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1、 Community Agencies Private Career Counselors If you can not get to a career counselor, the following pages contain some brief assessments that may help you to identify some of your skills, interests, and personality traits. This is not intended to be a complete assessment, but many find it to be he

2、lpful. The next pages may seem like a lot of work, but the results are well worth your effort. Taking time to get to know yourself now will help to make sure there is a good fit with your career choices later!A. Personality TraitsPersonality traits can be interpreted as both positive and negative. F

3、or instance, being critical is one of your traits. This could be a plus if you are an editor of a publishing company, or a meat inspector. It would be a negative if you are a supervisor trying to gain rapport with an employee. Personality InventoryThis assessment will help you better understand your

4、 personality traits and their strength. A trait is a characteristic which tells you how you will react to new situations or new experiences. Below is a list of personality traits and their meanings. Read each trait and its meaning, then indicate its strength on the line using the scale below:0 = if

5、you do not have this trait1 = if you have this trait to some degree2 = if you clearly have this trait3 = if you strongly have this trait_ Honesty: Having integrity; and keeping ones promise._ Courtesy: Being thoughtful of others._ Responsibility: Being accountable for duties; and actually following

6、through with your duties._ Compatibility: Being in harmony with others, and having the ability to work well with others._ Loyalty: Showing allegiance to people and/or things; showing devotion to your company, people or things._ Enthusiasm: Having a strong affinity towards people and/or things; to sh

7、ow eagerness and a willingness to work with others or things._ Open-mindedness: Being receptive and interested in the opinions and ideas of others._ Self-Control: Controlling your own actions and feelings._ Influence: Motivating or encouraging others._ Initiative: Starting thoughts and/or actions._

8、Adaptability: Making changes when necessary._ Industriousness: Being consistently active; getting your work done._ Carefulness: Giving watchful attention to people and/or things; making sure that you do things properly._ Self-Reliance: Having trust in ones self; doing things yourself and feeling con

9、fident about them._ Compassion: Having sympathy and feelings for people with problems._ Dedication: Being seriously devoted to causes and/or goals._ Competitiveness: Striving to win._ Patience: Being able to wait; taking your time to do things._ Perfectionism: Trying to achieve the highest possible

10、degree of excellence._ Courage: Meeting danger or difficulties in spite of fear._ Decisiveness: Making decisions promptly and definitely._ Drive: Having the energy to get things done._ Perseverance: Being persistent in pursuit of tasks._ Calmness: Being serene._ Stability: Being constant in response

11、s.Now circle the traits that you marked a 3 that Strongly Exist.B. InterestsJust because we are interested in something does not mean that we automatically are good at it. Its a known fact that we are most likely to excel at what we like to do. Think of things you have done in the past where you suc

12、ceeded: Volunteered at the local high school Wrote a poem that was published Designed a computer program The following activity will help you focus on your interests. However, this is a simple survey and any other interests you are aware of should be included as well. For example, if your hobby is c

13、ollecting coins, you should include it. Select only those which truly interest you the most!Interest SurveyI am interested or like these activities, functions, and career fields. *Accounting *Freedom *Physical work*Acting *Gardening *Planning *Administering *Golf *Politics *Advising *Government *Pre

14、cision work *Agriculture *Graphic arts *Production *Analyzing *Guiding *Public service *Animals *Handling detail *Public speaking *Appraising *Health services *Raising Funds *Architecture *Helping People *Reading *Art *History *Recruiting *Assembling *Identifying needs *Religion *Assisting *Implemen

15、ting *Repairing *Biology *Improving *Researching *Brainstorming *Influencing *Resolving conflict *Building morale *Initiating *Risk *Building things *Integrating *Running Meetings *Business *Inventing *Selling *Challenge *Initiating *Service *Chess playing *Integrating *Singing *Civic activities *In

16、venting *Social sciences *Clerical work *Languages *Solving problems *Coaching *Law *Strategy *Communication *Law Enforcement *Supervising *Conceiving ideas *Libraries *Swimming *Consulting *Listening *Teaching *Cooking *Machine operation *Teamwork *Counseling *Making decisions *Thinking *Creating *

17、Making policy *Translating *Data *Managing people *Transportation *Delegating *Mechanical Design *Traveling*Demonstrating *Medical Science *Unifying*Designing *Military *Volunteering*Developing *Ministry *Winning*Editing *Moderating *Woodworking*Engineering *Money *Working outdoors*Entertaining *Mot

18、ivating *Working w/kids*Entrepreneur *Mountain climbing *Writing Instructions *Evaluating *Music *_*Exchanging Inf. *Negotiating *Film Watching *Office management *Finance *Organizing *Designing *Participating *Fine manual work *Performing *Forestry *Philosophy *Fine manual work *Photography *Forest

19、ry *Physical sciences Finally, review what you chose then carefully select and circle the top eight interests from those you identified. On a separate sheet of paper, write what you like and what you dislike about all the skills you listed. C. ValuesIdentifying your values is one of the most importa

20、nt factors in considering your career choices. Vital questions that need to be explored include: Do my values match my interest? Do my values match the work involved in a particular career?Often times people are disappointed when they find their chosen career does not match with their values. For in

21、stance, the career may involve long hours （no family time） or does not pay a large salary （no out of town vacations）. There two kinds of values explored here: Work Values and Personal Values. Work values deals with factors that you consider important to you on the job. Work Related ValuesThe followi

22、ng list describes a wide variety of satisfactions that people obtain from their jobs. Look at the definitions of these various satisfactions and rate the degree of importance that you would assign to each, using the scale below:1 = Not important at all2 = Not very important3 = Reasonably important4

23、= Very important in my choice of career_ Help Society: Do something to contribute to the betterment of the world I live in._ Help Others: Be involved in helping other people in a direct way, either individually or in small groups._ Public Contact: Have a lot of day-to-day contact with people._ Work

24、with Others: Have close working relationships with a group; work as a team toward common goals._ Affiliation: Be recognized as a member of a particular organization._ Friendships: Develop close personal relationships with people as a result of my work activities._ Competition: Engage in activities w

25、hich pit my abilities against others where there are clear win-and-lose outcomes._ Make Decisions: Have the power to decide courses of action, policies, etc._ Work under Pressure: Work in situations where time pressure is prevalent and/or the quality of my work is judged critically by supervisors, c

26、ustomers or others._ Power and Authority: Control the work activities or （partially） the destinies of other people._ Influence People: Be in a position to change attitudes or opinions of other people._ Work Alone: Do projects by myself, without any significant amount of contact with others._ Knowled

27、ge: Engage myself in the pursuit of knowledge, truth and understanding._ Intellectual Status: Be regarded as a person of high intellectual prowess or as one who is an acknowledged expert in a given field._ Artistic Creativity: Engage in creative work in any of several art forms._ Creativity （general

28、）: Created new ideas, programs, organizational structures or anything else not following a format previously developed by others._ Aesthetics: Be involved in studying or appreciating the beauty of things, ideas, etc._ Supervision: Have a job in which I am directly responsible for the work done by others._ Change and Variety: Have work responsibilities which frequently c