Hampton 1

Savannah Hampton
Professor Robinson
CNS 220
25 March 2015
Career Genogram
As I constructing the career genogram, I quickly noticed a range of similar college
degrees, majors, and careers. Most individuals within my three generation career genogram
completed a Bachelors of Science in some form of business or science degree. Throughout the
years, my family has told me that they majored in what they found interesting, but they also
completed their particular major based on the usefulness of their degree and whether or not they
would have job security after college. For example, my father has always loved science. His
father majored in industrial engineering, and my father pursued a degree in chemistry for two
years in college. However, my father did decided after two years in college to switch to a degree
in finance because he was not necessarily certain to what career he could pursue if he did not get
admitted to dentistry school. Both my grandfather James Hampton and my uncle Robert Koester
majored in science related fields, but they eventually worked in the business sector. Regardless
of my familys reasons for pursued majors and careers, I noticed that the majors and careers on
the genogram were very analytical and computational. The careers involve finding solutions and
answers to problems.

Hampton 2
The values that appeared to be significant within my familys career genogram include
accomplishment, independence, stability, and variety. All of the careers, including speech
pathology, journalism, and secretarial work, demonstrate the need and ability to work
independently while completely a task efficiently and quickly.
I have learned that careers, such as engineering, accounting, and business, are fairly
adaptable and resilient. I have been told numerous times that the world needs more engineers,
and my parents told me that specializing in business allows for job security. Although there
appears to be a genetic disposition to major in accounting or finance, I am majoring in
Mathematical Business because I want more variety in what I can potentially pursue after
college.
My parents never forced me into majoring in business, but they encouraged me to
investigate business and engineering because I am also very analytical and love solving problems
with numbers and concrete data. I understood what careers and fields my family have pursued,
but seeing the genogram drawn on paper allowed me to see the connection between similar
careers and interests. The genogram helps explain my parents choice to introduce me to the
engineering or business fields because there appears to be a genetic explanation for majors and
career choices. I had not realized before doing this career genogram that my entire familys
majors and careers choices would actually mirror my own choice in major and career path. I
understand that I have similar interests as my family, but visually noting the connections was
very useful. Understanding this concept now reaffirms my belief that I have chosen the correct
major for me and that I will eventually find a career that I will enjoy.