Introduction ___________________________________________________________________________the basis of many guidance resources.! is section may clear up some misunderstandings
you have about what personality means in the context of career choice, and it will help you
understand a useful way of looking at yourself and the world of work.Part II. What’s Your Personality Type? Take an
Assessment
You probably are not reading this book simply to educate yourself about career development
theory. Rather, the odds are that you have a more practical goal: making a career choice.
To help you, we’ve included a paper-and-pencil assessment that can help you clarify your
dominant personality type or types.! e Personality Type Inventory usually takes about
20 or 30 minutes to complete, but there is no time limit, nor are there any right or wrong
answers.After taking the Personality Type Inventory, you can use what you’ve learned about your
personality type to identify a job that suits you well.! is book makes that task easy because
all of the information about jobs is grouped by the dominant personality type of the jobs.
! at means you don’t have to waste time exploring jobs that are unlikely to be a good match
for your personality. Also, because this book focuses on the 50 most rewarding jobs for each
personality type, you don’t have to complicate your search by considering jobs with low
earnings or highly limited odds of being employed.Part III. The Best Jobs Lists: Jobs for Each of the
Six Personality Types
For many people, the 141 lists in Part III are the most interesting section of the book. Here
you can see which jobs for each personality type are best in terms of high salaries, fast
growth, and plentiful job openings and best when these three factors are combined. Other
lists break out the best of each type according to the level of education or training required
and several other features of the jobs and of the people who hold them. Look in the Table of
Contents for a complete list of the lists. Although there are a lot of lists, they are not diffi cult
to understand because they have clear titles and are organized into groupings of related lists.
People who prefer to think about careers in terms of economic rewards will want to browse
the lists that show the best jobs in terms of earnings, growth, and openings. On the other
hand, some people think fi rst in terms of opportunities for young people or representation of
women, and these readers will fi nd other useful lists that refl ect these interests.We suggest that you use the lists that make the most sense for you. Following are the names
of each group of lists along with short comments on each group. You will fi nd additional
information in a brief introduction provided at the beginning of each group of lists in Part
III.