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<p>Your <a href="https://www.collegecareerlife.net/great-jobs-for-each-personality-type/">career personality</a> is important <a href="https://www.collegecareerlife.net/factors-to-consider-when-choosing-a-career/">factor to consider</a> when choosing a career path. But since no career is perfect, is it possible to choose a good career that doesn&#8217;t align with your personality? The answer is complicated and depends on other factors such as <a href="https://www.collegecareerlife.net/assessing-career-values/">career values</a>, <a href="https://www.collegecareerlife.net/interest-areas-choose-a-career/">interest areas</a> and <a href="https://www.collegecareerlife.net/jobs-for-your-natural-skills-and-abilities/">natural skills and abilities</a>.</p>
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<h3><strong>There&#8217;s No &#8220;Perfect&#8221; Career</strong></h3>
<p>If a career doesn&#8217;t perfectly align with your personality, it could still be a good fit for you. One instance where you might choose a career path that doesn&#8217;t align perfectly with your personality is when everything else (values, interests, etc) do fit perfectly. It may be that no career will fit with everything so you&#8217;ll have to prioritize. For instance, a career that offers a great deal of <strong><a href="https://www.collegecareerlife.net/careers-that-offer-autonomy/">autonomy</a></strong> (a career value) may be more important than one that fits your personality type but doesn&#8217;t offer much autonomy. There&#8217;s no such thing as a perfect career, but there are careers that are better fits than others.</p>
<h3>Personality Isn&#8217;t Black and White</h3>
<p>Another consideration is that personality tests aren&#8217;t always accurate and can&#8217;t account for when people don&#8217;t fit perfectly into one personality type. Many people fall in the middle range of certain traits and therefore can&#8217;t identify with one personality type. If you&#8217;ve gotten different results on different personality tests, or feel your results don&#8217;t fully align with your true personality, it&#8217;s best to rely on what you do know for sure. For example you may not be sure about certain aspects of your personality but you do know that you&#8217;re an introvert. It may be best to focus on that when researching career paths. See our post on <strong><a href="https://www.collegecareerlife.net/jobs-for-introverts-and-extroverts-in-each-field/">jobs for extroverts and introverts in each field</a></strong> for ideas.</p>
<h3>Consider Interests and Values</h3>
<p>Interests and values matter just as much as personality. A strong interest in a subject may offset a less than ideal fit in other areas. For example, if you love psychology and want to help people, you may be satisfied as a psychologist even if it doesn&#8217;t align with certain aspects of your personality. An introvert may be happy interacting with a lot others if it means talking about something he or she loves. See our post on <strong><a href="https://www.collegecareerlife.net/interest-areas-choose-a-career/">career interest areas</a></strong> for more information.</p>
<p>The bottom line is that you shouldn&#8217;t discount a career just because it doesn&#8217;t fit exactly with your personality. As long as it&#8217;s not a complete mismatch, a career can work if it aligns with your career interests, skills and/or values.</p>