Understanding Yourself for Career Success

1. Chapter 15: Learning about Yourself School to Career 10th edition J.J. Littrell James H. Lorenz Harry T. Smith

2. 15.1 Assessing Yourself

3. Vocabulary • Self-concept • Self-esteem • Self-assessment • Soft skill • Hard skill • Interest • Aptitude • Ability • General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB)

4. 15.1 Guided Notes Write the questions on your paper and answer as you take notes. • Name five things you can do to develop a positive self-concept. • What can a self-assessment help you to do? • What are three things you can do to help you identify your interests? • Explain the difference between an aptitude and ability. • How is it possible to overcome a lack of aptitudes for a given activity?

5. Part of learning about yourself is thinking about your self-concept. • Self-concept is the mental image you have of yourself. • The development of your self-concept is a lifelong process.

6. What you think about your self will affect how you allow others to affect your decisions. • When you have a positive, strong self-concept, you are not easily swayed by negative influences.

7. For you to develop a strong, positive self-concept, it is important to: • Believer in your capabilities; • Believe you can control your life; • Exercise self-discipline and self-control; • Use effective communication skills; and • Demonstrate flexibility and integrity

8. When you have a positive self-concept, you feel a sense of confidence and satisfaction, which lead to high self-esteem. • Self-esteem is a feeling of self-worth and confidence. • People with high self-esteem believe they can handle life’s challenges. • People with low self-esteem often tend to see themselves as failures and , consequently, avoid everyday challenges.

9. A person with a strong, positive self-concept is not easily persuaded by negative influences.

10. Think-Pair-Share • When people have a negative self-concept, what might they do to feel better about themselves? • What are the effects of having a positive self-concept?

11. Self-assessment is the process of taking stock of your skills, interests, aptitude and abilities. • Through self-assessment you are better able to plan your future. • Take the process seriously.

12. What Are Your Skills and Interest Skills are the things you do well. You will transfer these into your future career. • Soft skills are personal skills that affect how an individual interacts with others. • Soft skills relate to your personality traits, social interactions, communication abilities, and personal habits.

13. Hard skills are teachable skills learned as requirements of a career or other activities. • Interest are the activities, events, and ideas you like. • Learning about different careers and occupations helps your determine what careers are of interest to you. • Job shadowing experience can also be a good way to help you understand what duties are involved with a job.

14. A person or test can not tell you what to do with your life. • They can only provide direction and help you consider possibilities of which you may not have been aware. • It’s up to you to make the final decision.

15. Think-Pair-Share • What do you enjoy doing the most? • How do you like to spend your time? • What are your hobbies? • What do you like most in school? • What would you do if you had spare time?

16. What are Your Aptitudes? • To be successful in a career you need interest and aptitude. • An aptitude is a person’s natural, physical, and mental talents for learning. • Be realistic about your aptitude. Become aware of your mental and physical limitations, as well as your strength.

17. Aptitude tests that you can take.: • General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) is a series of test that measure nine aptitudes. By taking these tests, you will get a better idea of the kinds of careers in which you have the best chances for success. • SAT assesses your readiness for college • ACT assesses your mastery of state can college readiness standards.

18. ACCUPLACER test provides information about academic skills in math, reading, and writing. • Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test measure strengths, weaknesses, and potential for future success.

19. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) 3 versions of the test. • Two versions are for military recruiters. • One version is part of the student ASVAB Career Exploration Program Humble ISD gives this test to ALL 10th graders in October. It is free for students to take the test. When you take it be serious and answer questions accordingly. It will help you in career planning.

20. What are your Abilities? Abilityis a mastery of a skill or the capacity to do something. • Abilities are learned through training and practice. Abilities are developed more easily if you have related aptitudes. • Your interests, aptitudes, and abilities all need to be considered in career planning. • The ideal situation is to have the mental and physical aptitudes and abilities that relate to a career that interests you.

21. What Career is Right for Me • http://www.whatcareerisrightforme.com/career-aptitude-test.php • Complete the test. • Go through the results • Pick one that you want to focus on for the semester. (you will use the information for a career project). • Print the information, submit printed sheet 9/18

22. 15.2 Exploring Who You Are

23. Vocabulary • Personality • Id • Ego • Superego • Habit • Learning style • Values • Ethics • Lifestyle goal • Short-tem goal • Long-term goal • Standard • Standard of living • Resources

24. 15.2 Guided Notes • Write the questions on your paper and answer as you take notes. • What is the function of the superego? • What is the difference between a short-term goal and a long-term goal. • Who determines the ethics of a group? • What are some examples of tangible resources?

25. Your Personal Characteristics • Personality is the unique way an individual thinks, feels, and interacts. Your personality influences the way other people feel about you. • The ID is the part of your mind that is driven by thrills, impulses, and desires. The drive of the ID may have no awareness of reality and consequences.

26. EGO is the part of the mind that is aware of reality and demonstrates control. The ego tries to balance the demands of the ID with the constraints of reality. • The SUPEREGO is the part of the mind that is influenced by social morals and values. Your superego introduce morals and values during the decision-making process. • All three of these elements play a crucial role in the development of your personality traits and how you make decisions.

27. Freud theory: id, superego, and ego • Watch the video to understand the theory. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViWoqIB2udA Comic relief by Georgia and Carlie

28. Personality Traits • Knowing your personality will make it easire to establish career goals that are common to you.

29. Habits • A habit is something you do repeatedly, in the same way. • Your daily life includes many habits, such as the way you stand, sit, talk, walk, and gesture when speaking. • Habits can be good or bad.

30. Learning Style • Learning styles are different ways people take in information and process it. • Knowing your preferred learning style or styles can help you determined the best way for you to learn new information or skills. • It can also help you identify potential career interest.

31. Knowing your learning style can help you plan for college and choose a career. • You will want to explore college programs and careers that complement your preferred learning style. • Because of your learning style you may find it easier to learn certain kinds of information or develope specific skills.

32. Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences (Historical Overview) • Watch the video to understand the theory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wkFGXqJxas

33. Explanation of the Multiple Intelligences

34. Understanding Your Student's Learning Style: The Theory of Multiple Intelligenceshttp://www.connectionsacademy.com/blog/posts/2013-01-18/Understanding-Your-Student-s-Learning-Style-The-Theory-of-Multiple-Intelligences.aspx Verbal / Linguistic Logical / Mathematical • People who possess this learning style learn best through: • reading • writing • listening • speaking • Verbal students absorb information by engaging with reading  • Those who exhibit this type of intelligence learn by • categorizing • thinking abstractly about patterns • relationships, and numbers • classifying

35. Visual / Spatial Interpersonal • These people learn best by • drawing or • visualizing things using the mind’s eye. • Visual people learn the most from • pictures, • diagrams, and • other visual aids • Those who are people smart learn through • relating to others by sharing, comparing, and cooperating. • Interpersonal learners can make excellent group leaders and team players.

36. Musical Naturalistic • Students who are music smart learn using • rhythm or • melody, especially by singing or • listening to music • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp7Q1OAzITM • Naturalistics learn by working with nature. • Naturalistic students enjoy learning about living things and natural events. • They may excel in the sciences and be very passionate about environmental issues.

37. Body / Kinesthetic Intrapersonal • Body-smart individuals learn best through • touch • movement • These people are best at processing information through the body. • Sometimes kinesthetic learners work • best standing up and • moving rather than sitting still. • Intrapersonal-intelligent people learn best by working alone and setting individual goals. • Intrapersonal learners are not necessarily shy; they are independent and organized.

38. What is your personality type? Is it who you are or who you want to be?

39. Extroverts, on the other hand, gain energy from other people. Extroverts actually find their energy is sapped when they spend too much time alone. They recharge by being social. How do you get energized? Introverts(or those of us with introverted tendencies) tend to recharge by spending time alone. They lose energy from being around people for long periods of time, particularly large crowds. Higher levels of arousal, stimulate easily Refection One-on-one Thinks before speaking, a deliberator More private, but does not mean shy Writes down thoughts: Poems, stories, beliefs, & values Play it safe Consistent, plan and are organized • Low levels of arousal, need to work harder to be energized • Interaction, but may be shallow • Groups • Talks first, then thinks • Involves others, a peace maker • Communicator • Take risk • Flexible, spontaneous and higher tolerance There is no such thing as a pure introvert or extrovert. Such a person would be in the lunatic asylum. – Carl G Jung

40. For introverts, to be alone with our thoughts is as restorative as sleeping, as nourishing as eating.

41. When I am among people, I make eye contact, smile, maybe chat if there’s an opportunity (like being stuck in a long grocery store line). As an extrovert, that’s a small ‘ping’ of energy, a little positive moment in the day.

42. Intuitive How do you Learn/pay attention? Sensing Facts & detailed oriented The What and How? Real life examples Short-term practical solutions May lose track of what they are working towards Keep end goal in mind Need to look beyond the right now to discover future opportunities Tend to be more OCD • The big picture to make connections • The Why? • Metaphors and analogies • Long-term possibilities • May lose focus by all the possibilities • Set small goals, the domino effect • Easily distracted

45. Feeler: Personal - Feelers' decisions are often based on "gut feelings." Their outlook is more subjective. They like harmony and often energized though appreciation and encouragement. For Feelers, emotion is more important than reasoning, rationality, or logical discourse. To Thinkers, they may seem soft-hearted and illogical. How do you make decisions? Thinker: Logical - Thinkers base their decisions on rational thought and logic, and they tend to be objective. They like justice and standards. Thinkers tend to be more interested in ideas, and the reasoning behind decisions or concepts. For them, emotions are secondary, or passing, and of less importance. To Feelers, they may seem cold-hearted and remote.

46. How do you make decisions? Analyze data and facts Does what is logical and makes since: “Does things right” Weighs pros and cons Task focused Tend to focus on negative More realistic Sees conflict and differences as tools Focus on the use of things • Lead by emotions & values. • Does what feels right: “Does the right thing” • Weighs others view points • Relationship focused • Tend to focus on positive • More optimistic • Avoids conflict and differences • Focus on the meaning of things

47. Thinker Feeler In general At School At Work In Relationships

48. Perceivers perceive structure as being more limiting than enabling. They prefer to keep their choices open so they can cope with many problems that the know life will put in their way. How do you Resolve issues? Judgersapproach life in a structured way, creating plans and organizing their world to achieve their goals and desired results in a predictable way Scheduler & likes structure Great time management skills Likes rules and guidelines Works towards solutions and goals Wants conclusions Goal oriented Less tolerant Need to be in control Make decision quickly Likes to share opinion Takes on one task at a time Project management (get rid of surprises) • Processing & flexibility • Adaptable • Think outside the box • Spontaneous • Free spirit, open minded, but also may procrastinate • Wants lots of optionsand will gather lots of information. • Laid back • Ask questions • Multi-tasks • Reduce task by picking the most important.