Skills Persona
The Designer
Strengths
We all have out own set of strengths. People who identify with this persona often have these strengths.
Mathematics
Numbers and equations is your second language. When creating the perfect structure, numbers matter!
Problem Solving
Someone throws you a problem and you can solve it! You enjoy considering complex problems and using your skills to solve it
Science
Great science is your kind of art! You’re fascinated by how things work and always turn to science for an explanation of why and how.
Construction
You like to apply math and science into the world of creating and constructing!
Creativity
You have a good eye for design; in fact, you were pretty much created to create!
Careers to consider
- Cartographers & Surveyors
- Architects and Landscape Architects
- Aircraft Maintenance Engineers
- Agricultural Technicians
- Bakers and Pastrycooks
- Insurance Agents
- Auctioneers, and Stock and Station Agents
- Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians
- Actor, Dancer and Other Entertainers
- Credit and Loans Officers
- Architectural, Building & Surveying Technicians
- Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians
- Insurance Investigator & Loss Adjusters
- Land Economist & Valuers
- Agricultural and Forestry Scientists
- Fashion, Industrial, and Jewellery Designers
- Civil Engineering Professionals
- Insurance Money Market Statistical Clerks
- Market Research Analyst
- Chemist
- Electrical Engineering Draftspersons, Technicians
- Environmental Scientists
- Finance Managers
- Interior Designers
- Electrical Engineers
- Mining Managers
- Life Scientists
- Taxation specialist
- Performing Arts Technicians
- Electronic Engineers
- Chefs
- Medical Scientists
- Accountant
- Photographers
- Financial Dealers
- Urban and Regional Planners
- Electronic Equipment Trades Worker
- Fast Food Cook
- Photographic Developers & Printers
- Financial Investment Advisers and Managers
- Engineering Managers
- Signwriters
- Engineering Production Systems Workers
- Cabinetmakers
- Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals
- Engineers (Chemical and Material)
- Visual Merchandisers
- Environmental Engineer
- Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers
- Mechanical Engineering Draftspersons, Technicians
- Mining Engineers
- Winemaker
- Maintenance & Repair
- Textiles
- Florists
- Hairdressers
- Practice Managers
- Make-up Artists
- Tool and Die Maker
- Upholsterer
Kick-starting your career
Don’t know where to start? Check out these entry-level career paths you can start today!
- Click here to check out which subjects you should be taking in school based on your Career Quiz results.
- CSIRO offer student and graduate opportunities. Get in touch with them to gain first-hand experience in scientific research.
- If Architecture is more your thing, speak to some companies about spending a week with them and get a feel for working in that kind of space.
- Gain some experience in a web design or photography company by signing up to an internship or work experience.
Nail your interview with these questions
Got a job interview lined up? Check out the questions below and ask some during the interview:
- How are decisions more likely to be made, using science and logic or people and emotions?
- How much time would I spend creating things compared with helping people solve personal challenges?
- How would I get the opportunity to use maths and science in the way I work?
So what do you look for in a role?
Roles that will suit you best will include these elements:
- Using your skills or knowledge in science and/or math
- Designing products or buildings
- Able to apply maths and theory to solve problems
- Roles requiring your technical expertise – you smart cookie!
- Work that challenges you so that you can grow!
- Technical computer work
- Work that is often project based
Things that you can improve on
If only we could be good at everything! Here are a few areas where you could improve:
- Things that require skills in anything construction - think tradie!
- Roles that require a high level of human interaction but for the benefit of selling a product or service rather than helping an individual
- Tasks that purely focus on the use of technology
- Focusing on information and processes in professional services - think business or education settings
- Repetition and administrative tasks
Don’t feel bad about the points above, you can always improve on this!
Inspiring people with this skill set
Boyan Slat
Boyan Slat: Founder of the Ocean Clean-Up. At 16 years of age, Boyan saw more plastic bags than fish when scuba diving in Greece. He thought: “Why can’t we just clean this up?”