Career Identities
The Careers Identities activity is designed to help participants delve into their personal and professional aspirations. By guiding young people through a series of reflective exercises, facilitators can foster a deeper understanding of their values, strengths, and desired future. This activity is a chance to try on a career for size though a series of steppings stone towards personal and professional growth.
The Identity Descriptors
The Maker
You can build or make things, or if you don’t know how, you’ll find out. You’re happiest tinkering, trying, messing about with materials. You make machines, cakes, toys, clothes, inventions, gardens, models, cars – all of that and more.
The Carer
You care about people and want them to be happy. You’re the one people turn to with their worries and woes. Or maybe people are too complicated and it's animals you care for instead. (We need those carers, too.)
The Designer
A really effective solution to a problem makes you happy. You love to dream up ideas that work well to solve a problem – you’d like them to look cool, too.
The Generator
You hook people up, get them moving, make people care about a cause. You’re at the protest with the biggest banner, but you also brought a bunch of people with you. Your energy and passion generates energy in others.
The Technologist
You love tech and the digital life. You’re the one who knows which app to use but also how to use it.
The Performer
Dance, drama and song - you are never happier than when you are in front of an audience making a fantastic performance.
The Informer
You tell people about things. Often you find out new information, new stories, a new cause and just can’t wait to let others know.
The Artisan
You care about creating things that look beautiful. Whether it’s floral arrangements, wood turning, making clothes, gardening, painting or drawing – your happy place is when things are coming together and your creation is looking mighty fine.
The Coordinator
You make things happen and bring people together. If someone has to set a date for an event, it’s usually you. You like things to be organised and are happy making sure things happen.
The Athlete
Sport and speed are your thing. Or maybe it’s skill. Whatever the focus, playing the game or the practise of your special sport is your happiest place.
The Hillclimber
If someone’s looking for you, they’d better look outside, way outside! You love to get away from people and the city, into the bush. Your impulse might be hiking, star-gazing, botany or biology, but for you, nature and being in nature is where it’s at.
