Career Goals

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Career Goals
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Recall from previous lecture Why become self
aware?

• To develop intrapersonal skills
• To manage yourself by setting appropriate goals,
  choose appropriate careers, manage stressetc..

Human et al 1999, Janasz et al
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How to know if you chose the right career for
yourself?

• Complete an Interest Inventory that compares
  similarity of your interests to those in a
  particular field
• Download and install the ONET Computerized
  Interest Profiler from the following link
  http//www.onetcenter.org/CIP.html?p3.
• 183 questions for you to answer as like,
  unsure and dislike.
• Are you prepared for the career you want?
• Click for more details in Job Zone - Aligns
  your interest with possible positions according
  to level of education and preparation you would
  need,

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What are interests?
- Realist working with gadgets- Investigative
scientific, mathematics- Artistic creative
expression in art- Social helping professions,
team work- Enterprising leadership,
entrepreneur - Conventional structured work
environments
Holland (1985)
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Examples of interests Investigative economics,
mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology,
engineering Artistic drama, art, music, English,
architecture Social history, political science,
sociology, nursing, social work,
education Enterprising business management,
public administration, marketing and sales.
Rosen, Holmberg, Holland, 1989
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Why are interests valid?--I Interests are related
to Personality Vocational Interests Big Five
Dimension Social Extraversion Social Agreeable
ness Artistic Openness to Experience Investigativ
e Openness to Experience Enterprising Extraversion

Larson, Rottinghaus, Borgen, 2002
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Why are interests valid?--II

• Interests describe work environments
• (e.g., a law firm, a university department, a
  hospital, a school).
• Use your interests to find a work environment
  that matches your interests

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Why are interests valid?--III

• Your job satisfaction and performance may depend
  on the fit between your interest profile and the
  profile of your workplace (Holland, 1997).
• Match between interests of employees and those
  satisfied by the job predicts higher satisfaction
  (Spokane et al 2000) and performance (p. 190
  Aamodt)

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Discussion Questions on Career Interests

• Complete interest inventory
• How did you incorporate your awareness about
  yourself (personality, skills, interests) into
  the career goals you set for yourself?
• How will the goals you set for yourself help you
  perform better and be more satisfied with your
  career?