Career Management Unit A 1.01

2 Career Types Artistic-The Creators Conventional-The Organizers Enterprising-The Persuaders Investigative-The Thinkers Realistic- The Do-ers Social- The Helpers

3 Aptitudes Aptitudes are natural talents or developed abilities. Verbal-linguistic Logical-mathematical Visual-spatial (someone who likes to draw or build things probably has this learning preference.) Bodily-kinesthetic Musical Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalistic

4 Aptitudes Complete Appendix 1.01 (4)

5 Think About Your Skills Think about the skills that you use presently at school, at work (if you work) and in your leisure time. Complete Appendix 1.01 (5)

6 Self-Esteem e/index.htm?idRegTest=720 e/index.htm?idRegTest=720 If the link does not work, do the following: Complete the Self-Esteem Scale - Appendix 1.01 (8). Follow the scoring scale on the next slide to determine your results:

7 Self-Esteem Questions 1, 2,4,6,7 – Record the numerical values for the score 1-5 that you circled. Questions 3, 5, 8,9,10 – Record the opposite numerical value for the score 1-5 that you circled. Ex: A score of 5 will be recorded as a score of 1, a score 2 as a score of 4, and a score of 3 as a score of 3. Add all results and use the rating scale below to determine your self-esteem level.

8 Self-Esteem – Rating Scale < 30 – Low Self-Esteem 30 – Neutral Self-Esteem > 30 – High Self-Esteem

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10 SCANS Skills Retrieved from: thods/assment/as7scans.htm thods/assment/as7scans.htm – 1. Resources – 2. Interpersonal Skills – 3. Information – 4. Systems – 5. Technology – 6. Basic Skills – 7. Thinking Skills – 8. Personal Qualities

11 SCANS Skills- (learned abilities to perform tasks or duties of various occupations) Because the world of work is changing, the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education formed the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) to study the kinds of competencies and skills that workers must have to succeed in today's workplace.

12 SCANS Skills The results of the study were published in a document entitled What Work Requires of Schools: A SCANS Report for America 2000.

SCANS - - Resources Time - selects goal-relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time, and prepares and follows schedules Money - uses or prepares budgets, makes forecasts, keeps records, and makes adjustments to meet objectives Material and facilities - acquires, stores, allocates, and uses materials or space efficiently Human resources - assesses skills and distributes work accordingly, evaluates performance and provides feedback

SCANS - - Interpersonal (social skills) Participates as member of a team - contributes to group effort Teaches others new skills Services clients/customers - works to satisfy customers expectations Exercises leadership - communicates ideas to justify position, persuades and convinces others, responsibly challenges existing procedures and policies Negotiates - works toward agreements involving exchange of resources, resolves divergent interests Works with diversity - works well with men and women from diverse backgrounds

SCANS - - Information Acquires and evaluates information Organizes and maintains information Interprets and communicates information Uses computers to process information

SCANS - - Systems Understands systems - knows how social, organizational, and technological systems work and operates effectively with them Monitors and corrects performance - distinguishes trends, predicts impacts on system operations, diagnoses deviations in systems performance and corrects malfunctions Improves or designs systems - suggests modifications to existing systems and develops new or alternative systems to improve performance

SCANS - - Technology Selects technology - chooses procedures, tools, or equipment including computers and related technologies Applies technology to task - understands intent and proper procedures for setup and operation of equipment Maintains and troubleshoots equipment - prevents, identifies, or solves problems with equipment, including computers and other technologies

SCANS - - Basic Skills Reading - locates, understands, and interprets written information in prose and in documents such as manuals, graphs, and schedules Writing - communicates thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing; and creates documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts Arithmetic/mathematics - performs basic computations and approaches practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques Listening - receives, attends to, interprets, and responds to verbal messages and other cues Speaking - organizes ideas and communicates orally

19 SCANS - - Thinking Skills Creative thinking - generates new ideas Decision making - specifies goals and constraints, generates alternatives, considers risks, and evaluates and chooses best alternatives Problem solving - recognizes problems and devises and implements plan of action Visualizing - organizes and processes symbols Knowing how to learn - uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills Reasoning - discovers a rule or principle underlying the relationship between two or more objects and applies it when solving a problem

20 SCANS - - Personal Qualities Responsibility - exerts a high level of effort and perseveres towards goal attainment Self-esteem - believes in own self-worth and maintains a positive view of self Sociability - demonstrates understanding, friendliness, adaptability, empathy, and politeness in group settings Self-management - assesses self accurately, sets personal goals, monitors progress, and exhibits self-control Integrity/honesty - chooses ethical courses of action

21 SCANS Skills Identify your strengths in regards to SCANS skills and ways that you demonstrate SCANS skills through completing SCANS Skill Inventory – Appendix 1.01 (7).