Creating a Career Portfolio Module 1: Assessing Career Interests

Skills and Interests Self-Assessment The Birkman Method Dr. John Holland’s Theory What is My ‘Dream’ Job?

Skills and Interests Self-Assessment What do you want to do when you graduate from high school?

Skills and Interests Self-Assessment What are your current interests and hobbies? What skills or special talents do you have? What kind of work would you most like to do? Do your skills and interests influence your life and school decisions? Where could you obtain information related to job possibilities and career interests?

The Birkman Method A self-assessment theory that identifies job seekers by: Interests: –Types of work activities one is drawn to Styles: –Kind of work environment that improves one’s performance

The Birkman Method Interests and Styles are color-coded: Blue: Planning Green: Communicating Red: Expediting Yellow: Administrating

The Birkman Method Interests Yellow organized, detail-oriented; likes to work with numbers or systems Blue creative, innovative, humanistic, thoughtful; plans activities, deals with abstraction Green persuasive, selling, promotional; prefers to counsel or teach, motivate people Red practical, technical, hands-on, organized

The Birkman Method Styles Yellow sociable, task oriented and likes to utilize indirect communication Blue orderly, cooperative, consistent, cautious, people-oriented and utilizes indirect communication Green competitive, commanding, forceful, outspoken, independent; likes to be people oriented and utilize direct communication Red task-oriented and likes to utilize direct communication

Holland’s Theory People and their work environments can be classified into 6 different groups: Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising Conventional

R-I-A-S-E-C Code A Artistic Innovative, intuitive, unstructured activities, imaginative, creative C Conventional Follow set procedures, work with data and details, clerical and numerical abilities S Social Assists others, promote learning, work with people, help train, cure people E Enterprising Start up and carry out projects, influence, persuade, lead, manage, decision making R Realistic Practical, hands-on, work with objects, machines, tools I Investigative Ideas, thinking, observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate

What is My “Ideal” or Dream Job? Essay should include: Results of the Interest and Style Colors survey (Exercise 1.1) Results of the RIASEC interests survey (Exercises 1.2 and 1.3) A compilation of the possible job interests based on the interests survey results (Exercise 1.3) Description of the ideal job that is best suited for them, including main responsibilities, locale, job hours, etc.