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Career and Financial ManagementExamining Your Personality
Objectives Analyze how self-concept can affect job
performance Define personality and identify the
purpose of taking personality tests Explore learning styles and their
relationship to career selection
Self-Concept What you know and feel about yourself
Confident, curious, dependable, funny
Healthy Self-ConceptIn order to have a healthy self-concept you must have: High self-esteem A realistic self-concept A complete self-concept
Self-Concept and Work Healthy self-concept can lead to success
in the workplace
Changing Your Self-Concept Be honest about your talents
Bragging shows poor self-concept
Know your strengths and weaknesses Don’t be afraid to ask questions
Improve your self-esteem Helps others see you positively
The Bottom Line
Self-Concept
Healthy
Contributes to job
success
Unhealthy
Can be improved
Personality Your unique combination of attitudes,
behaviors, and characteristics Defines who you are
Contradicting personality characteristics Shy/Outgoing
Personality and Work Knowing your personality helps you
identify natural abilities and potential careers
Some personality types fit a particular career better than others
Personality Types Career
Shy Sales
Curious, Independent Scientist
Personality Tests One way to explore your personality is
to take a personality test Personality tests help to determine a
person’s behavior, thoughts, and feelings Some employers use personality tests to
know the personality traits of potential employees
Employer Personality Tests
ADVANTAGES• Lower turnover• More information
about abilities and interests
• Identify interpersonal traits
DISADVANTAGES• Some traits hard to
measure• Doesn't consider
training and experience
• Altered responses
Common Personality Tests The Big Five Personality Test Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Rorschach Ink Blot Test
The Big FiveThe Big Five test measures the following traits:
Openness• Open-minded, interest in art, emotional,
adventurous, new ideas, curiosity
Conscientiousness
• Typically self-disciplined, result oriented, structured, traditional, dutiful
Extraversion• High energy level, people person,
extrovert, stimulated being around others
Agreeableness• Compassionate, cooperative, ability to
forgive, pragmatic, get things done
Neuroticism• Sensible, venerable, in extreme:
emotional unstable and neurotic
Measured 0-100 in each area and given in a % of how you rank in each area
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator One of the most popular personality
tests 4 ways people are different from one
another1. Energy Orientation Introvert (I) or Extrovert (E)
2. Taking in information Sensing (S) or Intuitive (N)
3. Decision-making Thinking (T) or Feeling (F)
4. Outer world orientation Judging (J) or Perceiving (P)
Rorschach Ink Blot Test Person views 10 inkblot images “Tell me what you see or able to image
to be there.” Responses are analyzed by a
psychologist Can reveal such things as introversion,
extroversion, repressed desires, and emotional stability
The Bottom Line
Personality
Personality Tests
The Big FiveMyers-BriggsRorschach
Ink Blot
Learning Styles Learning Style: the different ways
people naturally think and learn Learning styles affect how we absorb
information, solve problems, and act in social settings
Many different theories Howard Gardner
Multiple intelligences
Garner’s Multiple Intelligences Verbal/Linguistic Logical/Mathematical Visual/Spatial Rhythmic/Musical Bodily/Kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalistic
Multiple IntelligencesVerbal/Linguistic
Strengths Best Way to Learn
Careers
reading, writing, telling stories, memorizing words, foreign languages
saying, hearing, seeing words
writers, lawyers, journalists, politicians, and teachers
Logical/Mathematical
Strengths Best Way to Learn
Careers
experimenting, working with numbers, recognizing patterns, problem solving
working with patterns, classifying, making categories
scientists, mathematicians, engineers, doctors, and economists
Multiple Intelligences
Multiple IntelligencesVisual/Spatial
Strengths Best Way to Learn
Careers
drawing, building, designing, creating things; visualizing and mentally manipulating objects
using the mind’s eye; working with colors and pictures; visual organizers
architect, artist, engineer, graphic designer, interior designer, photographer
Multiple IntelligencesRhythmic/Musical
Strengths Best Way to Learn
Careers
singing, humming, playing instruments, enjoys listening to music
lecture, use songs or rhythms to memorize information, background music
instrumentalists, singers, conductors, disc jockeys, orators, composers, and sales reps
Multiple IntelligencesBodily/Kinesthetic
Strengths Best Way to Learn
Careers
physical activities, acting, performing, crafts
interacting with people and objects, learn by doing
athletes, dancers, actors, surgeons, doctors, builders, and soldiers
Multiple IntelligencesInterpersonal
Strengths Best Way to Learn
Careers
sensitive to other’s moods, cooperate with others, empathetic, good communicators, leaders or followers
working with others, discussions, debates, comparing, cooperating
sales, politicians, managers, teachers, and social workers
Multiple IntelligencesIntrapersonal
Strengths Best Way to Learn
Careers
highly self-aware; understand their own emotions, goals and motivations; pursue personal interests; perfectionists
working alone, self-paced instruction, individualized projects
psychologist, therapist, counselor, entrepreneur, artist, photographer
Multiple IntelligencesNaturalistic
Strengths Best Way to Learn
Careers
measuring, charting, mapping, observing plants and animals, outdoor activities, keeping a journal
recognizing patterns, classifying, hands-on activities
astronomer, botanist, wildlife illustrator, meteorologist, chef, gardener, oceanographer, zoologist
What is Your Learning Style? Everyone possesses characteristics of
each intelligence area One or two that stand out the most
Learning and Life Learning styles are important for
understanding how we learn, but also for helping us through everyday life Family life, marriage, leisure, work
Being aware of your learning style leads to greater self-knowledge Maximum success in both work and
leisure
The Bottom LineLearning Styles Verbal/Linguistic Logical/Mathematical Visual/Spatial Rhythmic/Musical Bodily/Kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalistic