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Many people say the Dolphin is their favourite animal. They are intelligent, warm, have great vision and charisma. Dolphins move fast to fit everything in, often enjoying busy and complicated social lives. Dolphins have bundles of energy. They are usually very popular, love a good party and spending quality time with family and friends.

Dolphins are natural performers and enjoy trying out new things. They are enthusiastic and love being in charge. They are often imaginative and creative problem solvers, who focus on getting the job done. Emotionally, Dolphins are very warm and want to connect with people. They are usually deep in discussion, talking about their views and values.

Natural roles for Dolphins

Mentor

Catalyst

Manager

Characteristics

Dolphins thrive in an organised environment with an atmosphere of warmth and collaboration. Dolphins are empathetic communicators who naturally organise and involve people to complete tasks and projects efficiently.

They are popular and positive among their friends and often take on the role of coach. They usually learn well when discussion, group activities, projects and presentations are included.

When struggling they may drift off topic and gossip or fear being unpopular with peers or teachers. Get Dolphins back on track by giving them some additional responsibility, but not too much to cause stress or distract them from their studies.

Strengths

Improvements

In a team a Dolphin will:

Ask questions, share your ideas, and speak up.

Suggest creative new ideas, and think about the whole project as well as the next steps.

Work co-operatively, collaboratively to support and encourage other team members.

Be organised, create, and stick to a schedule and organise roles for everyone.

Things for Dolphins to work on:

Don’t interrupt others before they’ve finished. Clarify what they mean, don’t guess.

Explain your most imaginative ideas clearly in steps so others can understand exactly what you mean.

Don’t get upset or sulky if people reject your ideas or approach.

Don’t do everything yourself, teams work better when everyone
contributes.

Advice for Dolphins

We asked older Dolphins what advice they’d send back to their teenage self to ensure they were happy and successful. This is what they said:

To let other people be in charge now and again.
Not to take on other people’s problems as yours to solve. Have some difficult conversations when they are needed to clear the air.
To relax and treat yourself.

Do you think this advice can help you?

Job and course ideas

For career happiness Dolphins enjoy using their imagination to support or understand people. They also like working for organisations that share their inclusive and compassionate values.

Looking for the right company and team to work in are equally as important as the job role for most Dolphins. Tasks including advising, educating, counselling, or treating people, psychology, languages, marketing, human resources, public relations, tourism, journalism, and advocacy are a natural fit for Dolphins.

Careers likely to increase in the next ten years which suit the Dolphin’s interest in creating a better world include:

Mental Health and Wellbeing
Vlogger
Data Broker
Big Data Analysis
Content Creator
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Artificial Intelligence.

Create a list of your top ten job ideas. You can update it when you have new ideas.

Here are some suggestions to get you started:

Arts Administrator
Counsellor
Diplomat
Florist
Patent Attorney
Social Media Manager
Chiropractor
Archivist
Bid Writer
Careers Adviser
Speech Therapist
Equalities Officer
Nurse
Fingerprint Officer
Environmental Consultant
Journalist
Psychologist

You're a Dolphin!

Charismatic

Compassionate

Organised