Childhood Activities

Are Clues To
Future Career Choices

Susan H. Gubing, CareerSmarts 1

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 The games
we play as a
child are
clues to our
interests and
work
preferences.

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These clues can
help us choose…

High school
courses
Internships
College majors
Careers
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Dr. John L. Holland
Holland Code

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 Childhood Activities
REALISTIC INVESTIGATIVE

•Logs or building blocks

• Toy doctor or chemistry
•Radio controlled toys
sets
•Sports • Archaeology/dinosaur kit
•Toy tools and building sets
• Bug collecting or fossil
•Toy trucks or action figures making kit

• Scavenger hunts
• Telescope or microscope
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 Childhood Activities
ARTISTIC SOCIAL

•Dancing
•Playing school
•Painting, coloring, drawing •Dolls or stuffed animals

•Playing musical •Group or team games

instruments •Playing nurse or doctor

•Sewing or ceramics •Playing house

•Singing

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 Childhood Activities
ENTERPRISING CONVENTIONAL

•Playing board games such as •Collecting baseball cards,

chess, checkers or Monopoly stamps or coins
•Arranging everything in its
•Playing grocery store or bank proper place
•Setting up & running a carwash
or lemonade stand •Organizing books and papers
•Organizing room or closet
•Strategy and simulation games
•Volunteering to be team leader •Playing office and organizing a
desk

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A Blend of Interests

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 Holland Code
Realistic – the Doers
People who have athletic or mechanical ability,
prefer to work with objects, machines, tools,
plants or animals, or to be outdoors.

Investigative – the Thinkers

People who like to observe, learn, investigate,
analyze, evaluate or solve problems.

Artistic – the Creators

People who have artistic, innovating or intuition
abilities and like to work in unstructured situations
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 A Blend of Interests
Social – the Helpers
People who like to work with people to enlighten,
inform, help.

Enterprising – the Decision-Makers

People who like to work with people,
influencing, persuading, performing, leading or
managing for organizational goals or
economic gain.

Conventional – the Organizers

People who like to work with data, have clerical or
numerical ability, carry out tasks in detail or follow
through on others' instructions.
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High School Courses
Realistic – the Doers
Technology, Family Consumer Science,
Physical Education

Investigative – the Thinkers

Science, Psychology,
Health, Math

Artistic – the Creators

Art, Music
Languages, English
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 High School Courses
Social – the Helpers
Business, Social Studies,
Family Consumer Sciences

Enterprising – the Decision-Makers

Business, Social Studies,
Math

Conventional – the Organizers

Business,
Math

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 Internships
Realistic – the Doers
Auto, construction, computer, manufacturing,
restaurant, florist, camp sports counselor

Investigative – the Thinkers

Hospital, doctor’s office, software company,
environmental firm

Artistic – the Creators

Museum, art store, film company, arts and crafts
camp counselor, local newspaper
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 Internships
Social – the Helpers
Camp group counselor, child care, retail sales,
receptionist, volunteer for non-profit

Enterprising – the Decision-Makers

Entrepreneur, bank, law office, marketing
company, camp counselor – event planner

Conventional – the Organizers

Library, accountant’s office, insurance clerk, camp
office.

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 Careers

Realistic – the Doers Investigative – the

Trades, Computers, Thinkers
Engineering Science, Medicine,
Law Enforcement, Pharmacy, Engineering,
Cooking Health care, Psychology

Artistic – the Creators

Art, Dance, English/Journalism, Languages, Film,
Theatre, Museum Curator
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 Careers

Social – the Helpers Enterprising – the

Education, Human
Resources, Social
Work, Health Care
Aide
Decision-Makers
Business Management,
Finance, Marketing, Law,
Real Estate, Sales

Conventional – the Organizers

Accounting, Office Administration, Data
processing

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 Dreams Dreams are
career
Don’t thoughts
dismiss which need
dreams! direction
and action.

Explore Map out

all career
related paths.
careers.
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 SPORTS
Player,
equipment Coach
manager

Physical General
Therapist Manager,
Umpire

Sports
Writer Statistician
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 Video Games
Electronics, Trainer,
Manufacturer Educator

Software Sales,
Programmer Marketing

Graphic
Artist Accountant
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 Law
Law
Police, counselor,
Ranger educator

Researcher, Corporate
Paralegal Lawyer

Trial Legal Office

lawyer Admin
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 Medicine
Medical Counselor,
Equipment health care
Operator aide, nurse

Medical Lab Physician,

Technologist Physician
Assistant

Medical Medical
Artist/- Office
Photographer Clerks
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 Assess

Intern- Career Courses

ships
Planning
Process

Clubs
Special
Interests
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Career Planning
Activities
Internships

Susan H. Gubing
CareerSmarts

www.careersmarts.com

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 Meet Bill
Childhood Lego's, GI Joe, erector sets,
sports, tools, remote control cars,
activities hockey and race cars

Courses Enjoyed math and science

APs and Honors
CTE courses:
(Engineering, Aerospace, Metal
Shop, Graphics, DDP, Automotive,
Keyboarding, Accounting,
Marketing, Business Law, Business
Computer Applications.)

Clubs DECA, volleyball, ice hockey

Dreams Pro ice hockey goalie or NASCAR

race car driver

Internships Lawn mowing company

Computer company

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College Engineering – civil,
Majors mechanical, College…..
electrical, or
Business
Management

College Mechanical
Clubs Engineering – Baja
dune buggy.

Internships •Summer jobs

Mechanical
Engineering
•Civil Engineering
Company

Sports Played club hockey

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Graduate School
College Engineering Management
Major
College Formula One Race Car
Club
Internship Ford Motor Company in
Detroit
Sports Played club hockey

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Career Choices
1. Job Title
2. Industry

Two Year Ford Motor Company in Detroit

Management Training •Thunderbird
Program: •NASCAR Marketing
•Ford Explorer
Business •James Bond, Aston Martin car
Analyst/Engineer •Japan/Mexico/Brussels
Manager •Mustang
•Lincoln Mark Z

Sports Plays adult hockey in “Hockey City USA”

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