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Picture yourself walking into a room in which the above six groups of
people are already interacting. Read the descriptions of each group and
list which group you would be drawn to first. Then choose a second and
third choice.
1st Choice
2nd Choice
3rd Choice
Major Finder
• Career Information Library
• Job Listings/Internships
• On-Campus Recruiting
• Career Computer Lab
• Resume Critiques
• Practice Job Interviews
• Career Workshops
• Job Fairs
• Career Advising
• Company Literature
People who have
athletic or me-
chanical ability, prefer
to work with objects,
machines, tools,
plants, or animals, or
to be outdoors.
People who like
to observe, learn,
investigate, analyze,
evaluate, or solve
complex problems.
People who have
artistic, innovative
or intuitional abili-
ties, and like to work
in unstructured
situations, using
their imagination or
creativity.
People who like to
work with people to
inform, enlighten,
help, train, develop,
or cure them, or are
skilled with words.
People who like to
work with data, have
clerical or numeri-
cal ability, carrying
things out in detail or
following through on
other’s instructions.
People who like to
work with people influ-
encing, persuading, or
performing, or leading
or managing for orga-
nizational goals or for
economic gain.
California State University, Sacramento
Lassen Hall, Room 2000
6000 J St., Sacramento, CA 95819-6064
(916) 278-6231
www.csus.edu/careercenter
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INVESTIGATIVE
PERSONALITY
TYPE:
inquisitive
analytical
scientific
observant
precise
autonomous
ABILITIES:
think abstractly
solve math problems
understand physics theories
do complex calculations
use a microscope
interpret formulas
INTERESTS:
explore ideas
use computers
work independently
perform lab experiments
read scientific magazines
read technical manuals
analyze data
INVESTIGATIVE AREAS OF STUDY at CSUS:
COLLEGE OF ARTS
AND LETTERS
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES
AND MATHEMATICS
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
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