Career Reaearch Essay- Interior Designer

Several years ago, I learned that there is a job of designing houses. Ever since then, I have been dreaming of a very special house of myself. This house is my future; this is what I will live by, and no need to say: where I will live in. I was confident of becoming an interior designer before this project. However, I now worry if I could create my house and myself of I was dreaming for. However, I still find this job to be fascinating because it suits my interests and personalities. Thus my interest doesn’t change.

First, I would like to analyze my interests. I have liked art since I was in kindergarten and I am interested in drawings. I am good at tracing pictures and paint them. I am also interested in Korean traditions and think gravely of it. One of my wishes is to acquaint foreign people to see Korea’s beautiful culture and traditions. When I was in the States, I was always resentful to see a lot of foreigners knowing so little about Korea while they knew a lot about other countries. So I wanted Korean culture to be well-known. One day, I thought about my vision that when grow up, I would like to design fusion houses that forms both Korean traditional house and modern styles and applying modern technology so that modern people can live there without feeling uncomfortable. I know that I am not a good designer yet, but it would be great if I become a very successful interior designer who builds fusion Koreans house to live in.

When I tested myself for three letter summary code from John Holland’s Assessment Booklet, I expected my three letter code will relate to art and requires good visual abilities. They are what I am good at, and they are required to interior designers. However, the result was very disappointing. The result was SAI, which’s appropriate occupations were speech pathologist, librarian, dental hygienist and others. None of the SAI occupations in The Occupations Finder seemed to fit me. I had no interest in every one of them, so I decided to ignore it because having a job that I am not interested in is worse than having a job that I like, although it doesn’t fit me.

This test proved that I am not inborn to be skilled in those that relate to interior designing, so I found out that I need to work hard more than any other competitors. I should be diligent, and put all my efforts in what I do. I read a story of a student who was accepted to ten best universities in America. When she was young, she had trouble writing ‘3’ correctly, so she practiced for two hours and she finally learned to write ‘3’ correctly. She had will to success something when ever it was. This is what I should learn from her and work on to take a road to an interior designer. Plus, Bureau of Statistics stated that it would “…take 2 to 4 years to complete”(Interior Designers), and I am sure if I work hard for those several years, I could be successful, which is my highest value.

Second, despite of my lack of ability, I have characteristics that make up for my lack. They suit my career and support me. I had two different four Idealist roles from Please Understand MeⅡ. They were “The Champion (ENFP)” and “The Healer (INFP)”. According to the booklet, “Champions have a wide range and variety of emotions, and a great passion for novelty, and so can become bored rather quickly”(Keirsey6). I knew that I was a true ENFP person when I found myself getting bored very easily and wanting a lot of changes. This relates to my desire to becoming an interior designer because I like to change the atmosphere where I live, and I would like to redecorate houses. From INFP, there was “Healers care deeply― passionately― about a few special persons or a favorite cause”(Keirsey8). I care deeply about pretty houses and wish to make untidy houses pleasant to the residents. When I had an interview with my previous tutor Ms. Kim, who learned interior designing, she said that “Interior designers also design many supplies that goes into the house like furniture, lights, doors, windows”(Kim). I was astonished, but I know I would like to improve my designing skill by also designing supplies that go with houses. Then I want to know how they match with a house and design a pretty house both inside and outside.

To wrap up, I think this job is for me. I do not have enough ability, lack some personalities of interior designers, and hate math. But my hopes and vision are definite that I want to be an interior designer. I know it is a long way to go and is a hard work, but if I think about beautiful houses and good feelings I get from there, it is nothing compared to the hard process I have to pass through.















Works Cited:
Holland, John L. Assessment Booklet: A Guide to Educational and Career Planning. Lutz: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 1994
Holland, John L. The Occupations Finder. Lutz: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 2000. (Holland p.9)
"Interior designers." Occupational Outlook Handbook. August 4, 2006. U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 13 Mar 2007 .
Keirsey, David. Please Understand Me 2. Del Mar, CA: Prometheus Nemesis Book Company, 1998.
Kim, Jee Mee. Personal interview. Trans. Heeju Choi. 10 March 2007.