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Your Career Type

The sixteen types
The Specialists
One kind of work, in similar places
The Perennial
The Shepherd
The Diver
The Banyan
The Locals
Different kinds of work, in similar places
The Allrounder
The Keystone
The Steward
The Octopus
The Voyagers
One kind of work, in different places
The Nomad
The Amphibian
The Pilgrim
The Pollinator
The Generalists
Different kinds of work, in different places
The Adapter
The Mender
The Reinventor
The Polymath
The five aspects
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- Why it mattersYour career has a shape, and it decides more than any job does.
- How careers differFive aspects, two ends each.
- The sixteen typesFour families, sixteen types, two variants each.
- The traitsTwelve traits in five groups; the test that matches them is coming.
- Coming soonWhich type fits youWhat the test adds to the career you have had so far.
- Coming soonHow the test worksHow your answers become a career type.

Your Career Type

All sixteen types
The Specialists
The Locals
The Voyagers
The Generalists
All five aspects
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- Why it mattersYour career has a shape, and it decides more than any job does.
- How careers differFive aspects, two ends each.
- The sixteen typesFour families, sixteen types, two variants each.
- The traitsTwelve traits in five groups; the test that matches them is coming.
- Which type fits youComing soon
- How the test worksComing soon

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The five aspects

Five aspects of a career, two ends each.

The deep dive: How careers differ

Role breadthFocused or Varied
Environment breadthRooted or Widespread
Depth pursuitCompetence or Mastery
ConcurrencySerial or Parallel
OriginSelf-Led or Guided

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The sixteen types

The SpecialistsPerennial Shepherd Diver Banyan
The LocalsAllrounder Keystone Steward Octopus
The VoyagersNomad Amphibian Pilgrim Pollinator
The GeneralistsAdapter Mender Reinventor Polymath

The five aspects

Role breadth
Environment breadth
Depth pursuit
Concurrency
Origin

Why it matters
How careers differ
The sixteen types
The traits
Which type fits you Coming soon
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