Interpreting Your Career Leader Self Assessment

Louise Jackson Career Services Coordinator Alumni Association of the University of Michigan [email protected]

(734) 764 5136

Why does it matter?

• “I want to work on wall street in finance” • Meaningful work requires a realistic appraisal of your Interests, Motivations and Skills. • Your Career Vision- YOU need to build it

Your Vision

• In five to seven years, where do you want to be in terms of: – Functional role – Industry knowledge – Organizational culture – Skill acquisition – Relationships with significant others – Work/Life Balance – Geographic location – Community involvement • How deeply have you imagined these things?

• Significant advantage in: • Job search • Career advancement • “Closer”- remember the journey

Some History…

• By Drs. Timothy Butler and James Waldroop, psychologists at the Harvard Business School and authors of: • •

Discovering Your Career in Business The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back

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Getting Unstuck

• Numerous articles in the Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Fast Company, and other popular business press • Using a database of more than 400,000 business professionals collected over 13 years

Your Interests

• Interests patterns are stable- they don’t change much over life times. • Independent of each other • Forced to make a choice (no middle point)

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Your Motivators

• No good or bad motivators • Relatively stable but could change • Should be in 9-12 range. If you have no score over 8 retake • Don’t base a career choice on motivators alone

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Your Skills

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Self Efficacy

• “Even though I can’t do it right now, I can learn what it takes to be successful” • Why does it matter?

• Self Efficacy Influences • Not innate for most of us – Success breeds success/Small wins – Vicarious experience – Verbal persuasion

Now what?

• Successful career cannot be accomplished without

detailed self understanding

• Use this knowledge and language to build

your career brand

• Remember

interests

and how they match with your current or future career are the most important • How your

work’s culture

fits your personality is important too • You’re the pilot, not the passenger here. You CAN build skills through practice and persistence

Questions?

Louise Jackson Career Services Coordinator Alumni Association of the University of Michigan [email protected]

(734) 764 5136