Jenna explored career options that fit her interests and personality. She enjoys painting, drawing, reading and visual learning. Her Holland Code is ISA, indicating interests in investigative, social and artistic careers. She found psychologist, nurse and editor appealing as they allow creativity, working with people, and an informal pace. Jenna wants to further research psychology and help people through diagnosis and treatment. Overall, she feels these careers suit her cooperative, communicative and responsible personality traits.

1. My Career Project
By: Jenna Mastronardo

2. About Me…
Learning Styles…
•I am a visual learner and I prefer
seeing tasks being done instead of
having to read about them Work Values…
•Also, I remember things better if •Future work values would
I write them down include making use of my
abilities, making decisions on
my own
• I would have a steady
employment, treated fairly
and have the opportunity for
promotions

3. About me continued….
Unique Qualities…
•I enjoy painting, drawing, and
reading which I believe are all
factors that I can use to help
find my career Lifestyle choices…
My goal is to be to a
successful, married
psychologist with kids owning
my own practice
I want to be happy but also
doing well in life

4. What are my foundation building blocks?
• Cooperation- I am able to get along with people, work in
groups for projects and I participate in team sports
• Communication- i able to read articles, write essays, and give
class presentations
• Responsibility- I meet project deadlines, I do my homework
and get to class on time

5. What foundation building block do
I wish to develop?
• Self-Management- I want to be able to set priorities
and goals
• Negotiation- having the ability to communicate and
obtain a desired goal or resolve a conflict
• Decision-Making- being able to specify goals
evaluate alternatives

6. Holland Code
I.S.A.
Investigative- I like to observe, analyze and
solve problems
Social- I work well and interact with people
Artistic- I like to use my imagination when
working
Clinical Psychologist, History Teacher, Architect

7. Clinical Psychologist
(Investigative)
• A clinical psychologist must diagnose, evaluate, and administer programs
for people with mental and emotional disorders
• They must observe, interview and perform psychological tests in order to
figure out a course of treatment
• In order to be a clinical psychologist you must be an active listener, have
social perceptiveness, and give your client your full attention
• The education needed in order to pursue this career is a minimum of a
bachelors degree and as high as a Ph.D or M.D
• Starting salary begins around $51,490 and experienced workers can make
up to around $95,000

8. History Teacher
(Social)
• A history teacher must teach courses in human history and historiography
• In order to be a history teacher, you must be interested in working and
communicating with people
• You must be able to prepare and deliver lectures in topics such as ancient
history, post-war civilizations and third-world countries
• As well as, evaluating the students’ class work, assignments, and papers
• You will need a minimum of a bachelors degree but some school’s may
require graduate school
• Starting salary is $47,520 and for experienced workers you can make up
to $104,590

9. Architect
(Artistic)
• An architect must have the abilities to design structures such
as houses, buildings, theaters, and factories
• You must be interested in working with forms and patterns
and expressing yourself without a clear set of rules
• Some skills needed are critical thinking and having the ability
to think of alternative ideas when problems come up
• You need time management skills and having the ability to
manage your own time as well as others
• An architect will need a degree and on-the-job training
• Starting salary is around $52,140 and $102,310 for
experienced workers

10. Birkman Personality Test
•My interest color is BLUE which means I
am interested in a field of work that
involves creative, thoughtful and
humanistic activities such as teaching,
writing, and designing
My usual style color is BLUE
which means that I like to
think things through, I am
insightful and creative

11. A Day in life of a Psychologist
• A psychologist studies all aspects of the mind and can work in health
facilities, educational environments as counselors and educators or have
their own practice
• You must have extensive academic and emotional commitment
• They usually work in their own comfortable environment that is
associated with an interest color of BLUE
• They usually have flexible schedules focused mainly on their clients and
their own research which is associated with a usual style of BLUE

12. A Day in the life of an Editor
• Editors control the quality and control of printed work
• They work with authors and analyze their work going over grammar and
rewrites that could be made
• Editors have the ability to plan, organize, and fix any inconsistencies in an
author’s work
• An editor is associated with the interest color BLUE because they enjoy
planning, editing, writing and composing ideas during activities
• They are associated with the style color BLUE because it is the type of
job that is informally paced, creative and gives you time to think things
through

13. A Day in the life of a Nurse
• Nurses help prevent disease and care for the injured and sick
• Nurses have the privilege of working in either hospitals, health facilities,
clinics, schools, and even corporations
• Most nurses will assist doctors and help when problems arise
• Ten years out, nurses have the opportunity to leave the usual hospital
setting and can take higher-paying supervisory positions
• Nurses are associated with the interest and style color BLUE because
they are able to thrive in a cutting edge, informally paced, future-oriented
environment

14. The careers that I found the most
appealing were psychologist, nurse, and
editor. I really took an interest in the
field of psychology because I want to
help people better their lives. I want to
research the field of psychology further
as well as these other careers. I feel that
these careers fit my personality well and
I enjoyed researching them
By: Jenna Mastronardo
Career Planning
Period 7