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Choosing the Right Career: Assessing Your Abilities, Personality, and Goals

Learn how to choose a career that aligns with your interests, abilities, and values. Discover how to assess your characteristics and develop a plan to achieve your career goals.

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Choosing the Right Career: Assessing Your Abilities, Personality, and Goals

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  1. In this section: People who work full time spend 2,000 hours a year working. In order to spend that time doing something you enjoy, you need to know about the jobs and careers available to you. This section discusses: • How Do You Choose a Career? • Achieving Your Career Goals

  2. What You’ll Learn • Why your personal characteristics and strengths are important in deciding on a career. • How to assess your abilities, personality, learning style, values, and lifestyle goals. • How to match your personal strengths and characteristics with career options. • How to research career fields and develop a plan to achieve your career goals.

  3. Why It’s Important Understanding yourself is the first step to finding a career you’ll enjoy.

  4. Key Terms • career • personality • learning styles • values • lifestyle • trend • professional association • networking

  5. Planning for a Successful Career • Choosing a career is one of the important decisions you’ll ever make. Following these steps will help you get started • 1. Assess your interests and abilities. • 2. Consider personality, learning style, values, and lifestyle. • 3. Research.

  6. Eight Styles of Learning • Verbal/Linguistic • Logical/Mathematical • Visual/Spatial • Musical/Rhythmic • Bodily/Kinesthetic • Interpersonal • Naturalistic

  7. Values Values guide the way people live. Some examples are: • Achievement • Recognition • Relationships • Compassion • Courage

  8. Researching Career Options There are many places to find career information. • Occupational Outlook Handbook. • Magazines and books • Professional associations • Networking

  9. Fig 2-1 • Develop a plan to achieve your career goals. • Educate yourself • Get experience • Consider an internship

  10. Fact and Idea Review 1. What is the difference between a career and a job? 2. Name three of the personal characteristics you need to consider before deciding on a career. 3. Which learning styles might be best suited to the following professions: accounting, architecture, teaching? Cont.

  11. Fact and Idea Review cont. 4. List three sources of information about careers, and describe the kind of information each provides. 5. True or false: Before you make a plan of action, you should research the career fields you’re interested in. Explain your answer.

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