Transcript CAREER ORIENTATION

UNIT 2
SELF-AWARENESS
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“Hide not your
talents. They for use
were made. What’s a
sundial in the shade?”
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Benjamin Franklin
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Take a few minutes
and write down your
thoughts to the
following quote.
Interests, Aptitudes, and Abilities…Who Needs Them?
YOU DO!!!!!!!!!!
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Find out what career
you may be interested
in
Unique to all
Use them to do your
best as an employee
Can help identify life
goals
Use to make career
decisions with your
career portfolio
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Collection of
information about
oneself
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Interest
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A thing a person enjoys
doing or thinking about
Everyone’s interests are
different
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May be based on selfconcept
 The way in which a
person views his/her
self-worth
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Play key role in finding
the right career
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Those who find their
jobs interesting, are
more likely to be
successful and happy.
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People
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Data
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Teacher
Social worker
Medical field
Computer
programmer
Accountant
Objects
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Construction worker
Fashion designer
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How can I find out
my interests?
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Take an interest
inventory
 An assessment that
helps people identify
their interest areas
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Aptitude
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How can I discover my
aptitudes?
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Natural talents
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The natural ability or
potential for learning
new skills
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Help with career
success
May be self-discovered
or discovered by others
Take an aptitude
assessment
 A personal evaluation
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Complete a learning
style assessment
 Natural method or way
one thinks or learns
Most widely used
includes 11 basic
aptitudes
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right/wrong answers
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How well you do
something
General or specific
Abilities may be
aptitudes that have
developed and
improved over time
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Skill
 The ability to perform a
certain activity well
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Different jobs requires
different abilities
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Personal standards
by which one lives
Life values
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Represent what is
important to you in
life
Work values
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Represent what is
important to you in
work
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Where do you learn
values?
Family
 Friends
 Religion
 Culture
 Education
 Environment
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Pride
Popularity
Friendship
Peace
Family
Power
Career
Love
Respect
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Caring
Fairness
Honesty
Integrity
Self-discipline
Trustworthiness
Rights
Responsibilities
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Money
Independence
Security
Education
Creative
Make changes in your
community
Regular schedule
High profile, or being
recognized
Putting personal life
ahead of job
Being a leader
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May experience in your
career
When you hold one or
more values that you can’t
stay true to at the same
time
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If you value spending
with family, will you
take a job that requires
you to travel and rarely
be at home?
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Personality
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The combination of
attitude, values,
interests, and
behaviors that
identify a person
Help you get ideas
about what you
should do rather than
simply pondering
what you want to do
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More often than not, if
you choose a career
that doesn't suit your
personality you
become confused,
unhappy and burned
out.
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Examples:
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Loyal
Ambitious
Caring
Cooperative
Decisive
Flexible
Focused
Honest
Mature
Open-minded
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Examples with
careers:
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Artistic
 Graphic designer
 Landscape architect
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Competitive
 Manager
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Hands-on
 Pilot
 Electrician
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A typical way of life
May be influenced by a
person’s identity
The personality or
activity by which a
person is known
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 If your identity is based
on your career as a
doctor your lifestyle may
include more expensive
items …houses, cars,
clothes, etc.
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Factors that influence
lifestyle
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Single/married
Children/no children
Live at home/live on
own
Disease /illness
Habits
 Procrastination
 Putting off doing things
or making decisions
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Activity level
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How will your
lifestyle affect your
career choice?
How will your career
choice affect your
lifestyle?