Practical_Course_Syllabus_Career_Adaptability

Practical_Course_Syllabus_Career_Adaptability

1. Session 3 Self-Assessment

2. Self-Assessment Today’s Agenda Identify the Key Components of “Self-Assessment” Self Reflection, Six Intrinsic Measures, Personality/Type Association Self-Assessment in your personal life Self-Assessment and Career Preparedness Illustrate the Four strategic steps to Decision Making and Career Planning Quick Exercise and closing

3. Self-Assessment What is Self-Assessment? “Self-Assessment is a process by which you learn more about yourself—what you like, what you don’t like, and how you tend to react to certain situations. Knowing these things can help you determine which occupations and work situations could be a better fit for you.” -The Riley Guide: Before you Search, 2006

4. Self-Assessment The Beginning: Self-Reflection • Where did this Journey Begin? • What activities did I enjoy the most? • When you walk into a bookstore, what books attract you the most? • Would you rather work with things, people, ideas, information/data or a combination of two or more? • What people did you find yourself working with and spending your time around? • What made you choose X University for your Bachelor’s degree? • Why did you originally choose your major? • Why did you choose to pursue a Master’s degree here at Polytech?

5. Self-Assessment The Six Intrinsic Attributes in Self-Assessment

6. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes

7. Self-Assessment Identify your Interests Interest (n): A state of curiosity or concern about or attention to something. • What do you like to do for hobbies? • Do you like to travel? • Do you like Community Service? • Why did you select your undergraduate major? • Think about what interests or interested you in the past, and think about how that contributed to where you are today.

8. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Identify your Interests Interest (n): A state of curiosity or concern about or attention to something. • What do you like to do for hobbies? • Do you like to travel? • Do you like Community Service? • Why did you select your undergraduate major? • Think about what interests or interested you in the past, and think about how that contributed to where you are today.

9. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Identify your Abilities Ability (n): A natural or acquired skill or talent. • What things have always been somewhat natural for you? • Do you remember numbers? • Are you quick with math? • Do you have the natural ability to talk to anybody? • Are you naturally athletic? • Think about what abilities you’ve utilized throughout your life up to today.

10. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Identify your Skills Skill (n): Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experience • Interests as the motivating factor • What you’re good at and what you like are not always the same thing • Think about the skills you have developed through education, work experience, and how these skills have got you to where you are today

11. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Identify your Values Values (n): A principle, standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable • What matters most to you in your work? • What is important to you? Knowledge? Money? Social Status? • What do you want from your education? • What you do, how you do it, and who you do it with indicates values

12. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Identify your Work Habits Habit (n): A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition. • How hard are you willing to work for what you want? • Are you a team oriented person or do you prefer more autonomy? • Are you always striving to perform your best? • What work habits or things you find yourself doing repeatedly fit in the things you have done so far in your life?

13. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Identify your Goals Goals (n): The purpose toward which an endeavor is directed; an objective. • Where do you want to be in five years? Ten years? Short term? Long term? • Driven by your abilities, interests, skills, preferences, etc. • Do your goals reflect a true combination of the attributes discussed? • Are your goals concrete? • Where do your goals cross with the road your life has been down

14. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Personality/Type Association

15. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Personality/Type Association • What do we mean when we say your “type” or “personality”? • What does your “type” have to do with self-assessment? • Does it have an effect on your school work? Your job search? Both? • How can this be measured?

16. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Personality/Type Association • Do I think I am introverted or extroverted? • Do I process/make meaning of new information with my 5 senses or with my 6th sense? • Do I make decisions based on my principles or based on my personal values? • Do I like my life organized or to be more open and spontaneous?

17. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Personality/Type Association “Psychological type” describes the different ways people: • prefer to take in information, • prefer to make decisions, • are energized by the outside world or by the inner world, and • prefer to keep things open or to move towards closure. - Myers-Briggs Foundation

18. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Personality/Type Association Theory says…. People with different preferences naturally have different interests, perspectives, behaviors and motivations. Awareness of preferences helps people understand and value others who think and act quite differently.

19. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Self-Assessment in your personal lives • Be honest with yourself • Utilization of others for your own assessment (in the form of feedback) • What do I want people to see in me? • Describe yourself (seen a lot in interviews and/or application essays) • Identify areas of interest that you may be weak in – what can you do to further develop those skills? • Keeping yourself accountable for results • Think about how you handle yourself in certain situations

20. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Self-Assessment in your personal lives • Be honest with yourself • Utilization of others for your own assessment (in the form of feedback) • What do I want people to see in me? • Describe yourself (seen a lot in interviews and/or application essays) • Identify areas of interest that you may be weak in – what can you do to further develop those skills? • Keeping yourself accountable for results • Think about how you handle yourself in certain situations

21. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Self-Assessment in your personal lives • Be honest with yourself • Utilization of others for your own assessment (in the form of feedback) • What do I want people to see in me? • Describe yourself (seen a lot in interviews and/or application essays) • Identify areas of interest that you may be weak in – what can you do to further develop those skills? • Keeping yourself accountable for results • Think about how you handle yourself in certain situations

22. Self-Assessment – Intrinsic Attributes Self-Assessment in your personal lives • Be honest with yourself • Utilization of others for your own assessment (in the form of feedback) • What do I want people to see in me? • Describe yourself (seen a lot in interviews and/or application essays) • Identify areas of interest that you may be weak in – what can you do to further develop those skills? • Keeping yourself accountable for results • Think about how you handle yourself in certain situations

23. Self-Assessment Self-Assessment and Career Preparedness Decision Making and Strategy

24. Self-Assessment – Career Preparedness Self-Assessment and your Career • How do I synthesize my time spent self-assessing into my job search? • What have I discovered are some skills I wish to further develop? Are these skills related to where I want to work? • Do I have a clear picture of what my strengths and weaknesses are relative to my position of interest? • What should I be aware of when speaking to corporate recruiters? • How the Self-Assessment time you spend translates into rational decision making • Career Development: The integration of Strategy and SelfAssessment

25. Self-Assessment – Career Preparedness

26. Self-Assessment – Career Preparedness Self-Assessment and your Career • Skills, Abilities, Interests all make up who you are, what your ideal career would be • SWOT analysis on results of your assessments • Read through “Job Searching” webpage, complete strategic step packet • Utilize advise from exercises (i.e. career leader, etc ) to begin researching various positions, industries, etc. • Develop a strategic action plan for yourself with timeframes, etc. • Think short and long term! What can you do this year to develop certain areas that might help you with your job search?

27. Self-Assessment – Career Preparedness Self-Assessment and your Career Corporate Recruiters, Interviews and preparing to impress • Recruiters assess the quality of their applications by measuring their talent and effectiveness in three categories: -Technical - Functional/Transferable Skills - Personal Qualities Recruiters/Employers like to ask questions to get to the route of an applicant’s values or ethics, honesty and integrity through essay questions and/or behavioral types of interviews.

28. Self-Assessment – Career Preparedness

29. Self-Assessment Throughout the process of self-assessment, remember these….. Self-Assessment is the beginning to a lengthy career development process. Career and Personal Development… Is a process that takes time Requires Action Is YOUR responsibility Is Lifelong

30. Self-Assessment In Closing… • Make the time to prepare for your future! • Utilize your resources • Read through handouts and spend time with some other assessments • Ask questions, seek advice from as many people as possible! • Seek out the Career Center, myself, Alumni (Mentor Program), Faculty, and others!

31. Self-Assessment Remember: When it comes to your future, use your SMARTS! S- Strategic Searching M- Masterfully A- Always R- Reaps T- Tremendous S- Success

32. Homework Topic: Understanding My Strengths and Weaknesses: A Self-Reflection Essay Description: In this essay, students can reflect on their strengths and weaknesses in both academic and personal life. Students can discuss how these attributes have influenced their performance in school and life, and how they plan to work on areas that need improvement. Deadline: 00h00 20/10/24 Be carefull . I will check essay with turitin and antiplagiat Essay of 1000 words. Send by email: [email protected]

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