Are you a natural organizer? Leader? Relater? Would you rather spend time digging in to data or schmoozing with friends? Learn about four basic personality types and see if it helps you find the perfect career path. This presentation is based on the DISC Personality Assessment. First take the assessment (available elsewhere online), then get a fresh perspective on your results here.

1. DETERMINE YOUR IDEAL
CAREER BASED ON YOUR
PERSONALITY TYPE
BY CYNTHIA EDWARDS
Discovering Your Authentic Self

2. What Makes You Tick?
When you understand your authentic self, you can:
 Move away from limiting conditioning
 Free up your energy and potential
 Gain a new sense of direction
 Improve your life and relationships
 Find your ideal career/work role

3. “Authentic Self” Assessment
This assessment helps you understand your:
 Motivations
 Personality
 Learning style
 Types of intelligence
Let’s see what our assessments mean …

4. So, Which Personality Type Are You?

5. Type A: Commander (D*)
 Takes charge
 Problem solver
 Competitive
 Enjoys change
 Confrontational
 Prefers to lead
and/or work with a
degree of autonomy
*DISC assessment equivalent

6. Type B: Entertainer (I*)
 Optimistic
 Energetic
 Motivator
 Future oriented
 Expresses ideas and
opinions openly
 Prefers assignments
that are interactive
and sociable
*DISC assessment equivalent

7. Type C: Relater (S*)
 Warm and relational
 Loyal
 Enjoys routine
 Peacemaker
 Has sensitive feelings
 Brings harmony and
consideration to a
team
*DISC assessment equivalent

8. Type D: Organizer (C*)
 Accurate and precise
 Quality control
 Discerning
 Analytical
 Keeps everyone on
task
 Will handle detailed
assignments
*DISC assessment equivalent

9. Personality Styles – Career Choices
DOROTHY – TYPE A BLANCHE – TYPE B ROSE – TYPE C SOPHIA – TYPE D
Relational
Strengths:
Takes charge.
Problem solver.
Competitive.
Enjoys change.
Confrontational.
Optimistic.
Energetic.
Motivator.
Future oriented.
Warm and
relational.
Loyal.
Enjoys routine.
Peacemaker.
Sensitive
feelings.
Accurate and
precise.
Quality control.
Discerning.
Analytical.
Work
Applications /
Types of roles
Leader; company
or department
director.
Sales person,
entertainment
director.
Human resource
specialist,
people manager,
coach, advocate.
Accountant,
planner, project
manager.

10. Personality Styles – Career Choices
CAREER FIELD TYPE A TYPE B TYPE C TYPE D
Cruise ship Captain Social Director,
Bartender
Steward, Purser Navigator, Doctor

11. Personality Styles – Career Choices
CAREER FIELD TYPE A TYPE B TYPE C TYPE D
Police Sandra Pullman
Team leader, fast-
track police-
woman struggling
against an all-male
establishment and
corralling a crew
of retired, rogue
cops
Jerry Standing
Heavy drinker,
thrice divorced (on
good terms with
all 3 ex-wives),
gets his best leads
from palling
around with
snitches, criminals
and disgraced cops
Jack Halford
Sad, lonely
detective who
keeps the team on
an even keel with
his conciliatory
manner; is
passionate to
catch bad guys
who hurt people
Brian “Memory”
Lane
Addictive,
obsessive
personality,
ignores his loving
wife to pursue
trivial hunches;
recalls every piece
of data he ever
saw or heard