1. Personal Assessment

2. Personal Characteristics
Self-concept
The mental image you have of yourself. It’s how you understand yourself.
Attitudes
An opinion or general feeling about something.
Aptitudes
A natural tendency to do something well, especially one that can be further developed; AKA your talent

3. Personal Characteristics Continued
Personality
The totality of qualities and traits, as of character or behavior, that are particular to a specific person.
Self-esteem
A feeling of self-worth and confidence. It’s how you feel about yourself.

4. Personal Interests and Preferences
School courses
Interest Survey
Hobbies
School/Work environment
Job tasks
Data/People/Things

5. Personal Talents/Abilities
Verbal
Numerical
Clerical
Manual Dexterity
The ability to use your hands skillfully
Mechanical Reasoning
Measures the ability to understand basic mechanical principles of machinery, tools, and motion
Spatial/Visual Acuity
The ability to be able to tell if something is in the correct place, has correct perspective, or is aesthetically pleasing

6. Skills and Strengths Utilization of Resources Interpersonal Skills
AKA Social skills; display of friendliness and sensitivity to the needs of others through communication and listening (i.e., interacting with others in a positive way
Use of Information
Technology

7. Skills and Strengths Continued
Basic Skills
Those foundational skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and English as a Second Language.
It also includes learning skills and study skills which are both necessary for students to succeed at the college level.
Thinking Skills
Personal Qualities
Unique to every individual

8. Homework
Write an essay discussing your career of choice (if you have one) or the one you listed on Wednesday’s Bell-Work Assignment.
Identify ways that your current self would be a good fit for your career choice. Do this by writing a paragraph for each listed below:
Personal Characteristics
Interests and Preferences
Talents and Abilities
Skills and Strengths

9. Homework Continued
All essays must also contain an introduction paragraph, where you introduce your career choice, and a conclusion paragraph determining whether your career choice is still a good fit after a this personal assessment. This essay must be submitted by the end of day Tuesday through Canvas.