Career Planning Self- assessment is the first step of the
career planning process.
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Self Assessment During a self-assessment you gather information
about yourself in order to make an informed career decision. A
self-assessment should include a look at the following: values,
interests, personality and skills.
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Values The things that are important to you, like achievement,
status, and autonomy If you don't take your values into account
when planning your career, there's a good chance you'll dislike
your work and therefore not succeed in it.
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Interests What you enjoy doing, i.e. playing golf, taking long
walks, hanging out with friends
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Personality A person's individual traits, motivational drives,
needs, and attitudes Based on work by Jung Eight personality types
extroverts, introverts, thinking, feeling, sensing, intuitive,
judging, and perceptive.
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Skills The activities you are good at, such as writing,
computer programming, teaching Also look at what you enjoy
doing
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GRADE 11 INVENTORIES To help you discover and connect you who
are with what you will do in life and work; you will complete a
VALUES Inventory and an INTERESTS Inventory
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Holland Interest Inventory A system of matching interests with
one or more of six types: realistic, investigative, artistic,
social, enterprising, and conventional.
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Holland Interest Inventory Website
http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/bhs/guidance/
Careerdocs/Holland%20SelfAssessment.pdf
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Holland Personality Types Realistic (R) People who like nature,
or athletics, or tools and machinery. Social (S) People who are
drawn to helping, teaching, or serving others. Investigative (I)
People who are very curious, like to investigate or analyze things
Enterprising (E) People who like to start up projects or
organizations, and/or influence or persuade people. Artistic (A)
People who are very artistic, imaginative, and innovative.
Conventional (C) People who like detailed work, and like to
complete tasks or projects. Everyone has some level of each type,
but generally there are 2-3 that are more significant than the
others.
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CHARACTERISTICS & POSSIBLE CAREER CHOICES
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Realistic types prefer to deal with Things. A person with a
Realistic Personality tends to be frank, practical, focused,
mechanical, determined, or rugged. Examples of Realistic Abilities
include manipulating tools, doing mechanical or manual tasks, or
doing athletic activities. Examples of Realistic Holland Code
Careers include Craftsman, Fitness Trainer, Optician, Policemen,
Fire Fighter, and Physical Education Teacher. Possible Realistic
College Majors are Justice Studies, Fire Science, Athletic
Training, Martial Arts, Corporate Fitness, and Physical
Education..
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Investigative types prefer to deal with Things and Ideas. A
person with a Investigative Personality tends to be analytical,
intellectual, reserved, independent, and scholarly. Examples of
Investigative Abilities include working with abstract ideas and
intellectual problems. Examples of Investigative Holland Code
Careers include Biologist, Chemist, Historian, Researcher, Doctor,
and Mathematician. Possible Investigative College Majors are
Botany, Engineering, Forestry Science, Physics, and Foreign
Languages.
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Artistic types prefer to deal with Ideas and People. A person
with an Artistic Personality tends to be Complicated, Original,
Impulsive, Independent, Expressive, and Creative. Examples of
Artistic Abilities include using imagination and feelings in
creative expression. Examples of Artistic Holland Code Careers
include Artist, Musician, Actor/ Actress, Designer, Writer, and
Photographer. Possible Artistic College Majors are Art, Theater,
Graphic Design, Music, Journalism, and Communication.
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Social types prefer to deal with People. A person with a Social
Personality tends to be Helping, Informing, Teaching, Inspiring,
Counselling, and Serving. Examples of Social Abilities include
interacting with people and concerned with the welfare of people.
Examples of Social Holland Code Careers include Teacher, Clergy,
Coach, Therapist, Nurse, Counsellor, and Sociologist. Possible
Social College Majors are Nursing, Christian Education,
Counselling, Biblical Studies, Social Science, and Education.
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Enterprising types prefer to deal with Data and People. A
person with an Enterprising Personality tends to be: Persuasive,
Energetic, Sociable, Adventurous, Ambitious, and Risk-taking.
Examples of Enterprising Abilities include leading, managing, and
organizing. Examples of Enterprising Holland Code Careers include
Manager, Producer, Lawyer, Business/ Marketing, Executive,
Entrepreneur, and Principal. Possible Enterprising College Majors
are Pre-Law, Business Management and Administration, International
Business, and Political Science.
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Conventional types prefer to deal with Data and Things. A
person with a Conventional Personality tends to be Careful,
Conforming, Conservative, Conscientious, Self-controlled, and
Structured. Examples of Conventional Abilities include ordering
activities paying attention to details. Examples of Conventional
Holland Code Careers include Accountant, Banker, Editor, Office
Manager, Librarian, and Reporter. Possible Conventional College
Majors are Business, Accounting, and Management.
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Compatible Work Environments Personality TypeMost
CompatibleCompatible Realistic Investigative & Conventional
Investigative Realistic & Artistic Artistic Investigative &
Social Social Artistic & Enterprising Enterprising Social &
Conventional Conventional Enterprising & Realistic
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Health Field Examples Using Holland Interest Inventory
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So what do the results tell you? Once you have tallied your
Holland interests and discovered your top 3 themes, occupations
that might interest you are provided at:
http://www.promisingfutures.com/allaccess/car
eer_planning/interest_inventory/interest_invent ory.htm
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LIFE VALUES Cheshire Puss, asked Alice, Would you tell me,
please, which way I ought to go from here? That depends a good deal
on where you want to go, said the Cat. I dont much care where, said
Alice. Then it doesnt matter which way you go, said the Cat.
http://www.cvs.k12.mi.us/careers/pdfs/LIFE%20VALU
ES%20INVENTORY%205_01_08_1%20(2).pdf
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Why is it Important to Understand your Values? Your values are
made up of everything that has happened to you in your life and
include influences from: your parents and family, your religious
affiliation, your friends and peers, your education, your reading,
and more. Effective people recognize these environmental influences
and identify and develop a clear, concise, and meaningful set of
values/beliefs, and priorities. Once defined, values impact every
aspect of your life.
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Understand your Values Continued You demonstrate and model your
values in action in your personal and work behaviors, decision
making, contribution, and interpersonal interaction. You use your
values to make decisions about priorities in your daily work and
home life. Your goals and life purpose are grounded in your
values.
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LIFE VALUES CATEGORIES To laugh often and much, to win the
respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to
earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of
false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to
leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden
patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has
breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS Learning without reflection is a waste,
reflection without learning is dangerous. Confucius
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1.To what extent do these results describe you? (Were the
results an accurate portrait of you?) Why or why not? Provide
evidence using information from your learning experiences and the
descriptors of the 6 personality types. Were there any surprises?
Give details. 2.To what extent were you surprised regarding the
number of values the inventory asked about? 3.Do your two inventory
results support one another in the area of values (Holland
Inventory under Characteristics lists a value associated with the
personality type)? If there was a difference, what could explain
this? If they were compatible, do you agree?
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4.List your three top categories from the Holland Inventory
(use the first initialRIC, SAE, etc.) AND list at least five
careers that interest you. 5.Where do your top 3 values show
themselves in your schooling, and your relationships with family,
friends and community. 6.What was the most significant thing you
learned about yourself from completing these inventories?
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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT The journey between what you once were
and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life really
takes place. Barbara DeAngelis
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ADDITIONAL INVENTORIES During Mentorship classes inventories
dealing with PERSONALITY or SKILLS will NOT be completed.
HELPING STUDENTS DISCOVER AND CONNECT WHO THEY ARE WITH WHAT
THEY DO IN LIFE AND WORK Prepared for Mentorship Program at Dr.
E.P. Scarlett June 2011 By Pamela Singletary