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Career and Financial ManagementExploring Your Interests
Objectives Evaluate ways in which personal and
work values can guide career choice Assess personal interests Identify aptitudes and abilities and
determine how to develop new abilities
Lifestyle Goals The way you want to spend your time,
energy, and resources in the future Imagine your life 5 to 10 years from now
What careers would make your lifestyle possible? Examine yourself and your wants
Examining Yourself Values Work Values Interests Aptitudes and abilities
Your Personal ValuesValues: beliefs and principles that define who you are, shape attitudes and choices, and help set priorities
“What things are important to me?”
Sample Personal Values
Values
Recognition
PersonalGrowth
Community
Family Leisure
Spirituality
Courage
Work ValuesWork values: Something people want to get out of a job or that brings them job satisfaction
Can be related to personal values
Work ValuesCreativity Good Salary High
Achievement Independence
Job Security Leadership Physical Activity Prestige
Variety Work with Your Hands
Work with Your Mind
Work with People
Risk Outdoor Work
Work Values & Career Choices Consider careers that match your work
values Will lead to feelings of success because
you are achieving something valued
The Bottom Line
Lifestyle Goals
Interests
Work Values
Values
Ability
Aptitude
Personal Values
Examining Yourself Values Work Values Interests Aptitudes and abilities
Your Interests Interests: things that you like or want to
know more about Usually something you do well Explore interests to determine school and
work plans
Areas of InterestThe Arts
Business
Crafts
Office Operations
Scientific
Social
The Arts Activities
Music, painting, writing, entertaining others, visiting museums, reading books
Personality Creative, independent
Careers Actor/actress, artist, editor, fashion
designer, musician, photographer, radio/TV announcer, reporter
Business Activities
Coming up with new ideas Personality
Leaders, good salespeople, persuasive Careers
Bank manager, lawyer, salesperson, business executive
Crafts Activities
Work with tools, build things, interested in mechanical activities, using physical strength
Personality Enjoy seeing end results of work
Careers Auto mechanic, cook, electrician, farmer,
truck driver
Office Operations Activities
Work with numbers and words, data, facts Personality
Well organized Careers
Accountant, administrative assistant, bank teller, computer operator, tax preparer
Scientific Activities
Enjoy math and science, studying, think about ideas
Personality Curious, creative, work alone
Careers Architect, biologist, chemical engineer,
economist, pharmacist, physician
Social Activities
Help others, provide services Personality
Good communication skills, get along with others
Careers Counselor, nurse, police officer, social
worker, teacher
The Bottom Line
Lifestyle Goals
Interests
BusinessValues
Ability
Aptitude
The Arts
Office Operations
Crafts
Social
Scientific
Examining Yourself Values Work Values Interests Aptitudes and abilities
Aptitudes & Abilities Aptitude: natural talents a person has or
the potential for learning a certain skill easily and quickly
Ability: a skill you have already developed
Average person has many different aptitudes and abilities
Identifying Aptitudes and Abilities Brainstorm a list of your skills Ask friends and family members Create a three-column chart
Mental Physical Social
• Problem solving
• Creativity• Decision
making
• Coordination• Running• Drawing
• Good communication
• Leadership• Persuasion
ACTIVITY!
Developing Abilities Gain experience by getting involved
Join clubs and organizations Volunteer Play a sport
Feedback How well you are performing Identify what to work on
Stages of Ability Development
Stage 1 - NoviceLearn about the skill Length depends on complexity
Stage 2 - ApprenticeHands-on practice Supervised by mentor
Stage 3 - MasterSkill becomes natural Consistently complete skill
without error
Stage 4 - Mentor
Share skill by teaching others
Aptitudes, Abilities, and Career Selection
Aptitude/Ability and interest in an area Successful in a related
career
No aptitude/Ability in an area At a disadvantage
The Bottom Line
Lifestyle Goals
Interests
Develop
Values
Ability
Aptitude Natural
