Your Career Path...Awareness
Gathering Information....
- This step involves gathering information about yourself to assist in making a decision about a career. By developing an understanding of self values, interests, aptitudes, abilities, personal traits, and desired life style you should become aware of the interrelationship between self and occupational choice.
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There are a variety of personality inventories available. Contact your counselor about completing them. You may wish to choose from the following on-line inventories: |
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| Answer a series of shot question and view your personalized career report. |
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| This inventory is designed to help you identify values. |
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| This personality test by David Keirsey which scores results according to the Meyers-Briggs system. |
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| Explore career paths by focusing on and learning about yourself. |
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As you begin to develop a better understanding of yourself. You will gain
the following competencies:
- Gain self-awareness
- Improve self-confidence
- Understand time and stress management
- Develop personal/professional management skills
The following list gives concrete examples of ways to gain competencies
for self-assessment.
- Take exploratory classes
- Join activity clubs or professional clubs
- Allow regular time for leisure, hobbies and friends
- Identify symptoms of stress
- Identify personality style
- Identify work values
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills in expressing feelings and ideas
- Demonstrate skills in overcoming self-defeating behaviors