Identifying Career Interests A brief introduction Benchmark 6.1: Students interpret information from a variety of self-assessments to identify career interests, abilities, personal traits, and work values.

Thinking about your Career Interests Personal Interests animals baseball comedy dance environment fashion genetics hypnotism internet outdoors photography travel video games yoga ˈint(ə)rist| noun 1. A subject about which one is concerned or enthusiastic.

Brief Interest Survey You will complete a very basic interest survey at bridges.com (separate slide show to show you the details) If you are interested in a more detailed survey, please speak to Mrs. Sanchez

“A grain of salt” Can a computer program really know you after spend 5-10 minutes answering questions? Can it give you a reliable answer to what your career path should be? We need to take these results “with a grain of salt.”

“A Grain of Salt” This is an old idiom or express which to accept but to be still skeptical about something. For me, the results may be helpful as a starting point, but I would want to do more research and think more deeply about whether the suggested careers “fit” me

Abilities |əˈbilitē| noun (pl. -ties) 1. Talent that enables someone to achieve a great deal.

Abilities What are you good at? For example, I like skiing, but I am nowhere near a good enough skier to make a living at it Likewise, I like to cook, and am pretty good for a home cook, but I don’t have the skills to be a restaurant chef

Abilities writing athletic skills creativity organizing mechanical thinking musical skills drawing skills memory speaking money managment planning leadership

Values ˈvalyoō| noun 1. a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.

Personal Values and Work Values A personal value is how you live your personal life. For example, you may be part of a religious organization (church, synagogue, mosque, etc.) Or you may feel it is really important to volunteer in your community every year Those are PERSONAL values

Work Values Your work values reflect things that are important to you at work For example, you may not want to work for someone you perceive as dishonest You may want a job that allows you to be home to have family dinner every night You may want a job that allows you a great deal of independence during your day You may want a job that allows you close proximity to natural resources (beach, mountains, etc.) to have the type of lifestyle you prefer

Personal and Work Values Do you feel that your personal and work values are the same or different? Would you accept a job that didn’t meet your personal values? Would your work values affect your personal life?

Change Over Time… As your interests, abilities and perhaps values change over time, you’ll want to revisit your career choices As a high school student, you’re not supposed to know exactly what you want to do “with the rest of your life” You are just starting your career path – it will most likely change and evolve over time