Strengths and Careers
To help you determine how you can best apply your greatest talents toward an engaging career, we have compiled a list of strategies that each Strength can utilize in interviews, majors, and careers. LEAD has collaborated with Career Services and have created a section that connects the Level Up Career Competencies to each Strength.
Locate and examine the strategies that are customized to your Signature Themes. As you do this, you may want to consider the items that are already guiding you toward an engaged career.
These insights and ideas can help you apply talents to achieve in various aspects of developing an engaged career life.
Domain: Relationship Building
People exceptionally talented in the Includer theme accept others. They show awareness of those who feel left out and make an effort to include them.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Professionalism
- Career and Self Development
- Teamwork
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Believe everyone is equal and important
- Nonjudgmental work environment
- Engaging
Majors and Careers
- Choose a career where you can directly supervise a group of people.
- Explore careers that work with underrepresented demographics.
- Explore majors that allow you to engage with different types of people.
Domain: Relationship Building
People exceptionally talented in the Individualization theme are intrigued with the unique qualities of each person. They have a gift for figuring out how different people can work together productively.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Teamwork
- Equity and Inclusion
- Career and Self Development
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Believes every individual has a unique and specific role based off their own talents and strengths.
- Create meaningful, lasting relationships
- Appreciates the differences in others and in circumstances
Majors and Careers
- Choose a career where you can utilize your strength in seeing people and distinct individuals and helping them grow and empower them.
- Find a major that will allow you to directly work with people and treat each person as a unique individual.
- Be in a major that inspires others to follow their truths and their dreams.
Domain: Strategic Thinking
People exceptionally talented in the Input theme have a need to collect and archive. They may accumulate information, ideas, artifacts or even relationships.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Critical Thinking
- Technology
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Always gaining new information
- Curious
- Great resource
Majors and Careers
- Find a career that allows for you to continuously be learning and absorbing information.
- Explore majors that are heavy in research.
- Choose a career path that allows for you to present your knowledge.
Domain: Strategic Thinking
People exceptionally talented in the Intellection theme are characterized by their intellectual activity. They are introspective and appreciate intellectual discussions.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Professionalism
- Career and Self Development
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Able to effectively work alone
- Introspective
Majors and Careers
- Look for a career that allows you to work with others and have interesting debates.
- Choose a major that will constantly challenge your thinking and leave you asking questions.
Domain: Strategic Thinking
People exceptionally talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. The process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Critical Thinking
- Technology
- Career and Self Development
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Always looking to continuously improve
- Easily picks up tasks
- Interested in a variety of topics
Majors and Careers
- Choose a major or career path that allows you to constantly be learning new things.
- Look for a career that is constantly changing regulations or technology. Learning a new process will make you more engaged.
- If you best learn individually, look for majors or careers that allow you the independence to research topics yourself. If you work best in a group, search for majors or careers that allow you to work on committees or team projects.
Domain: Influencing
People exceptionally talented in the Maximizer theme focus on strengths as a way to stimulate personal and group excellence. They seek to transform something strong into something superb.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Teamwork
- Leadership
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Good at networking
- Team player
- Seeks to be the best
Majors and Careers
- Choose a career where you can improve your strengths.
- Explore majors that allow for you to show others their talents and how their talents can make an impact.
- Choose a career environment where small victories are celebrated.
Domain: Relationship Building
People exceptionally talented in the Positivity theme have contagious enthusiasm. They are upbeat and can get others excited about what they are going to do.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Teamwork
- Equity and Inclusion
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Enthusiastic, optimistic
- Encourage productivity in others
- Raise spirits through negative situations.
Majors and Careers
- Look for careers that are fast-paced and stimulating work.
- Explore majors that revolve around your passions.
- Make sure to be in a career where you are having fun.
Domain: Relationship Building
People exceptionally talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Professionalism
- Teamwork
- Communication
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Intentional interactions
- Trusted
- Generous
Majors and Careers
- Search for careers where meaningful relationships are required.
- Explore workplaces that allow for personal connections with colleagues.
- Choose a career that has a consistent, regular client basis.
Domain: Executing
People exceptionally talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Professionalism
- Leadership
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Good at following through, doesn’t make excuses.
- Productive
- Accountable
Majors and Careers
- Be in a career that will allow you to gain more responsibility as you continue achieving.
- Choose a career that will allow you the independence to get tasks done. You prefer to focus on outcome instead of process.
Domain: Executing
People exceptionally talented in the Restorative theme are adept at dealing with problems. They are good at figuring out what is wrong and resolving it.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Professionalism
- Critical Thinking
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Find the source of the problem and fixes it
- “Impossible” and “can’t” are not in their vocabulary
- “Save the day” mentality
Majors and Careers
- Choose any service position that allows you to help others.
- Look for opportunities that allow for you to search for what is wrong and fix it.
Domain: Influencing
People exceptionally talented in the Self-Assurance theme feel confident in their ability to take risks and manage their own lives. They have an inner compass that gives them certainty in their decisions.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Professionalism
- Career and Self Development
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Not afraid to take risks
- Strong inner compass
- Resilient
Majors and Careers
- Find a career that will constantly be challenging you.
- Explore careers that have room for quick promotion.
- Explore majors that allow you to utilize your current talents while also developing new ones.
Domain: Influencing
People exceptionally talented in the Significance theme want to make a big impact. They are independent and prioritize projects based on how much influence they will have on their organization or people around them.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Teamwork
- Leadership
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Independent
- Goal Oriented
- Understands what is important and what is not
Majors and Careers
- Choose a career that will make an impact.
- Explore careers that put you in the public eye.
- Explore majors that are known for creating the biggest significance.
Domain: Strategic Thinking
People exceptionally talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Technology
- Critical Thinking
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Anticipates alternatives
- Has a Plan A, B, and C.
- Plans for different ways to accomplish a goal or solve a problem
Majors and Careers
- Find a career that requires you to use logic.
- Be in a career that allows you to be a leader and voice your opinions.
- Find a major that allows you to understand situations and find alternative solutions to the problems.
Domain: Influencing
People exceptionally talented in the Woo theme love the challenge of meeting new people and winning them over. They derive satisfaction from breaking the ice and making a connection with someone.
Level Up Career Competencies
- Professionalism
- Career and Self Development
- Communication
Pitching Strengths in Interview
- Networking is a priority
- Comfortable with strangers and in crowds
- Easily win people over
Majors and Careers
- Choose a career that will allow you to spark conversations and initiate interaction.
- Engage in a major that will allow you to utilize different strategies of meeting and connecting with new, different people.
- Select a position that allows you to assist people in connecting with one another.