Identify Your Present Needs — What do you
need to know about yourself?
When deciding what kinds of careers might be a good
fit, it is important to assess these things:
Interests: Interests can range from the general (e.g.
I like to write) to the specific (I am interested in
women's health care). Consider these questions when
self- assessing your interests:
...What do you like to do in your spare time?
...What activities make you lose track of time?
...What are the most interesting jobs you can think
of?
...What kinds of things would you do if money were
no object?
Values: Values are, simply put, what is important
to you. Some sample values are:
- Adventure
- Change and Variety
- Competition
- Creativity
- Excitement
- Helping Others
- Intellectual Stimulation
- Location
- Power and Authority
- Profit/Gain
- Public Contact
- Recognition
- Stability
- Time Freedom
- Travel
- Work Alone
Skills: No one can tell you what your skills are,
you must be reflective about the experiences that you
have had in order to know what skills you posess. Think
about these things:
...What skills, activities come naturally to you?
...What skills do you enjoy using?
...What skills would you like to develop?
...What skills do employers desire?
UCS offers a range of assessment tools that can help
you organize your interests, articulate your strengths
and weaknesses, and ascertain where like-minded people
are working. You must meet with a career counselor
before taking the assessments.
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