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∙CommunityAgencies
∙PrivateCareerCounselors
Ifyoucannotgettoacareercounselor,thefollowingpagescontainsomebriefassessmentsthatmayhelpyoutoidentifysomeofyourskills,interests,andpersonalitytraits.Thisisnotintendedtobeacompleteassessment,butmanyfindittobehelpful.
Thenextpagesmayseemlikealotofwork,buttheresultsarewellworthyoureffort.Takingtimetogettoknowyourselfnowwillhelptomakesurethereisagoodfitwithyourcareerchoiceslater!
A.PersonalityTraits
Personalitytraitscanbeinterpretedasbothpositiveandnegative.Forinstance,beingcriticalisoneofyourtraits.Thiscouldbeaplusifyouareaneditorofapublishingcompany,orameatinspector.Itwouldbeanegativeifyouareasupervisortryingtogainrapportwithanemployee.
PersonalityInventory
Thisassessmentwillhelpyoubetterunderstandyourpersonalitytraitsandtheirstrength.Atraitisacharacteristicwhichtellsyouhowyouwillreacttonewsituationsornewexperiences.
Belowisalistofpersonalitytraitsandtheirmeanings.Readeachtraitanditsmeaning,thenindicateitsstrengthonthelineusingthescalebelow:
0=ifyoudonothavethistrait
1=ifyouhavethistraittosomedegree
2=ifyouclearlyhavethistrait
3=ifyoustronglyhavethistrait
_____Honesty:
Havingintegrity;
andkeepingone'
spromise.
_____Courtesy:
Beingthoughtfulofothers.
_____Responsibility:
Beingaccountableforduties;
andactuallyfollowingthroughwithyourduties.
_____Compatibility:
Beinginharmonywithothers,andhavingtheabilitytoworkwellwithothers.
_____Loyalty:
Showingallegiancetopeopleand/orthings;
showingdevotiontoyourcompany,peopleorthings.
_____Enthusiasm:
Havingastrongaffinitytowardspeopleand/orthings;
toshoweagernessandawillingnesstoworkwithothersorthings.
_____Open-mindedness:
Beingreceptiveandinterestedintheopinionsandideasofothers.
_____Self-Control:
Controllingyourownactionsandfeelings.
_____Influence:
Motivatingorencouragingothers.
_____Initiative:
Startingthoughtsand/oractions.
_____Adaptability:
Makingchangeswhennecessary.
_____Industriousness:
Beingconsistentlyactive;
gettingyourworkdone.
_____Carefulness:
Givingwatchfulattentiontopeopleand/orthings;
makingsurethatyoudothingsproperly.
_____Self-Reliance:
Havingtrustinone'
sself;
doingthingsyourselfandfeelingconfidentaboutthem.
_____Compassion:
Havingsympathyandfeelingsforpeoplewithproblems.
_____Dedication:
Beingseriouslydevotedtocausesand/orgoals.
_____Competitiveness:
Strivingtowin.
_____Patience:
Beingabletowait;
takingyourtimetodothings.
_____Perfectionism:
Tryingtoachievethehighestpossibledegreeofexcellence.
_____Courage:
Meetingdangerordifficultiesinspiteoffear.
_____Decisiveness:
Makingdecisionspromptlyanddefinitely.
_____Drive:
Havingtheenergytogetthingsdone.
_____Perseverance:
Beingpersistentinpursuitoftasks.
_____Calmness:
Beingserene.
_____Stability:
Beingconstantinresponses.
Nowcirclethetraitsthatyoumarkeda"
3"
that"
StronglyExist."
B.Interests
Justbecauseweareinterestedinsomethingdoesnotmeanthatweautomaticallyaregoodatit.It'
saknownfactthatwearemostlikelytoexcelatwhatweliketodo.Thinkofthingsyouhavedoneinthepastwhereyousucceeded:
∙Volunteeredatthelocalhighschool
∙Wroteapoemthatwaspublished
∙Designedacomputerprogram
Thefollowingactivitywillhelpyoufocusonyourinterests.However,thisisasimplesurveyandanyotherinterestsyouareawareofshouldbeincludedaswell.Forexample,ifyourhobbyiscollectingcoins,youshouldincludeit.
Selectonlythosewhichtrulyinterestyouthemost!
InterestSurvey
Iaminterestedorliketheseactivities,functions,andcareerfields...
*Accounting*Freedom*Physicalwork
*Acting*Gardening*Planning
*Administering*Golf*Politics
*Advising*Government*Precisionwork
*Agriculture*Graphicarts*Production
*Analyzing*Guiding*Publicservice
*Animals*Handlingdetail*Publicspeaking
*Appraising*Healthservices*RaisingFunds
*Architecture*HelpingPeople*Reading
*Art*History*Recruiting
*Assembling*Identifyingneeds*Religion
*Assisting*Implementing*Repairing
*Biology*Improving*Researching
*Brainstorming*Influencing*Resolvingconflict
*Buildingmorale*Initiating*Risk
*Buildingthings*Integrating*RunningMeetings
*Business*Inventing*Selling
*Challenge*Initiating*Service
*Chessplaying*Integrating*Singing
*Civicactivities*Inventing*Socialsciences
*Clericalwork*Languages*Solvingproblems
*Coaching*Law*Strategy
*Communication*LawEnforcement*Supervising
*Conceivingideas*Libraries*Swimming
*Consulting*Listening*Teaching
*Cooking*Machineoperation*Teamwork
*Counseling*Makingdecisions*Thinking
*Creating*Makingpolicy*Translating
*Data*Managingpeople*Transportation
*Delegating*MechanicalDesign*Traveling
*Demonstrating*MedicalScience*Unifying
*Designing*Military*Volunteering
*Developing*Ministry*Winning
*Editing*Moderating*Woodworking
*Engineering*Money*Workingoutdoors
*Entertaining*Motivating*Workingw/kids
*Entrepreneur*Mountainclimbing*WritingInstructions
*Evaluating*Music*_______________
*ExchangingInf.*Negotiating
*FilmWatching*Officemanagement
*Finance*Organizing
*Designing*Participating
*Finemanualwork*Performing
*Forestry*Philosophy
*Finemanualwork*Photography
*Forestry*Physicalsciences
Finally,reviewwhatyouchosethencarefullyselectandcirclethetopeightinterestsfromthoseyouidentified.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,writewhatyoulikeandwhatyoudislikeaboutalltheskillsyoulisted.
C.Values
Identifyingyourvaluesisoneofthemostimportantfactorsinconsideringyourcareerchoices.Vitalquestionsthatneedtobeexploredinclude:
∙Domyvaluesmatchmyinterest?
∙Domyvaluesmatchtheworkinvolvedinaparticularcareer?
Oftentimespeoplearedisappointedwhentheyfindtheirchosencareerdoesnotmatchwiththeirvalues.Forinstance,thecareermayinvolvelonghours(nofamilytime)ordoesnotpayalargesalary(nooutoftownvacations).
Theretwokindsofvaluesexploredhere:
WorkValuesandPersonalValues.Workvaluesdealswithfactorsthatyouconsiderimportanttoyouonthejob.
WorkRelatedValues
Thefollowinglistdescribesawidevarietyofsatisfactionsthatpeopleobtainfromtheirjobs.Lookatthedefinitionsofthesevarioussatisfactionsandratethedegreeofimportancethatyouwouldassigntoeach,usingthescalebelow:
1=Notimportantatall
2=Notveryimportant
3=Reasonablyimportant
4=Veryimportantinmychoiceofcareer
_____HelpSociety:
DosomethingtocontributetothebettermentoftheworldIlivein.
_____HelpOthers:
Beinvolvedinhelpingotherpeopleinadirectway,eitherindividuallyorinsmallgroups.
_____PublicContact:
Havealotofday-to-daycontactwithpeople.
_____WorkwithOthers:
Havecloseworkingrelationshipswithagroup;
workasateamtowardcommongoals.
_____Affiliation:
Berecognizedasamemberofaparticularorganization.
_____Friendships:
Developclosepersonalrelationshipswithpeopleasaresultofmyworkactivities.
_____Competition:
Engageinactivitieswhichpitmyabilitiesagainstotherswherethereareclearwin-and-loseoutcomes.
_____MakeDecisions:
Havethepowertodecidecoursesofaction,policies,etc.
_____WorkunderPressure:
Workinsituationswheretimepressureisprevalentand/orthequalityofmyworkisjudgedcriticallybysupervisors,customersorothers.
_____PowerandAuthority:
Controltheworkactivitiesor(partially)thedestiniesofotherpeople.
_____InfluencePeople:
Beinapositiontochangeattitudesoropinionsofotherpeople.
_____WorkAlone:
Doprojectsbymyself,withoutanysignificantamountofcontactwithothers.
_____Knowledge:
Engagemyselfinthepursuitofknowledge,truthandunderstanding.
_____IntellectualStatus:
Beregardedasapersonofhighintellectualprowessorasonewhoisanacknowledged"
expert"
inagivenfield.
_____ArtisticCreativity:
Engageincreativeworkinanyofseveralartforms.
_____Creativity(general):
Creatednewideas,programs,organizationalstructuresoranythingelsenotfollowingaformatpreviouslydevelopedbyothers.
_____Aesthetics:
Beinvolvedinstudyingorappreciatingthebeautyofthings,ideas,etc.
_____Supervision:
HaveajobinwhichIamdirectlyresponsiblefortheworkdonebyothers.
_____ChangeandVariety:
Haveworkresponsibilitieswhichfrequentlyc