My Personal Choice: A Career Of A Career Choice

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Based on the results for the MBTI assessment, my type is ESTJ. My type includes preferences for extraversion, sensing, thinking and judging. ESTJ individuals are said to be people who enjoy working in groups, “go-getters”, have a variety of friends, enjoys making decisions and planning work to avoid rushing. The results for the Strong Inventory Test differed by the percentages of preference clarity and theme codes. The highest percentage for the preference clarity was E (extroversion) 24, J (judging) 22, S (sensing) 18, T (thinking) 13. The theme code scores were increasingly high for SAE, S (social) 58%, A (artistic) 53%, and E (enterprising) 47%. The theme code scores matched my personality almost perfectly. For example, I am a very social person as far as having many friends and working well in groups. When choosing a career I will consider my strengths, values and skills. Some strengths of mine include organization, stability, control and structure. I value cooperation, generosity, beauty, independence, imagination and competition. Listening, creativity, artistic expression and my ability to motivate others are some of my skills. A career of my choice must be based on organization, stability, cooperation and directing others in order to complete tasks. Ideally, a career of my choice would be dependant on originality. Some career choices I am considering are business administration, fashion merchandising and fashion marketing. Business administrators also known as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) are in charge of managing all the activities of an organization. Tasks include: developing and administering laws to maximize profits, and make the company or organization run effectively; over viewing and introducing new goals with staff members; coordinating and making adequate changes for optimum operational efficiency. Business administrators also develop programs and rules that single out good relations with the public, stockholders, employees, and customers. Personal characteristics include: understanding the techniques and problems of management, communication skills, numerical skills to prepare budgets, clerical ability, leadership skills, giving direction to others, decision making based on data, work well with others, influence others, and making judgments using knowledge and past experience. Business administrators often work long hours under a lot of pressure and are paid overtime. Many constantly travel and work in offices. Many meetings are held and administrators tend to work with computers, some for standing and giving presentations and others are there to observe. Tools used: computers and software for budgeting, project management, presentations, scheduling. The type of training required is a Management Trainee in a management development program. A MBA is a minimum requirement to enter as a Management Trainee in large companies, but some require a BA degree. Different companies have their own preference for training in either Business Administration. For higher level positions, many companies want a BA degree. Ten years of supervising experience is recommended. Some courses that are helpful in preparing for business administration are: Accounting, Business, Finance, and Data Processing Systems. Related majors and programs include: banking and finance, economics, foreign languages, liberal arts, international business and law. Fashion merchandisers select, purchase, promote and sell clothing and accessories. Merchandisers learn about fashion trends and visit manufacturers and merchandise markets. They work as part of a team, by negotiating options with Managers and Buyers, advertise and display departments, and organize and coordinate activities such as fashion shows. People consider this career choice to be a glamorous occupation. Merchandisers hire models, choose outfits to be promoted in fashion shows, coordinate lighting, choreography, and all of the elements that go into making a successful fashion