Chapter 1. Chapter 2 Journal Entry

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It’s important to understand your interests as they will drive many academic and career decisions such as course selection, choice of major, and pursuit of a particular career. Based on your interests, you may also choose to join specific student organizations, clubs, teams, or societies and meet new people who share things in common with you.

For this activity, take the O*NET Interest Profiler as directed in this chapter. You will receive feedback on the strength of each of the six domains (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional). Identify your three top interest domains –— the ones with the highest numbers associated with them. You can click on the individual interest domain (e.g., Investigative) to read a description or read about the domains in this chapter. Next, answer the following five questions: