SelfAssessments: Values, Interests, Personalities

1
Self-AssessmentsValues, Interests,
Personalities Skills
2
Objectives

• Questions from last class?
• Career Showcase comments
• Write up your experiences for credit
• Values, Interests, Personalities, Skills (VIPS)
• Turn in self-assessments on break
• Make sure your name is on them

3
VIPS Questions to think about

• Who am I?
• Values What is important to me?
• Interests What do I enjoy?
• Personality How do others perceive me?
• Skills What do I do well?

4
Exploring your Values
5
Values

• What are values?
• Your socially held principles, goals or standards
• Research shows that values are the biggest
  predictor of career satisfaction.
• Identifying your values
• Meaningful experiences, dreams, goals, people you
  admire, etc

6
Examples of Values

• Wealth material comfort and security
• Power control influence
• Authority control, order, leadership
• Fame status and recognition
• Intelligence ability to understand
• Wisdom understanding life, discovering
  knowledge
• Stability lack of changes
• Peace freedom from war conflict

• Belonging accepted by others, not alone
• Love closeness and intimacy
• Family care and security
• Friendship trust and companionship
• Pleasure enjoyment, fun, laughter
• Service giving to others
• Adventure new experiences, risk-taking, changes
• Integrity strong beliefs, sincerity, and
  honesty.

7
Romi Michelles HS Reunion

• Romi Michelle are heading to their H.S.
  reunion and feel like their lives may not be
  good enough for everyone else (values
  belonging). They dress in business suits and
  pretend to be the wealthy inventors of 3M Post-it
  Notes (values wealth, power, fame). When their
  lie is discovered, they decide it is more
  important to be themselves (values integrity,
  friendship, pleasure, adventure)

8
Romi Michelles HS Reunion

• What values did you see in this clip?
• Can you relate to a time where you felt like you
  needed to be someone else to feel valued by
  others?

9
Values Activity

• In groups of 3-4 discuss how you prioritized your
  values the way you did.
• If you only had a year to live, how would the
  priorities change?
• What is the one thing you cant live without (you
  value the most)?

10
Exploring your Interests
11
Interests

• What are interests?
• Things that drive or motivate us.
• Research shows that interests are the biggest
  predictor of career choice.
• Interests play a role when job hunting
• Indoor Outdoor
• Standing Sitting
• Teamwork Individual
• Risk Safety

12
Activity

• Which type of job do you prefer?
• Indoor or Outdoor?
• Active or Stationary?
• Busy or Quiet?
• Easy or Challenging?
• Lead or Follow?
• Groups or Individual?
• Office Manufacturing Retail Field?
• Large Mid Small Company?
• Large Mid Small City?

13
Holland Code Career Model

• John Holland divided interest into six broad
  categories related to the world of work

14
Realistic Investigative

• Task-Oriented
• Independent
• Analytical
• Reserved
• Intellectual
• Abstract
• Computer Programming
• Science Careers

• Prefers Concrete Tasks
• Mechanical Abilities
• Hands On Work
• Physical Work
• Skilled Trades
• Engineering

15
Artistic Social

• Social Interaction
• Interest in People
• Good Interpersonal Communication Skills
• Community Service Oriented
• Teacher
• Nurse
• School Counselor

• Self Expression
• Imaginative
• Introspective
• Values Beauty
• Creative
• Sensation-Seeking
• Editor, Writer
• Fine Arts

16
Enterprising Conventional

• Seeks Leadership and Social Influence
• Ambitious
• Persuasive Verbal Skills
• Sales
• Management

• Practical
• Well Controlled
• Conservative
• Likes Routine and Structure
• Clerical Work
• Accountant

17
Explore Your Interests

• Use the Kuder to Explore
• http//ufl.kuder.com/

18
Activity

• What were your top three codes?

19
World of Work Mapwww.act.org
20
Warren BrownIs it Self-Service to Do What You
Enjoy?

• Warren went from law to baking cakes and a
  funny thing happened on the way to simply doing
  what he enjoyed everyone thanked him. As if he
  had helped them!...They thanked him for inspiring
  them to keep their own dreams alive.
• Does it help you follow your dreams when you see
  others following theirs?

21
Warren Brown (Ch 7) Is it Self-Service to Do
What You Enjoy?
22
Following her interests

• From Bank Vice President to Trapeze Artist, Liz
  took the leap of faith to follow her dreams.

23
From Millions to Meaning

• Turn in your self-assessments make sure your
  name is on them.
• Take a 15 minute break or watch this next
  inspirational story
• Don went from Microsoft Executive millionaire to
  building over 287 schools, 3600 libraries and
  donating 3 million books to children in
  developing countries.

24
Exploring your Personality
25
Personality

• What is personality?
• who we are and how and why we are similar and
  different to other individuals.
• Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) or Keirsey
  Temperament Sorter
• Introvert vs Extrovert
• Sensing vs Intuition
• Thinking vs Feeling
• Judging vs Perceiving

26
ENERGY!

• I need to think about this
• Ideas and reflection
• Learns best by having time to think
• Concentration
• Likes to learn something in depth
• Likes to think before responding
• Enjoys one on one or small group interaction
• Prefers written communication
• Private

• Lets talk this over
• People and Activity
• Learns best by doing or discussing
• Likes variety and working in groups
• Dislike complicated procedures
• Think things through out loud
• Broad interests
• Expressive
• Live it, then understand it
• EXTRAVERSION

27
Gathering Information
Just the facts I can see it all now.

• Future
• Big picture
• Enjoys learning a new skill more than practicing
  old ones
• Wants to clarify ideas/theories before putting
  them into practice
• Desires change
• Works in burst of energy
• INTUITION

• Here and now
• Detail oriented
• Enjoys using skills already learned
• Understands ideas/theories through practical
  application
• Comfortable with routine
• Works at a steady pace
• SENSING

28
Making Decisions
Is this logical? Will this hurt anyone?

• Objective Data
• Criteria
• Analytical
• Critique
• Prefer calm, objective interactions
• THINKING

• Considers feelings as data
• Circumstances
• Empathetic
• Harmony
• Prefer supportive and encouraging interactions
• FEELING

29
Need for Order
Just do something. Lets wait and see.

• Goal-oriented
• Scheduled and planned
• Organize their lives
• Likes things to be decided
• Like roles and expectations to be clear and
  definite
• Try to avoid last-minute stress
• JUDGING

• Adapt, change course
• Spontaneous
• Like things loose and open to change
• Frustrated by rules and closure
• Feel energized by last-minute pressure
• PERCEIVING

30
Typical Fields of Study

• ST SF
• Management/business Health care
• Accounting/banking Teaching
• Law enforcement Religious service
• Engineering Office work
• Skilled trades Community service
• NF NT_____________________
  
• Counseling/human services Law
• Art and music Physical science
• Writing/journalism Computers
• Behavioral science Management
• Education Research
• Where do you fall?
• Does it match with your personality?

31
Hitch

• Albert (Kevin James) hired Hitch (Will Smith),
  the professional date doctor, to make him into
  the man that Allegra Cole could love. He tried to
  be suave with Hitchs training but could not
  hide his true nerdy self. When Allegra found out
  that Albert paid to get in with her, she got
  angry and left. Ironically, it was the real
  Albert that she fell in love with

32
Hitch

• Do you know others who try to change their
  personality to be liked?
• Do you prefer their fake or real personality?

33
Exploring your Skills
34
Skills

• What are skills?
• Proficiency, talent or ability that is acquired
  or developed through training or experience.
• Research shows that skills are the biggest
  predictor of career success.
• What are your skills?
• Clerical, Technical, Public Relations,
  Agriculture, Sales, Communication, Service,
  Personable, etc

35
Employers Rate The Importance of Candidate Skills

• 1. Communication skills
• 2. Honesty/Integrity
• 3. Teamwork Skills
• 4. Interpersonal Skills
• 5. Motivation/Initiative
• 6. Strong Work Ethic
• 7. Analytical Skills
• 8. Flexibility
• 9. Computer Skills
• 10.Organizational Skills

11. Detail Oriented 12. Leadership 13.
Self-Confidence 14. Outgoing 15. Tactfulness 16.
Well mannered 17. GPA 3.0 18. Creativity 19.
Entrepreneur 20. Sense of Humor
NACEs Job Outlook 2005
36
How We Display or Gain Skills

• Academic Results
• Work Experiences
• Extra-Curricular Activities
• Volunteering
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Solving Problems
• Creativity
• Leadership

37
Displaying Skills Effectively

• How can you display your skills effectively?
• Resume / Curriculum Vita
• Good references
• Work samples (publications, projects)
• Website / Video samples
• Others?
• How can you display them ineffectively?
• Facebook / MySpace
• Others?

38
Final Thoughts

• No test or counselor can tell you what to do with
  YOUR life.
• Knowing about yourself and assessing your VIPS
  will help you in many areas of your life
  including your career.
• Find work that fits your values and personality.
  Youll be much happier!
• Change your career goal if it doesnt fit dont
  change yourself

39
For next week

• Family Influences Life Lines
• Read Bronson Ch 8, 10, 47
• Lori rejected the model of her father
• Jessica followed in her fathers footsteps but
  found it was not the rewarding career she hoped
  for
• Chi disappointed his father with his career
  decision after graduating from Yale
• Personal Career Visions due
• Career Vision Presentations