versus practical work and in-situation training
is involved in the study direction you choose.
Step 4.
Rate three of the following interests
which sound like you!
Here are some ideas of the careers these
interests could lead you to. Also have a look
at the ideas on page 26 and 28.
Certain types of people match certain types
of careers. Sometimes parents, friends or
your community may try to push you towards
a career that you know you're not right for.
Sometimes your friends are all studying
something – so you feel you should too. Other
times you hear that you might get a bursary for
a certain course and this makes you want to
choose it. Be careful, as you will spend a large
amount of your life working… and working in
the wrong job can be stressful and unfulfilling.
Step 5.
Knowing what careers you really
wouldn't like to do is VERY important too...
Write down five careers you wouldn't like to do.
Knowing what you don't want to do is
just as important as knowing what you want
to do. Perhaps you don't really like the idea
of working with and caring for people, so a
job in Teaching, Nursing or Social Work puts
you off. Maybe you don't enjoy working
with numbers, so careers in Engineering or
Accounting seem unexciting.
Step 6.
Write down two careers you feel
someone else would like you to do which
you don't think are really right for you...
Step 7.
Think of the three school subjects
you did well in or enjoyed. Write these down.
These are strong areas for you and could
be used in your future career.
Was there a subject you wished you
could have taken that was not offered by
your school?
Which subjects were your least favourite?
When choosing your career, make sure
your career does not need you to be good at
the things you are not good at!
After these seven steps, you've probably
put in quite a lot of thought about the kind of
person you are. It's so important to ‘match'
who you naturally are to a career that is right
for you. Continue on to fill in the following
quiz, which describes four different working
personality types. Which one are you
?
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