2. INVENTORIES It’s All About You!

3. Career Planning Self- assessment is the first step of the career planning process.

4. Self Assessment During a self-assessment you gather information about yourself in order to make an informed career decision. A self-assessment should include a look at the following: – values, – interests, – personality and – skills.

5. Values The things that are important to you, like achievement, status, and autonomy If you don't take your values into account when planning your career, there's a good chance you'll dislike your work and therefore not succeed in it.

6. Interests What you enjoy doing, i.e. playing golf, taking long walks, hanging out with friends

7. Personality A person's individual traits, motivational drives, needs, and attitudes Based on work by Jung Eight personality types extroverts, introverts, thinking, feeling, sensing, intuitive, judging, and perceptive.

8. Skills The activities you are good at, such as writing, computer programming, teaching Also look at what you enjoy doing

9. GRADE 11 INVENTORIES To help you discover and connect you who are with what you will do in life and work; you will complete a VALUES Inventory and an INTERESTS Inventory

10. Holland Interest Inventory A system of matching interests with one or more of six types: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional.

11. Holland Interest Inventory Website http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/bhs/guidance/ Careerdocs/Holland%20SelfAssessment.pdf

12. Holland Personality Types Realistic (R) People who like nature, or athletics, or tools and machinery. Social (S) People who are drawn to helping, teaching, or serving others. Investigative (I) People who are very curious, like to investigate or analyze things Enterprising (E) People who like to start up projects or organizations, and/or influence or persuade people. Artistic (A) People who are very artistic, imaginative, and innovative. Conventional (C) People who like detailed work, and like to complete tasks or projects. Everyone has some level of each type, but generally there are 2-3 that are more significant than the others.

13. CHARACTERISTICS & POSSIBLE CAREER CHOICES

14. Realistic types prefer to deal with Things. A person with a Realistic Personality tends to be frank, practical, focused, mechanical, determined, or rugged. Examples of Realistic Abilities include manipulating tools, doing mechanical or manual tasks, or doing athletic activities. Examples of Realistic Holland Code Careers include Craftsman, Fitness Trainer, Optician, Policemen, Fire Fighter, and Physical Education Teacher. Possible Realistic College Majors are Justice Studies, Fire Science, Athletic Training, Martial Arts, Corporate Fitness, and Physical Education..

15. Investigative types prefer to deal with Things and Ideas. A person with a Investigative Personality tends to be analytical, intellectual, reserved, independent, and scholarly. Examples of Investigative Abilities include working with abstract ideas and intellectual problems. Examples of Investigative Holland Code Careers include Biologist, Chemist, Historian, Researcher, Doctor, and Mathematician. Possible Investigative College Majors are Botany, Engineering, Forestry Science, Physics, and Foreign Languages.

16. Artistic types prefer to deal with Ideas and People. A person with an Artistic Personality tends to be Complicated, Original, Impulsive, Independent, Expressive, and Creative. Examples of Artistic Abilities include using imagination and feelings in creative expression. Examples of Artistic Holland Code Careers include Artist, Musician, Actor/ Actress, Designer, Writer, and Photographer. Possible Artistic College Majors are Art, Theater, Graphic Design, Music, Journalism, and Communication.

17. Social types prefer to deal with People. A person with a Social Personality tends to be Helping, Informing, Teaching, Inspiring, Counselling, and Serving. Examples of Social Abilities include interacting with people and concerned with the welfare of people. Examples of Social Holland Code Careers include Teacher, Clergy, Coach, Therapist, Nurse, Counsellor, and Sociologist. Possible Social College Majors are Nursing, Christian Education, Counselling, Biblical Studies, Social Science, and Education.

18. Enterprising types prefer to deal with Data and People. A person with an Enterprising Personality tends to be: Persuasive, Energetic, Sociable, Adventurous, Ambitious, and Risk-taking. Examples of Enterprising Abilities include leading, managing, and organizing. Examples of Enterprising Holland Code Careers include Manager, Producer, Lawyer, Business/ Marketing, Executive, Entrepreneur, and Principal. Possible Enterprising College Majors are Pre-Law, Business Management and Administration, International Business, and Political Science.

19. Conventional types prefer to deal with Data and Things. A person with a Conventional Personality tends to be Careful, Conforming, Conservative, Conscientious, Self-controlled, and Structured. Examples of Conventional Abilities include ordering activities paying attention to details. Examples of Conventional Holland Code Careers include Accountant, Banker, Editor, Office Manager, Librarian, and Reporter. Possible Conventional College Majors are Business, Accounting, and Management.

20. Compatible Work Environments Personality TypeMost CompatibleCompatible Realistic Investigative & Conventional Investigative Realistic & Artistic Artistic Investigative & Social Social Artistic & Enterprising Enterprising Social & Conventional Conventional Enterprising & Realistic

21. Health Field Examples Using Holland Interest Inventory

22. So what do the results tell you? Once you have tallied your Holland interests and discovered your top 3 themes, occupations that might interest you are provided at: http://www.promisingfutures.com/allaccess/car eer_planning/interest_inventory/interest_invent ory.htm

23. LIFE VALUES “Cheshire Puss”, asked Alice, “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to go,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where,” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. http://www.cvs.k12.mi.us/careers/pdfs/LIFE%20VALU ES%20INVENTORY%205_01_08_1%20(2).pdf

24. Why is it Important to Understand your Values? Your values are made up of everything that has happened to you in your life and include influences from: your parents and family, your religious affiliation, your friends and peers, your education, your reading, and more. Effective people recognize these environmental influences and identify and develop a clear, concise, and meaningful set of values/beliefs, and priorities. Once defined, values impact every aspect of your life.

25. Understand your Values Continued You demonstrate and model your values in action in your personal and work behaviors, decision making, contribution, and interpersonal interaction. You use your values to make decisions about priorities in your daily work and home life. Your goals and life purpose are grounded in your values.

26. LIFE VALUES CATEGORIES To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded! Ralph Waldo Emerson

28. REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS “Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.” – Confucius

29. 1.To what extent do these results describe you? (Were the results an accurate portrait of you?) Why or why not? Provide evidence using information from your learning experiences and the descriptors of the 6 personality types. Were there any surprises? Give details. 2.To what extent were you surprised regarding the number of values the inventory asked about? 3.Do your two inventory results support one another in the area of values (Holland Inventory under Characteristics lists a value associated with the personality type)? If there was a difference, what could explain this? If they were compatible, do you agree?

30. 4.List your three top categories from the Holland Inventory (use the first initial…RIC, SAE, etc.) AND list at least five careers that interest you. 5.Where do your top 3 values show themselves in your schooling, and your relationships with family, friends and community. 6.What was the most significant thing you learned about yourself from completing these inventories?

31. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT The journey between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life really takes place. Barbara DeAngelis

32. ADDITIONAL INVENTORIES During Mentorship classes inventories dealing with PERSONALITY or SKILLS will NOT be completed.

33. Personality Inventory http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi- win/jtypes1.htm

34. Skills Inventory http://www.d.umn.edu/careers/inventories/skill s_test_intro.html

35. HELPING STUDENTS DISCOVER AND CONNECT WHO THEY ARE WITH WHAT THEY DO IN LIFE AND WORK Prepared for Mentorship Program at Dr. E.P. Scarlett June 2011 By Pamela Singletary