Willard Said:

I took a personality test and I'm an idealist. What are some good career choices for those types of people?

We Answered:

Welcome to the club!

Good career suggestions depend in part upon whether you are an introspective idealist, or an extroverted idealist, and also what your temperament is. If you do not know your temperament using the Keirsey Temperament Sorter®-II (KTS®-II) available at http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/register.a… may be illuminating.

Some possible suggestions for the introspective idealist include:

Temperament - Healer

Creative

writer: poet/ novelist
editor
story director
screenplay writer

presentation designer
researcher

classical musician
composer

Commercial

researcher/ analyst
legal mediator
job analyst
consulting physician
interpreter/ translator
holistic health practitioner
occupational therapist

organizational development specialist
human resource development specialist
educational consultant
social worker

Inter-Personal

minister/priest/rabbi
missionary
yogi/monk/nun
tutor/ advanced studies teacher
college professor
career counselor
psychiatrist


Temperament - Counselor

Creative

artist
editor/art director
graphics designer

playwright
novelist/poet
screenplay writer

researcher
para-psychology investigator

Commercial

educational consultant
community architect
environmental lawyer

job analyst
marketer
merchandise planner

interpreter/translator
librarian/ information specialist


Inter-Personal

psychologist
career counselor
mental health counselor


Some possible suggestions for the extroverted idealist include:

Temperament - Champion

Creative

artist
entertainer
actor/ actress
character actor
musician/composer
playwright/ novelist

newscaster
writer/ journalist
editor/art director
information-graphics designer


Commercial

speech pathologist
occupational therapist
dietitian/nutritionist
massage therapist
interpreter/translator

facilitator
ombudsman
housing director
recreation director

conference planner
merchandise planner
advertising account manager
marketing consultant
human resource manager
HR development trainer
educational consultant
corporate/team trainer
sales trainer
travel agent


Interpersonal

clergy
career counselor
child welfare worker
social worker (elderly services)
psychologist
alcohol/drug counselor
mental health counselor


Temperament - Teacher

Creative

artist
entertainer
actor/ actress

graphics designer
editor/art director

newscaster
writer/ journalist
novelist
playwright
politician


Commercial

marketing manager
corporate/team trainer
sales trainer

executive: small business
travel agent
recruiter
facilitator

recreation director
occupational therapist
program designer
educational consultant
housing director


Interpersonal

psychologist
career counselor
alcohol/drug counselor
mental health counselor

child welfare worker
special education teacher
social worker (elderly services)
interpreter/translator
librarian


If you are still looking for career ideas you may benefit greatly from a professional career assessment. A good career assessment will take into consideration your strengths, interests, and perhaps most importantly, your motivations. Once these are identified you will be able to narrow your career research significantly and make the whole process more efficient.

Free access to a very insightful career test and the resulting personalized motivational appraisal of personal potential (MAPP) is provided courtesy of JobForge.com. Simply visit http://jobforge.com and click on the career assessment link on the index page or visit http://tinyurl.com/career-test . This career tool will allow you to:

* Find your real motivations, interests, and talents for work
* Identify your ideal careers
* Discover your communication and leadership strengths

After you have identified one or more careers of interest you may find consulting the Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics at http://www.bls.gov/OCO/ helpful. It will give you access to hundreds of different types of jobs—such as teacher, lawyer, and nurse—the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you:

* the training and education needed
* earnings
* expected job prospects
* what workers do on the job
* working conditions

Good luck finding your path!