Using Multiple Intelligences Theory in Choosing a Career In his book,Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, Thomas Armstrong suggests that

we can help our students make smart career choices by helping them understand the many ways they are intelligent. About the Theory of Multiple Intelligences Harvard education professor Howard Gardner first described his theory of multiple intelligences in the ground breaking book,Frames of Mind, published in 1983. Today Gardner proposes that we all have at least eight different intelligences, and maybe more. He also suggests that environments, cultures, and genetic makeups will determine how all of our intelligences work together -- they seldom operate in isolation -- and also which of the intelligences is more fully developed. Here is a short list of occupations categorized by primary intelligence:

You'll find a lot of help on doing it this way in the pages in this section of our web site (see the menu on the left) There is also a program called Prospects Planner that will help you to choose your perfect graduate job (take that with a pinch of salt of course, but it is quite good!) This method works well in times of economic boom, but less so in recessions when your choice is more constrained. Holland Holland's theory of career choice divides people into 6 personality types: realistic, artistic, enterprising, social, conventional and investigative. You can find out more at http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Holland %27s_Theory_of_career_choice The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) The MBTI is not strictly a theory of career choice, it's more a way of discovering your personality type which is divided in to 16 different type combinations composed of the following dichotomies (a posh word for opposites). Extraversion (E) and Introversion (I) Sensing (S) and Intuition (N) Thinking (T) and Feeling (F) Judgment (J) and Perception (P)

Linguistic Intelligence:librarian, curator, speech pathologist, writer, radio or TV announcer, journalist, lawyer Logical-Mathematical Intelligence:auditor, accountant, mathematician, scientist, statistician, computer analyst, technician Spatial Intelligence:engineer, surveyor, architect, urban planner, graphic artist, interior decorator, photographer, pilot Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence:physical therapist, dancer, actor, mechanic, carpenter, forest ranger, jeweler Musical Intelligence:musician, piano tuner, music therapist, choral director, conductor Interpersonal Intelligence:administrator, manager, personnel worker, psychologist, nurse, public relations person, social director, teacher Intrapersonal Intelligence:psychologist, therapist, counselor, theologian, program planner, entrepreneur Naturalist Intelligence:botanist, astronomer, wildlife illustrator, meteorologist, chef, geologist, landscape architect

Of course, virtually every job consists of a variety of responsibilities touching on several intelligences. So when you talk about careers with your students, make sure you also point out that many different intelligences are required for each job -- and that its important to develop and nurture all of our intelligences. How do people choose a career There are a lot of theories about this which have been put forward over the years, some of which are (to be honest) rather silly! However, there has been some very useful work done, which at the least, may help you to look at career choice from a different perspective. Parson's theory: in which you analyse your skills, values , interests and personality and then match these up to jobs which use these.

Humanmetrics is a good test to find out your MBTI typewww.humanmetrics.com/cgiwin/jtypes2.asp Common careers for MBTI Types: relates your MBTI type to some career areas www.personalitypage.com/career s.html BBC Personality Type Indicator TestL not quite Myers Briggs but very similarwww.bbc.co.uk/science/humanb ody/mind/surveys/whatamilike/index.s html

Happenstance Theory The Happenstance theory says that luck plays a major part: unpredictable social factors, chance events and environmental factors are important influences on graduates lives. In a recession, graduates often start in a routine job and work their way up. They often find a niche which suits them or move to a related job which suits them better using the skills they have gained. This theory is appropriate in tough times such as the present recession. Seewww2.careers.govt.nz/4981.htm l

Creative Jobhunting Creative jobhunting is not so much a theory, as a way of jobhunting. It says that the best way to choose a career is to talk to people doing the job and to try it out via work shadowing and experience. There is a

lot of truth in the statement that you don't really know what it's like until you have been doing it for a while: at least shadowing gives you a good idea of what's involved.

Parsons Theory
Based on skills, values, interests and personality

Human metrics
Career test result.

Happenstance Theor y

Social and Environmental factors.

WHY YOU CHOOSE FILIPINO?

Creative job hunting

shadowing to gain good idea about the course

Multiple Intelligence
understanding the intelligency of the student