1. 6415 Career Management
Unit A
1.01

2. UNIT:A Personal/Social Development
Competency CM01.00
Evaluate individual characteristics/traits, interests/preferences, ability levels, skill acquisition, talents/aptitudes, and values in relation to setting and achieving personal, social, lifestyle, educational and career goals.
Objective CM01.01
Understand individual characteristics/traits, interests/preferences, ability levels, skill acquisition, talents/aptitudes, learning styles and values.

3. LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Handout Available

4. Check any term that you do not know.
Vocabulary List for CM01.01
Handout Available
Check any term that you do not know.

5. Personal Affirmation List
Appendix 1.01(1) Handout or
Journal Entry
List 5 of your strengths
List 5 things that you admire about yourself
List 5 of your greatest achievements
List 5 things you can do to help someone else
Reflect on how these lists may be related to future plans.

6. Various Assessments Available
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Career Key
Self-Directed Search
ASVAB
COPS
CAPS
Skills Assessment
Write a brief description of each assessment in your journal.

7. ASVAB
The ASVAB is the most widely used multiple-aptitude test battery in the world.
The ASVAB was originally designed to predict future academic and occupational success in military occupations. Since its introduction in 1968, the ASVAB has been the subject of extensive research. Numerous validation studies indicate the ASVAB assesses academic ability and predicts success in a wide variety of occupations.

8. ASVAB
Several composite scores are formed from different combinations of ASVAB test scores.
Three composites, or Career Exploration Scores, are provided specifically to help students engage in career exploration.
These scores help students to get a good sense of their verbal, math, and science and technical skills compared to other students in the same grade. ASVAB results are reported to students and counselors on the ASVAB Summary Results sheet.

9. ASVAB
This report shows grade-specific, gender-specific, and combined standard scores and score bands for all eight tests and three Career Exploration Scores.
It also provides students with percentile-based interpretations of those scores. The ASVAB Summary Results sheet provides students with appropriate explanations of the scores, as well as suggestions for their use

10. ASVAB Visit www.nccareers.org Take the ASVAB test
Print out your results

11. Career Key
The Career KeyTM ─ Short self-assessment measure, developed by Dr. Lawrence K. Jones, professor Emeritus in the College of Education at North Carolina State University.
It provides a three-letter Holland Code, which represents your personality and preferred work environment, as well as information about related occupations.

12. Career Key
The test is available for a fee of $7.95. Profits from test fees support a number of charitable organizations. However, Dr. Jones has licensed the assessment for free through the following web sites:

13. Career Key Assessment (Holland Codes)

14. Career Key
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Take Career Key Assessment
Print out your results
Record on A Look at Me

15. Self-Directed Search

16. COPS
Career Occupational Preference System (COPS) The COPS is a pencil-and-paper assessment consisting of a comprehensive battery of tests that includes an interest inventory, a set of abilities tests, and a values inventory. This battery is designed to help you conduct a thorough self-analysis and then relate your findings to the work world.

17. CAPS

18. Career Types Artistic-The Creators Conventional-The Organizers
Enterprising-The Persuaders
Investigative-The Thinkers
Realistic- The Do-ers
Social- The Helpers

19. ARTISTIC – The “Creators”
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20. Conventional – The “Organizers”
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21. Enterprising - The “Persuaders”
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22. Investigative- The “Thinkers”
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23. Realistic – The “Do-ers”
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24. Social – The “Helpers”
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25. Career Key Assessment (Holland Codes)
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Take the Career Key Assessment
Find your top 3 Career Types
Print your results
Record results on LOOK AT ME – Appendix 1.01 (9) handout

26. High-Level Description of the Sixteen Personality Types
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27. ISTJ
Serious and quiet, interested in security and peaceful living. Extremely thorough, responsible, and dependable. Well-developed powers of concentration. Usually interested in supporting and promoting traditions and establishments. Well-organized and hard working, they work steadily towards identified goals. They can usually accomplish any task once they have set their mind to it.

28. ISTP
Quiet and reserved, interested in how and why things work. Excellent skills with mechanical things. Risk-takers who they live for the moment. Usually interested in and talented at extreme sports. Uncomplicated in their desires. Loyal to their peers and to their internal value systems, but not overly concerned with respecting laws and rules if they get in the way of getting something done. Detached and analytical, they excel at finding solutions to practical problems

29. ISFJ
Quiet, kind, and conscientious. Can be depended on to follow through. Usually puts the needs of others above their own needs. Stable and practical, they value security and traditions. Well-developed sense of space and function. Rich inner world of observations about people. Extremely perceptive of other's feelings. Interested in serving others.

30. ISFP
Quiet, serious, sensitive and kind. Do not like conflict, and not likely to do things which may generate conflict. Loyal and faithful. Extremely well-developed senses, and aesthetic appreciation for beauty. Not interested in leading or controlling others. Flexible and open-minded. Likely to be original and creative. Enjoy the present moment.

31. INFJ
Quietly forceful, original, and sensitive. Tend to stick to things until they are done. Extremely intuitive about people, and concerned for their feelings. Well-developed value systems which they strictly adhere to. Well-respected for their perseverance in doing the right thing. Likely to be individualistic, rather than leading or following.

32. INFP
Quiet, reflective, and idealistic. Interested in serving humanity. Well-developed value system, which they strive to live in accordance with. Extremely loyal. Adaptable and laid-back unless a strongly-held value is threatened. Usually talented writers. Mentally quick, and able to see possibilities. Interested in understanding and helping people.

33. INTJ
Independent, original, analytical, and determined. Have an exceptional ability to turn theories into solid plans of action. Highly value knowledge, competence, and structure. Driven to derive meaning from their visions. Long-range thinkers. Have very high standards for their performance, and the performance of others. Natural leaders, but will follow if they trust existing leaders.

34. INTP
Logical, original, creative thinkers. Can become very excited about theories and ideas. Exceptionally capable and driven to turn theories into clear understandings. Highly value knowledge, competence and logic. Quiet and reserved, hard to get to know well. Individualistic, having no interest in leading or following others.

35. ESTP
Friendly, adaptable, action-oriented. "Doers" who are focused on immediate results. Living in the here-and-now, they're risk-takers who live fast-paced lifestyles. Impatient with long explanations. Extremely loyal to their peers, but not usually respectful of laws and rules if they get in the way of getting things done. Great people skills.

36. ESTJ
Practical, traditional, and organized. Likely to be athletic. Not interested in theory or abstraction unless they see the practical application. Have clear visions of the way things should be. Loyal and hard-working. Like to be in charge. Exceptionally capable in organizing and running activities. "Good citizens" who value security and peaceful living.

37. ESFP
People-oriented and fun-loving, they make things more fun for others by their enjoyment. Living for the moment, they love new experiences. They dislike theory and impersonal analysis. Interested in serving others. Likely to be the center of attention in social situations. Well-developed common sense and practical ability.

38. ESFJ
Warm-hearted, popular, and conscientious. Tend to put the needs of others over their own needs. Feel strong sense of responsibility and duty. Value traditions and security. Interested in serving others. Need positive reinforcement to feel good about themselves. Well-developed sense of space and function.

39. ENFP
Enthusiastic, idealistic, and creative. Able to do almost anything that interests them. Great people skills. Need to live life in accordance with their inner values. Excited by new ideas, but bored with details. Open-minded and flexible, with a broad range of interests and abilities.

40. ENFJ
Popular and sensitive, with outstanding people skills. Externally focused, with real concern for how others think and feel. Usually dislike being alone. They see everything from the human angle, and dislike impersonal analysis. Very effective at managing people issues, and leading group discussions. Interested in serving others, and probably place the needs of others over their own needs.

41. ENTP
Creative, resourceful, and intellectually quick. Good at a broad range of things. Enjoy debating issues, and may be into "one-up-manship". They get very excited about new ideas and projects, but may neglect the more routine aspects of life. Generally outspoken and assertive. They enjoy people and are stimulating company. Excellent ability to understand concepts and apply logic to find solutions.

42. ENTJ
Assertive and outspoken - they are driven to lead. Excellent ability to understand difficult organizational problems and create solid solutions. Intelligent and well-informed, they usually excel at public speaking. They value knowledge and competence, and usually have little patience with inefficiency or disorganization.

43. Work Personality Director (thrives on power)
Entertainer (thrives on recognition)
Mediator (thrives on being needed)
Analyst (thrives on being the “expert”)

44. Introvert or Extravert
Personality is what makes you unique. It answers the question, Who am I - really?
The better you know yourself, the better your career choices.
To learn more about yourself, you can take our proven personality questionnaire.
Find out whether you are an extravert or an introvert and what that means to your career choices.

45. Type Focus -- Personality
Extrovert v. Introvert (E or I)
Sensing v. Intuitive (S or N)
Thinking v. Feeling (T or F)
Judging v. Perceiving (J or P)

46. Free Personality Test www.typefocus.com/scomplimentary.html
Print your results
Record results on LOOK AT ME – Appendix 1.01 (9) handout

47. Learning Styles
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Learning Styles
Auditory
Visual
Tactile/Kinesthetic

48. Learning Styles Visit http://ttc.coe.uga.edu/surveys/
Take the Learning Styles Inventory and Multiple Intelligence Inventory.
Print out your results for later use

49. Learning Preferences & Multiple Intelligences
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50. Learning Preferences & Multiple Intelligences
Verbal-Linguistic: This intelligence relates to language, spoken and written.
Logical-Mathematical: This intelligence relates to numbers, patterns, and inductive and deductive thinking.
Visual-Spatial: This intelligence relates to sight and visualization, and internal mental images.

51. Learning Preferences & Multiple Intelligences
Bodily-Kinesthetic: This intelligence relates to knowledge and awareness of the body and its movement and abilities.
Musical: This intelligence relates to recognizing sound and rhythm patterns.
Interpersonal: This intelligence relates to communication and relation to other people.

52. Learning Preferences & Multiple Intelligences
Intrapersonal: This intelligence relates to inner reflection and awareness, and metacognition.
Naturalist: This intelligence relates to recognition of order and patterns in nature, such as in plants and animals. (NOTE: The previous seven intelligences comprise Gardner's original theory of MI. This intelligence is the eighth, recognized later by Gardner.)

53. Intelligence Test http://ttc.coe.uga.edu/surveys/ Print Results
Record on A Look at Me

54. Platinum Rule Work Behavior — Dr. Tony Alessandra
Director (Accepts challenges, takes authority, assertively solves problems)
Thinker (Task focused, concerned with analyzing information)
Relater (Relationship focused, unassertive, dislikes conflict)
Socializer (Spontaneous, sociable, seldom concerned with facts and data)

55. Work Behavior Test www.platimumrule.com/free-assessment.asp
Take the work behavior test.
Print Results
Record on A LOOK AT ME

56. Keirsey Temperament Sorter
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Artisans (Concrete in communication, utilitarian in implementing goals, skilled in tactical variation)
Guardians (Concrete in communication, cooperative in implementing goals, highly skilled in logistics)

57. Keirsey Temperament Sorter
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Idealists (Abstract in communication, cooperative in implementing goals, highly skilled in diplomatic integration)
Rationalists (abstract in communication, utilitarian in implementing goals, highly skilled in strategic analysis)

58. Keirsey Temperament Sorter
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59. Work Values and Needs Responsibility Relationships/altruism Compassion
Courage
Achievement
Recognition
Creativity

60. Work Values and Needs Independence Prestige Money/salary Security
Surroundings
Variety
Ethics

61. My Career Values Complete the My Career Values inventory
Appendix 1.01 (2)
Complete Career Values Inventory

62. Data-People-Things Preferences
Identifying your interests can help you recognize whether you would prefer to work with data, people, or things.
These three categories described different kinds of careers.

63. Data-People-Things Preferences
The DATA category involves working with information, ideas, facts, symbols, figures, or statistics.
The PEOPLE category includes working with people and animals.
The THINGS category involves working with physical objects of any size, such as instruments, tools, machinery, equipment, raw materials, and vehicles.

64. Data-People-Things Preferences
Complete People, Data or Things preference inventory Activity 1.01 (3)

65. Aptitudes Aptitudes are natural talents or developed abilities.
Verbal-linguistic
Logical-mathematical
Visual-spatial
Bodily-kinesthetic
Musical
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalistic

66. Aptitudes
Complete Appendix 1.01 (4)

67. Think About Your Skills
Think about the skills that you use presently at school, at work (if you work) and in your leisure time.
Complete Appendix 1.01 (5)

68. IQ Test Scores: The Basics of IQ Score Interpretation
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IQ stands for intelligence quotient. Supposedly, it is a score that tells one how “bright” a person is compared to other people.

69. IQ – Intelligence Quotient
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Take the FREE IQ test
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Record them on the A Look at Me

70. SCANS Skills
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1. Resources
2. Interpersonal Skills
3. Information
4. Systems
5. Technology
6. Basic Skills
7. Thinking Skills
8. Personal Qualities

71. SCANS Skills
Because the world of work is changing, the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education formed the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) to study the kinds of competencies and skills that workers must have to succeed in today's workplace.

72. SCANS Skills
The results of the study were published in a document entitled What Work Requires of Schools: A SCANS Report for America 2000.

73. SCANS Skills
Identify your strengths in regards to SCANS skills and ways that you demonstrate SCANS skills through completing SCANS Skill Inventory – Appendix 1.01 (7).

74. Self-Esteem Complete the Self-Esteem Scale - Appendix 1.01 (8).
Follow the scoring scale on the next slide to determine your results:

75. Self-Esteem
Questions 1, 2,4,6,7 – Record the numerical values for the score 1-5 that you circled.
Questions 3, 5, 8,9,10 – Record the opposite numerical value for the score 1-5 that you circled. Ex: A score of 5 will be recorded as a score of 1, a score 2 as a score of 4, and a score of 3 as a score of 3.
Add all results and use the rating scale below to determine your self-esteem level.

76. Self-Esteem – Rating Scale
< 30 – Low Self-Esteem
30 – Neutral Self-Esteem
> 30 – High Self-Esteem
Record the results on A Look at Me – Appendix 1.01 (9) sheet.

77. Journal Entry
Create an oral presentation (in your journal) arguing for or against the position of one of the following quotes:
“Life is an attitude. Have a good one.” (unknown)
“It’s a funny thing about life. If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you
very often get it.” (unknown)
“What good is it to want to be the best if the methods you use, bring about the
worst in you.” (unknown)
“In order to succeed, your desire for success must be greater than your desire for
failure.” (Bill Cosby)
“I am convinced that life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” (unknown)