How your dominant intelligence dictates the right career for you

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If you have been in the workforce for longer than you had planned and it’s now that you are asking yourself whether this is the right career path, then you may need to reflect on your type of intelligence. People often maintain the incomplete sentiment that success is coupled with a standardised score or a high IQ career. But one modern theory promotes the idea of multiple types of intelligence that consist of a variety of abilities.

In the book, Frames of Mind, published in 1983, Harvard education professor Howard Gardner first described his theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner broadens the definition of intelligence and outlines several distinct types of intellectual competencies. Understanding the different types of intelligence allows you to identify what kinds of careers you might consider and develop based on your individual qualities.