The RIASEC discussion was extremely helpful to me. It allowed me to reevaluate my past, current, and future goals. It also allowed me to evaluate my own personality and values. It also allowed me to realize my own feelings towards my future and current state. Though I do not agree with the given jobs from O’NET, I believe they still give me a new outlook on my future.
My current exploration of careers is still under way. I have a couple ideas of what I want to do after college but have not yet one hundred percent decided on which one to pursue. I learned that according to the RIASEC discussion I am social, conventional and realistic. Social means that I enjoy helping people and that I connect with people even when I do not know them. Conventional means that I prefer ordered activities and organizing data. Realistic means that I enjoy working with my hands and the outdoors. This is interesting because social is across from realistic. When two letters are across from each other, it tends to be more rare since people tend to have letters that are next to each other. I believe that these results describe me very well. I have always enjoyed helping people, working with Excel, and doing things with my hands. I also learned that I’m still not sure about my future and career goals. O’NET suggested a number of careers ranging from Cafeteria attendants to medical assistants to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists. These are not close to my current career plans. At the moment my career plan is to become a consultant at a business on environmental issues and impacts. This does not appear on my list of occupations. I do believe that this career is a good choice for me even though it did not appear on the list. As I continue on my path to getting a career, I will keep these results in the back of my mind.
I learned during the RIASEC discussion that even though I tend to be an artistic mindset, it doesn’t mean that the person excels in art but requires an outlet for expression. I also learned that I am not Investigative or Enterprising. Investigative means that the person enjoys problem-solving and doing puzzles for fun. Enterprising means that the person enjoys public speaking, leading and seeing a project through its end. The fact that my RIASEC code does not include Investigative, Enterprising or Artistic makes sense to me. I have never enjoyed working out puzzles or public speaking. Though I have artistic flares, overall I do require an outlet for myself. These artistic flares can be treated through my recreation activities.
Whatever career I do end up choosing, I need to fulfill certain things whether it be through my career or my personal life. I need to have an outlet in my life that allows me to do things hands on. I also need a career that allows me to work and help people. My career allowing me to help others is extremely important to me. Even if my future career allows for me to help people I will probably still continue my avid community service. My career also needs to allow me to work with data in some way. I enjoy working with data and having a career that involves data will hopefully allow for my career to be more enjoyable.
My dream job as a child was to be a writer. This has dramatically changed and has changed multiple times throughout my life. I plan on my current dream career to change from an Environmental Engineering Consultant to a number of similar careers throughout my adult lifetime. Even if my dream career changes, I plan on using the results from the RIASEC discussion to help me balance my future. The RIASEC discussion also helped me to realize how stressed out the topic of careers and future make me.
Overall, the RIASEC discussion was helpful to me in a vast array of ways. It helped me to understand my own personality in a deeper way. It also helped me to look at my plans for the future. Though I do not yet have concrete plans for my future, the RIASEC discussion helped me to make my plans clearer. It also helped me to look back on how my ideal career has changed multiple times over the years and will probably change multiple times before I retire. Overall, this was a helpful exercise for me in my quest in deciding my future.