Blog - Careers for Your Type

If you dream of contributing to positive change, you'll want to check out nonprofit careers for your personality type. Careers in the nonprofit sector are well-suited to people who long to use their strengths and skills to work for a good cause. Nonprofits are diverse, from social services to faith-based organizations. Other nonprofits focus on the arts, education, or public health. They all have one thing in common: a mission to make the world a better place.

A female Foreign Service Officer (FSO) graciously consented to speak anonymously about what it's like to work in a foreign service career. She is an FSO with the US Department of State and chose her career because she enjoys working with people, she wanted to travel, and she has a gift for languages. She's also interested in politics and foreign cultures and wanted to make a difference in the world.

As a result of the current recession, more and more people are looking toward the Federal Government for a good, steady job. Many young people graduating college are interested in pursuing a career that makes a difference, both for individuals and for the country. The Federal Government is doing massive hiring in several mission critical areas, among them security and protection. This category includes Federal law enforcement jobs, such as working as a Special Agent for the FBI, CIA, ATF, or Secret Service.