Chris is a 17-year-old high school student who works part-time as a line cook. He enjoys hands-on, mechanical work and likes the variety of interacting with different people and environments each day. Some potential careers that match his interests and personality traits include food service manager, immigrant and customs inspector, police patrol officer, chef, park ranger, and carpenter. In conclusion, Chris sees himself succeeding in a hands-on career that he can work hard at and eventually master.

1. Career Project
Chris Arciszewski

2. About Me
• I’m your average 17 year old.
• 5 foot 10 inches.
• I am athletic, and a hard worker.
• I work at a restaurant as a line cook, and
average around 35 hours a week.
• I am both a full time student, and a part-
time worker.

3. Continued
• I have found that my career choices are
more geared toward mechanical, and
hands-on type of work.
• I want to work out in the field, and be able
to see a different type of environment
each time, whether it is different people,
scenarios, or the actual area.

4. Foundation Building Blocks
• I would say my best traits are:
• Self-Esteem: I believe in myself.
• Decision-Making: I can evaluate a situation, and find out all
possibilities.
• Communication: I can easily talk, and entertain people that are
interested in my topic.
• I would like to work on a few traits as well:
• My Arithmetic/Math is something I feel I must work on, to improve
my ability to solve mathematical problems.
• Listening, which includes taking notes and visually paying attention
also is a weak point for me, I must be able to pay full attention to
accomplish jobs, and perform them flawlessly.
• The last, but very important trait would be computers, I feel that if I
want to advance in any career having a good knowledge of
computers, and having the ability to type fast would be a definite
advantage.

5. Lifestyle
• I want to have a job that I know I will
always have work, and be able to bring a
modest income that can support a family.
• Living in a house in a nice suburban area
is my goal, and to have a nice small
family.
• I want to be able to have a say in hours I
work, and be able to take off when I need
to.

6. Future
• I want to increase my education, and in
order to do so college is a must.
• I want to develop a stronger mathematical
spectrum, and be able to work with
numbers better.
• I hope that I can sway from the
mechanical aspects of work to a more
mental, and paperwork type of job over
time.

7. Holland Code
• My Three Career Codes are:
• E- entrepreneur
• C- conventional
• R- realistic

8. Food Service Manager
• A food service manager is the person that is in-
charge of a restaurant, he creates meals,
supervises employees, and directs shifts. I
would be perfect for this because I love working
in a restaurant, I started at an early age working
in one, and I don’t mind the long hard hours, in-
fact, I enjoy the time.
• This job fits in the realistic, and
entrepreneur side of my Holland code,
and is a good match
for me.

9. Immigrant and customs inspector
• I chose an inspector, because they get to
meet new people everyday, and they can
work with different situations, I enjoy being
bale to change up my style of work, and
not just do the same thing everyday.
• This job fits my conventional and realistic
parts of my Holland code, and I
could see myself enjoying this type of
work.

10. Police Patrol Officer
• Police officers main line of work consists
of patrolling a certain area, enforcing laws,
and regulate traffic.
• This job fits my Realistic, and Social
aspects of the Holland code.
• Most officers get there experience in the
field and many get an education consisting
of a Associates degree and Bachelors
degree.

11. Birkman Personality test
• My interest color is Red.
• I like hands-on problem solving jobs. I am
technical.
• My style color is Red.
• I like to work in a job that is action-
oriented, and practical. I like to produce
results.

12. Chef
• For the person who enjoys working long
hours, a chef position in a restaurant can
be for you. I am one of those people, and
a chef would fit my career personality. I
would be in command of a bunch of sue
chefs, and be the person responsible for
creating meals and dishes. This job is one
that has a good outlook for people will
always want to eat out, and popular
restaurants thrive off of having good chefs.

13. Park Ranger
• Early mornings, and stressful situations are
home to Park Rangers. I would fit a park ranger
because I am a person who likes to mold, and
change jobs every once in a while. A ranger is
supposed to be able to handle an situation that
is thrown at them, they are trained in medical,
environmental, and hazardous sciences.
• I like that they have a job that primarily works
outdoors, it fits my description of hands on social
work.

14. Carpenter
• A person who works with wood, and combines
materials to create a finished project.
• This occupation requires a lot of manual labor,
and does have a rewarding aspect.
• For myself, it fit the hands-on technical work that
I most enjoy, and could have its benefits.
• I dislike that this job has a high injury rate, and
because of that reason it is not my favorite
career path.

15. Conclusion
• I have come to a conclusion that I could truthfully
say I am happy.
• I will have a job in which I primarily work with my
hands and complete hands-on jobs.
• I will work long hours, and hard ones, I will work
for my money, but over time I will raise up in
whatever career I decide, and master it, and
make it something I enjoy on a daily basis.