Koala

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Koalas are popular and warm animals. They like the security and reliability of their eucalyptus trees and their families. They are loyal and caring to those around them.

Koalas are patient with people and detail. As natural carers, they like to keep other people’s values and strengths in mind yet protect their own beliefs. They usually spot relevant facts but rarely push their views forward unless asked.

Koalas are naturally gentle, quiet, careful, and dependable. They often excel in detailed and precise tasks and can enjoy routine and structure. They prefer to watch what is going on and try things out to build confidence. Koalas are often talented in crafts, arts, music, or design. They often have great memories for detail, they respect tradition and authority and tend to get along with everyone because they are tolerant and reliable. They are sensitive to others needs and go out of their way to support their friends.

Natural roles for Koalas

Organiser

Protector

Provider

Characteristics

Koalas thrive when they know what they’re doing in an atmosphere that is calm and supportive.

They like structure, routine, and certainty. They like to practice over and over until they feel confident they understand the topic or concept.

When struggling they feel anxious, hide away, and hope to be invisible. Get back on track by using your experience and thoroughness to break down impending decisions into small and manageable steps.

Strengths

Improvements

In a team a Koala will:

Be a good listener, able to record and remember ideas offered by others.

Focus on the task at hand and suggest the steps needed to achieve the goals.

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

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

Things for Koala to work on:

Make sure you do contribute and speak up, especially in larger groups.

Consider all ideas fully, don’t dismiss before you understand what is
being suggested.

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

Don’t do everything yourself, seek help if you need it, teams work better when everyone contributes.

Advice for Koalas

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

To step out of the shadows, share your ideas and speak up.
To believe in yourself.
To break the rules sometimes.

Do you think their advice can help you?

Job and course ideas

For career happiness Koalas like to clearly understand their role and responsibilities. They gain satisfaction from doing their job well, on time and without a fuss. This means they are an asset to most organisations.

Courses and careers including business, administration, law, accountancy, uniformed services are a natural fit for Koalas. Their amazing concentration and attention to detail helps many Koalas thrive in crafts and design.

Careers likely to increase in the next ten years which suit their interest in establishing a long-term career path include:

Data Protection Handling
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:

Archaeologist
Primary Teacher
Careers Adviser
Health and Safety Adviser
Speech Therapist
Fingerprint Officer
Environmental Consultant
Dog Trainer
Prison Officer
Tattooist
Supply Chain Manager
Shopfitter
RSPCA Inspector

You're a Koala!

Loyal

Considerate

Caring