Some people have personality traits that are strong, while others are a little harder to understand.
For example my father, the strong, silent type with little to say most of the time. He cannot handle stress very well at all. Gets upset when things confuse him or he is unable to solve something on his own. A good job for him would be something that enables him to utilize the skills he has and also one that will let his skills surpass those around him in a specific job area. He could also handle a job that many people feel is very repetitive. A mechanical job, construction work or a factory job (which he does now) would be best for him.
Lately I have been paying more attention to the people around me, trying to silently match them up with what a perfect job would be - or so I would think the perfect job for them would be.
My coworker John, has very strong personality traits. John has a strong leadership quality about him. Good humor traits - he also seems to be the type of person to want to experience different careers before deciding upon a single one. Knows exactly what got him to this point in life and knows exactly where he is headed; also very intelligent and a good stress-handler. Very good at explaining concepts and ideas to other people. Definitely a teacher (Professor-level), or a team leader position at a small business-type environment.
Like I said I might be wrong, but one question comes to mind:
Why can’t I think of anything for myself?
My friend Allison - Very kind and understanding. Extremely nice. A good listener and is also very in touch with her own emotions. Also very intelligent and has a very good understanding of the world around her at all times. Mmmmm this one is a little harder - I’m leaning towards some sort of counselor (non-school related) or therapist-type profession.
Some people are really easy - you take one look at what they are doing for a living and say “Oh, they are really good at what they do”. It shows in their mood, how they perform their work, and how they treat people with inferior knowledge to them.
There are other people, whom you see every day, but secretly you know that their job does not fit their personality, but maybe it’s one that they want, or it could be a job that doesn’t fit them perfectly but fits them the best.
Then there are people whom you could study for days at a time and still not know where to place them in the career spectrum.
Okay so one last one - a coworker Craig. Very nice, dependable. Highly intelligent. Needs to have an understanding of a spiritual life. Very patient and calm, he is also very diligent when it comes to all of his work (school or work-related). Very level-headed, and is able to see the logic where others do not. Very good at explaining conceptual ideas. I can definitely see him as a teacher in a higher-level classroom, such as Senior-level High School, but most likely college-level instructor of some sort.
Who knows, I just think my personality is spread out all over, like my skills and abilities - a little bit of everything with a high understanding of nothing. Everything from drawing to writing, programming to reading, to building computers for fun.
Maybe I need to observe myself instead of other people. I guess I was hoping that if I observe the people around me, I would be able to see the same traits in myself through those other people.
I still have no idea.
