1. Chapter 2 Notes Getting To Know Yourself  Values – The ideas, relationships and other things that are important to you  Interests – The things that you enjoy doing the most  Data –Facts, such as numbers, words or symbols  Aptitude – A knack, or potential for learning certain skills

2. Definitions cont…  Ability –A skill that has already been developed  Personality – The combination of all attitudes, interests, values, behaviors, and characteristics that make you the person you are, different from every other person  Self-Concept – The way you see yourself, your feelings about your own worth and value.  Humanitarianism – To care for and help others  Aesthetics – The study of beauty and art.  Vocational –term associated with an occupation  EX: a vocational counselor – is a job or occupational counselor. Helps people find jobs to suit them.

3. Setting a Life-style Goal  Your life style goal is the way you see yourself in the future. Thinking about your goal, is a lot like daydreaming. In this daydream you can help identify your strongest needs and wants.  Will you want a comfortable lifestyle that requires a good income?  Will you be satisfied with a simpler, less expensive life-style?

4. Life style goal cont…  In reality some of our daydreams will never come true.  We all want to win the lottery, but the chances are very slim.  Thankfully, many of our daydreams are good indicators of realistic life-style goals. Everyone needs a goal in life. If you didn’t have any goals, how would you know where you were going?  Start paying attention to your dreams, they could be telling you where you want to be 5,10, 15 years down the road.

5. What do you want in life? Take a minute right now, and jot down three things you want out of life.  1.  2.  3.

6. What Are Your Values?  Values are the ideas, relationships, and other things that are important to you. While you were growing up you likely shared many of your parents or family values.  For example, if they placed a great deal of emphasis on being an honest person, than chances are you are an honest person.

7. Values cont…  As you have gotten older, you likely began to question the values you grew up with. You may have hung on to the values that made sense to you and forgotten the ones that didn’t.  You have likely even added a few values of you own!

8. There are ten general values within the human society:  Fame  Money  Power  Religion  Humanitarianism  Family  Health  Aesthetics  Creativity  Social contact

9. 10 General Values of Society- Explained  Fame ➔ Do you want to be famous? If not famous in the world or country, do you want to be well known in your community?  Money ➔ Is it important to you to have a great deal, or just a little?  Power ➔ Do you like having power over people? Do you want to be the boss, or someone who takes orders?

10. 10 General Values cont…  Religion ➔ Will religion come before all other areas of your life-style? Or will the demands of your job take second place to religious activities?  Humanitarianism ➔ Is helping other people one of the most satisfying things that you do? Will you insist on a career in which you do something for people and society

11. General values cont…  Family ➔ Do you want to stay close to your family member? Could you live far away from them and see them only on a couple occasions per year. Would you turn down a job that took you away from your family.  Health ➔ Is your physical and mental health more important than anything else? Will you only want to work in the most healthful environments?

12. General values cont…  Aesthetics ➔ Do you value art, music, and drama? Would you prefer a career in which you can appreciate and add to the beauty in the world?  Creativity ➔ Do you feel the need to create new things? Would you sacrifice financial security for a chance to create?  Social Contact ➔ Is it important to you that you work with other people? Do you prefer a job where you can work alone.

13. Assignments Go into your notebook now and for each of the 10 sections, answer the questions in sentence format. Then, you canread your answers to the class!!! Values Test

14.  Interests are the things you enjoy most doing. You should consider your interests carefully when choosing a career. Think about:  Favorite Activities  Preference for Data, People or Things  Interest Surveys What Are Your Interests?

15. Interests cont…  Your favorite activities are what you like doing the most. If you like to do something than chances are you will do your best and succeed. Many successful people end up doing for a living what they first did as a hobby.  School courses can give you a good idea of what you enjoy, as can any social activities that do. For example, someone who enjoys being in the carpentry lab in might enjoy a job that is based out of a construction site or a home based business

16. Interests cont…  Someone who is involved in many social activities, might enjoy a job working at a busy hotel or planning functions for a living. Someone who really looks forward to going to a vocational class, will likely succeed in a vocational career choice. The more interests one develops the better the chance of finding something that satisfy them.

17. Jobs that turn into hobbies! What kind of jobs might start out as a hobby?  sewing  hockey  swimming  carpentry  photographers  mechanics

18. Hobbies cont…  If you enjoyed working with data, you would enjoy working with facts, numbers, words and symbols. Are you a person who enjoys working with things, putting parts together, sewing clothes, or repairing machines? To find a career you will need to decide if you are interested in people, data, or things.

19. Data, People and Things  Most jobs involve a combination of all three of these categories. It is possible though to identify jobs as being primarily involved, with one or two of these.  For example, school counselors (Mr.Farrell) and secretaries (Mrs. Mackenzie) deal primarily with people and data.  Sales people mostly with people and things.  Computer operators or graphic artists deal mostly with data and things.  You need to think about things beyond the surface. A mechanic may seem to only deal with things, but actually may spend a lot of their time dealing with ordering parts, keeping records and figuring charges (data).

20. Still Unsure? If you are still unsure about what career path to take, you may want to consider taking an interest survey. There are many different types of interest surveys available to take. Various "Interest" quizzes. Find one that interests you and take it!

21. Is Your Goal Realistic?  It takes more than goals to be realistic. In many jobs you still need specialized skills. It is important to remember that personality traits play a role as well.

22. Aptitudes and Abilities To be successful in a career you must have both  Aptitude is a knack or potential for learning certain skills.  Ability is a skill that has already been developed.

23. Aptitudes and Abilities  In many careers (music, art or sports) having a natural aptitude is needed, however the ability alone is not enough to be successful. Hard work in the form of practice, training and experience is also necessary.  To choose a career you must know your aptitudes and abilities, you don’t want to choose a career where you can’t perform the duties it requires.

24. How can you find your aptitudes and abilities? Start with – Aptitude and Abilities Test

25. Aptitudes Copy the following chart into your notebook *This will be on your next test*

26. AptitudeDescription GeneralGood understanding of facts, opinions, concepts, and reasoning; related to school achievement. VerbalGood understanding of words and ideas and their meanings; able to use words and ideas easily and clearly. NumericalGood at doing math problems, can work quickly and accurately. SpatialGood at visualizing shapes, heights, widths, and depths mentally; can visualize in three dimensions. Form PerceptionGood at observing detail in objects and drawings; can distinguish between shapes. Clerical PerceptionGood at observing all details and noticing errors in spelling, punctuation, etc...accurate at recording details. Motor CoordinationGood at moving eyes and hands or fingers together to do a job rapidly and smoothly. Finger DexterityGood at moving the fingers quickly and accurately to work with small objects. Manual DexterityGood at working with the hands. Eye Hand foot coordination Good at moving the hands and feet together as needed, quickly and accurately. Color DiscriminationGood at noticing differences and similarities between colors and shapes of colors.

27. Show video clip –Fields of Vision: Pedestrian Safety around Forklifts On the Flash Drive: Under Co-Op Files Fields of Vision - Pedestrian Safety Fields of Vision - Pedestrian Safety

28. Do Activity 2:4 Vocabulary Aptitude Test  Take your time with this test, it is going to be marked.  It’s a series of multiple choice questions about vocabulary words.

29. Your Personality  What words would you think of if someone asked you to talk about your personality? Do words like shy, quiet, happy, outgoing, or friendly come to mind?  What other words could be used to describe your personality type? - class discussion

30. We’ll do this in the lab on Thursday  On Internet Explorer, go to the following website to complete an online personality quiz. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi- win/JTypes2.asphttp://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi- win/JTypes2.asp  after you have finished your quiz, click on score and find the pattern you best fit at the following website. These are jobs that may best suit you.

31. What do Employers Want?  Employers are very concerned about personalities.  When they contact schools for student workers, they often say “Send someone with a good personality”  When companies are asked why they hired one person over another, comments like this are often made–

32. Comments from Employers  “I hired Sherri because she is so personable- she has such a nice smile”  “I choose Loman because he’s so pleasant. I thought he would be great with not only the children, but with the parents as well”  “I hired Mark and Noah because they really know how to put people at ease”

33. Self Concept and the Six Basic Personality Types  Your personality is that combination of things that makes you unique, or different from every other person on earth.  Many psychologists have developed complex theories to explain personality.  We will be discussing the role of self concept and the six basic personality types.

34. Self Concept  Your self concept is the way you see yourself- our feelings about your own worth and value. Your self concept changes from day to day. When you do something well it will go up and you feel good. When you fail at something or someone points out something wrong, your self concept can go down.  Even though your self concept can experience highs and lows, you do have a consistent, ongoing self-concept. In general you either like or dislike yourself, or feel something in between. Everyone has a picture in their mind of the kind of person they are.  Clerical Test  45 mins? 45 mins?

35. Personality Types *This will be on your test*  John Holland is the leading psychologist when dealing with personality types and career choices. A look at his ideas may help you learn more about your own personality.

36.  Holland states that there are six basic personality types and that all people resemble one of these types more or less:  Realistic  Investigative  Artistic  Social  Enterprising  Conventional

37. Characteristics of Personality Types  Realistic  Likes to work with animals, tools, or machines; generally avoids social activities like teaching, healing, and informing others;  Has good skills in working with tools, mechanical or electrical drawings, machines, or plants and animals;  Values practical things you can see, touch, and use like plants and animals, tools, equipment, or machines; and  Sees self as practical, mechanical, and realistic.

38. Characteristic cont… Investigative  Likes to study and solve math or science problems; generally avoids leading, selling, or persuading people;  Sees self as precise, scientific, and intellectual.

39. Characteristics cont… Artistic  Likes to do creative activities like art, drama, crafts, dance, music, or creative writing; generally avoids highly ordered or repetitive activities;  Has good artistic abilities  Values the creative arts  Sees self as expressive, original, and independent.

40. Characteristics cont… Social  Likes to do things to help people -- like, teaching, nursing, or giving first aid, providing information; generally avoids using machines, tools, or animals to achieve a goal;  Values helping people and solving social problems; and  Sees self as helpful, friendly, and trustworthy.

41. Characteristics cont… Enterprising  Likes to lead and persuade people, and to sell things and ideas; generally avoids activities that require careful observation and scientific, analytical thinking;  Values success in politics, leadership, or business; and  Sees self as energetic, ambitious, and sociable.

42. Characteristics cont… Conventional  Likes to work with numbers, records, or machines, in a set orderly way; generally avoids ambiguous, unstructured activities  Is good at working with written records and numbers in a systematic orderly way;  Values success in business; and  Sees self as orderly, and good at following a set plan.

43. Video Game Development: It’s More Than Fun and Games  Read the article to the class and then give them the question/assignment sheet.  Take in for marking

44. Need more?  If you get here and still have time left – they can do….  Activity 2:7 – Personality  Activity 2:8 Self Profile

45. Chapter Review Questions – Write out the questions on paper and hand in to be marked. 1. How can dreaming help you in your career decision-making process? 2. Name 5 things people value? 3. In making a career decision, why is it good to have many interests rather than just a few? 4. Why are your aptitudes and abilities important considerations in your choice of a career? 5. What are Holland’s six basic personality types, and explain each one? 6. Which of Holland’s personality types would you expect a high school English teacher to be? 7. What are the 10 basic values?