discover oneself.docx

1、discover oneselfI. Discover YourselfIn order to find a career path that you will find both challenging and satisfying, you must first learn about yourself. * What do you like to do? * What skills do you have? * Which skills do you like to use? * What kind of work setting fits best with your personal

2、ity type? * What is your personality type?There are many ways you can assess yourself. However, if you would like a more in-depth self-understanding, it is recommended that you meet with a career counselor who can provide you with standardized career assessments. These are tests that will help you t

3、o know yourself better, especially related to working. With the guidance of the counselor, you can develop a profile of yourself, including career options. Sounds good- But where do I find a career counselor? The most common places to find career counselors are: College and University Career Centers

4、 CA State Department of Rehabilitation 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

5、 assessment, but many find it to be helpful. 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 inter

6、preted as both positive and negative. For 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 assessme

7、nt will help you better understand your 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

8、 the line using the scale below: 0 = if 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 account

9、able for duties; and actually following 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 affi

10、nity towards people and/or things; to show 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._ Initiat

11、ive: Starting thoughts and/or actions._ 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 sel

12、f; doing things yourself and feeling confident 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:

13、 Trying to achieve the highest possible 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

14、._ Stability: Being constant in responses.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 thing

15、s you have done in the past where you succeeded: 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

16、 as well. For example, if your hobby is collecting 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

17、*Golf *Politics *Advising *Government *Precision 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 *Identi

18、fying needs *Religion *Assisting *Implementing *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 *

19、Integrating *Singing *Civic activities *Inventing *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 *Counseli

20、ng *Making decisions *Thinking *Creating *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

21、*Money *Working outdoors*Entertaining *Motivating *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 *Philoso

22、phy *Fine manual work *Photography *Forestry *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. ValuesIdentify

23、ing your values is one of the most important 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 care

24、er does not match with their values. For instance, 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

25、 on the job. Work Related ValuesThe following 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 =

26、Not very important3 = Reasonably important4 = 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 l

27、ot of day-to-day contact with people._ Work 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 acti

28、vities._ Competition: Engage in activities which 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

29、 work is judged critically by supervisors, customers 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 signifi

30、cant amount of contact with others._ Knowledge: 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 an

31、y of several art forms._ Creativity (general): 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