1. CAREER ORIENTATION
UNIT 2
SELF-AWARENESS

2. What are your thoughts?
“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?”
Benjamin Franklin
Take a few minutes and write down your thoughts to the following quote.

3. Interests, Aptitudes, and Abilities…Who Needs Them?
YOU DO!!!!!!!!!!

4. Why identify interests, aptitudes, and abilities?
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
Collection of information about oneself

5. Interests Interest Everyone’s interests are different
A thing a person enjoys doing or thinking about
Everyone’s interests are different
May be based on self-concept
The way in which a person views his/her self-worth
Play key role in finding the right career
Those who find their jobs interesting, are more likely to be successful and happy.

6. Types of Interests People Data Objects
Teacher
Social worker
Medical field
Data
Computer programmer
Accountant
Objects
Construction worker
Fashion designer
How can I find out my interests?
Take an interest inventory
An assessment that helps people identify their interest areas

7. Aptitudes Aptitude Natural talents
The natural ability or potential for learning new skills
Natural talents
Help with career success
May be self-discovered or discovered by others
How can I discover my aptitudes?
Take an aptitude assessment
A personal evaluation
Complete a learning style assessment
Natural method or way one thinks or learns
Most widely used includes 11 basic aptitudes
Does not have right/wrong answers

9. Abilities How well you do something General or specific
Abilities may be aptitudes that have developed and improved over time
Skill
The ability to perform a certain activity well
Different jobs requires different abilities

10. Values Personal standards by which one lives Life values Work values
Represent what is important to you in life
Work values
Represent what is important to you in work
Where do you learn values?
Family
Friends
Religion
Culture
Education
Environment

11. Examples of Values Pride Popularity Friendship Peace Family Power
Career
Love
Respect
Caring
Fairness
Honesty
Integrity
Self-discipline
Trustworthiness
Rights
Responsibilities

12. Values to Think About in Relation to Careers
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

13. Conflict of Values Ex. May experience in your career
When you hold one or more values that you can’t stay true to at the same time
Ex.
If you value spending with family, will you take a job that requires you to travel and rarely be at home?

14. Personality Traits Personality
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
More often than not, if you choose a career that doesn't suit your personality you become confused, unhappy and burned out.

15. Personality Traits Examples: Examples with careers: Loyal Ambitious
Caring
Cooperative
Decisive
Flexible
Focused
Honest
Mature
Open-minded
Examples with careers:
Artistic
Graphic designer
Landscape architect
Competitive
Manager
Hands-on
Pilot
Electrician

16. Lifestyle A typical way of life
May be influenced by a person’s identity
The personality or activity by which a person is known
Ex.
If your identity is based on your career as a doctor your lifestyle may include more expensive items …houses, cars, clothes, etc.
Factors that influence lifestyle
Single/married
Children/no children
Live at home/live on own
Disease /illness
Habits
Procrastination
Putting off doing things or making decisions
Activity level

17. Reflection How will your lifestyle affect your career choice?
How will your career choice affect your lifestyle?