Transcript Career Goals - University of Toronto

Career Goals
Recall from previous lecture…
Why become self aware?
• To develop intrapersonal skills
– To manage yourself by setting appropriate goals, choose
appropriate careers, ……manage stress…etc..
Human et al 1999, Janasz et al
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 O*NET® Computerized
Interest Profiler from the following link
http://www.onetcenter.org/CIP.html?p=3.
– 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,
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
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Holland (1985)
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
Why are interests valid?--I
Interests are related to Personality
Vocational
Interests
Big Five Dimension
Social
Extraversion
Social
Agreeableness
Artistic
Openness to Experience
Investigative
Openness to Experience
Enterprising Extraversion
Larson, Rottinghaus, Borgen, 2002
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
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).
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Match between interests of employees and
those satisfied by the job predicts higher
satisfaction (Spokane et al 2000) and performance (p. 190
Aamodt)
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?