The Flower A Picture of the Job of Your Dreams Adapted from “What Color is your Parachute?”

1. The FlowerA Picture of the Job of Your DreamsAdapted from “What Color is your Parachute?” PowerPoint Project

2. iNTRODUCTION • Like a flower, you will flourish in some job environments and wither in others. • The flower diagram of yourself is to help you identify what kind of work environment you will flourish in, and thus where you will do your best work. • Your goals should be to be as happy you can be at your job, while at the same time doing your most effective work.

3. Step 1- values-goals-purposes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Flower Step 2- special knowledges: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Step 6- geography: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Favorite Transferable Skills: 1st ____________ 2nd ____________ 3rd ____________ 4th ____________ 5th ____________ 6th ____________ Step 5- level of responsibility and salary: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Step 3- people environments: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Step 4: working conditions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

4. Steps to Take • Identify Transferable Skills • Step 1: Favorite Values • Step 2: Favorite Special Knowledges • Step 3: Favorite People-Environments • Step 4: Favorite Working Conditions • Step 5: Level of Responsibility • Step 6: Favorite Geography • Step 7: Your Career Choice

5. Your Powerpoint • Create a PowerPoint with all 7 Steps to describe yourself and the job of your dreams. • Include a Title Slide, Introductory Slide, the 7 Steps, and a Closing Slide. • Put in animations, clipart, and slide transitions. • Print handouts, 3 per page. Do not print if you do not know how to print handouts!!

6. Step 1: Values • Served or helped others • Mastered a skill • Great listener • Good decision maker • Worked to bring beauty to world • Developed or built something • Able to acquire possessions or money • Began a new project or business • Improved something, made it better • Influenced people • Fixed something broken • Began a new project • Was a good decision maker • Brought people closer to God • Develop or build something • Able to acquire possessions or money • Began a new project or business • Was in the spotlight gained recognition. How do you want to be remembered?

7. Identify Transferable skills • KNOWLEDGE OR SUBJECT SKILLS-Nouns • Computers—digital design—dance—math—language—drawing—fashion—tools—plants—animals • FUNCTIONAL OR TRANSFERABLE SKILLS-Verbs • Cooking—analyzing—planning—mentoring—gathering info—inventing—organizing—problem solving—adapting—evaluating—retrieving info • SELF MANAGING SKILLS/TRAITS-Adjectives or Adverbs • Systematic—thorough—calm—persistent— creative—resourceful—accurate—cooperative—dependable—realistic—self-motivated—unique Think of your life story…when you gained skills Divide into: Physical, Mental, or Interpersonal Skills

8. Questions to ask yourself to identify your traits • How do you deal with time and promptness? • How do you deal with people and emotions? • How do you deal with authority and being told what to do? • How do you deal with supervision and being told how to do? • How do you deal with crises or problems? Traits describe how you perform your transferable skills…

9. Checklist of Traits-Pick and include a few on one slide • Accurate • Achievement-oriented • Adaptable • Adept • Adventurous • Alert • Appreciative • Assertive • Calm • Cautious • Charismatic • Competent • Consistent • Cooperative • Courageous • Creative • Decisive • Deliberate • Discreet • Economical • Effective • Energetic • Enthusiastic • Exceptional • Expert • Firm • Flexible • Fun-loving • Impulsive • Independent • Innovative • Knowledgeable • Loyal • Open-minded • Outgoing • Outstanding • Patient • Perceptive • Persistent • Practical • Professional • Protective • Punctual • Quick • Rational • Realistic • Reliable • Resourceful • Responsible • Self-motivated • Self-reliant • Sensitive • Strong • Supportive • Thorough • Unique • Versatile

10. Step 2: Favorite Knowledges • Studied in H.S. • Computers • Spanish • Psychology • Wood • Learned @home • History • Gardening • Childcare • Cooking • Make-up/hair • Learned on Job • Operate machines • Computer graphics • Vehicle Repair • Learned in free time • Camping • Landscaping • Electrical • Sewing • Collecting

11. Step 2: Fields of Fascination3 Basic kinds of fields • Subjects • Studied in high school • Learned@home • Learned on job • Learned in free time • People Problems • What problems or needs do you like to help people with? • Clothing, food, housing, languages, personal services, family and consumer economics, auto/retail sales, medicine/health, physical fitness, child development, entertainment, training, animals or plants • Things, Tools, or Products • Do you love to deal with handle, construct, operate, market, or repair: • Bicycles, clothing, computers, gardens, machines, phones, toys, trains, planes, wood

12. Step 3: Favorite People-Environments • Realistic R=like nature, athletics, or tools and machinery • Investigative I= curious, like to investigate or analyze data or people or how things work • Artistic A= artistic, imaginative, and creative • Enterprising E=start up projects or organizations, and/or be upfront as to entertain, influence, persuade, or sell to people • Social S=bent on trying to help, teach, or serve people. • Conventional C= detailed work, and like to complete tasks or projects

13. Step 4: Favorite Working Environments • Distasteful working conditions • Too noisy • Too much supervision • No windows • Working at 6 am • Working at night • Earn commission • No people around • With sick people • Keys to my effectiveness • Some noise, but not too quiet • Moderate amount of supervision • Outdoors part of the day • Work from 9-5 am • Steady paycheck • People around sometimes • Healthy people Under what circumstances do you do your most effective work?

14. Step 5: Levels of Responsibility • At what level would you like to work? • Boss, CEO, Owner • Manager • Head of a team • Member of a team • Work with a partner • Works alone as an employee or consultant • What salary would you like to be aiming for? • Minimum, barely getting by • Maximum • Figure out expenses from budget and how much you need to make to survive

15. Step 5: Other rewards • Adventure • Challenge • Respect • Influence • Popularity • Fame • Power • Intellectual stimulation • Chance to exercise leadership • Chance to be creative • Chance to make decisions • Chance to use my expertise • Chance to help others

16. Step 6: Geography • Where would you like to live and work, if you had a choice (besides where you are now)? • Geographical Factors important to you • Compile a list of positive and negatives of places you’ve lived in or visited in the past and where you live now. • Google the city of your choice’s Chamber of Commerce to find out more information. • Include a picture of the place on your slide.

17. Step 7: Choose a career Take two career assessments and report results • Myers-Briggs- http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp • Holland Code- http://www.roguecc.edu/Counseling/HollandCodes/test.asp • Career Test- http://123test.com/career-test/ (15 PICTURE Questions) • Keirsey Temperament Sorter- http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/instruments2.aspx • Self assessment on Coin3.com (40 Questions) • User: Student ID#, PW: dob (052894), Site id: CA15275 • Take an IQ Test- http://www.123test.com/iq-test/ (10 Questions) • Research careers on Coin3 or Occupational Outlook Handbook • Pick A Career!! • Include a picture of the career on this slide.