1. Personal Skills, Talents and Strengths
Career Management

2. How many words on the next slide would describe you?

3. Adaptable: Able to adapt oneself to new surroundings
Ambitious: Full of ambition, strong desire "to do" something.
Analytical: Employing analytic methods; separating things into their parts of elements.
Articulate: Able to express oneself clearly, do not mumble.
Assertive: Insist on one's rights or opinions.
Attentive: To notice, pay attention to
Broad-minded: Being tolerant or liberal in thought or opinion.
Businesslike: Practical, systematic.
Competent: Adequately qualified, ability.
Confident: Trusting, fully assured, belief in yourself
Consistent: Constant to same principles, not changing. Cooperative: Work well with others. Dedicated: Devoted to aims or vocation. Efficient: Competent, capable, able to get results. Energetic: Active, full of life, vigorous, an energetic worker. Enterprising: Strong interest, great eagerness. Flexible: Manageable, adaptable, versatile. Honest: Not lying, cheating or stealing, sincere. Motivated: The inner reason for any act. Optimistic: View that good prevails over evil. Organized: Place things in working order.
People-oriented: Enjoy working/being with people.
Practical: Inclined or suited to useful action, rather that speculation.
Productive: Tending to produce.
Realistic: Practical views/policy, presenting people/scenes as they are.
Reliable: Dependable.
Resourceful: Ability to supply what is needed, quick wit.
Responsible: Capable of rational conduct, trustworthy.
Versatile: Turning easily or readily from occupation/job to another, changeable.

4. How many words on the next slide would describe you?

5. Lazy Mistrustful Moody Naive Obstructive Passive Prejudiced Procrastinate Pushy Reckless Rude Selfish
Complaining Dull Aggressive Arrogant Blunt Bossy Chaotic Cynical Fanatical Fearful Greedy Impatient Indifferent Inflexible Intolerant
Shallow Shy Strict Stubborn Talkative Undisciplined Vague Wasteful

6. Self-concept
Attitude
Aptitude
Personality
Self-esteem
Personal Characteristics that form a person’s interests, likes & dislikes:

7. Ways to display your personal interests & preferences:
School courses
Interest survey
Hobbies
School/Work Environment
Job tasks
Data/People/Things
Ways to display your personal interests & preferences:

8. What abilities, strengths, skills & talents do you have?
Personal Talents & Abilities:
Verbal
Numerical
Clerical
Manual dexterity
Mechanical reasoning
Spatial/visual
Skills & Strengths:
Utilization of resources
Interpersonal skills
Use of information
Technology
Basic skills
Thinking skills
Personal qualities
What abilities, strengths, skills & talents do you have?

9. What Positive/Negative Personality Traits do you have?

10. Positive & Negative Personality Traits:
Honesty/Dishonest
Dependable/Unreliable
Responsible/Irresponsible
Integrity/Corrupt
Loyalty/Disloyal
Positive & Negative Personality Traits:

11. Personal Learning Styles & Learning Preferences
Verbal-linguistic
Logical-mathematical
Visual-spatial
Bodily-kinesthetic
Musical
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalistic
Personal Learning Styles & Learning Preferences

12. What is your learning style?
Tactile-kinesthetic (hands-on learning – learn best by doing)
Auditory (learn best by hearing)
Visual (Learn best by seeing through demonstration)
What is your learning style?

13. What do you value in the workplace?
Work Values & Needs:
Responsibility
Relationships
Altruism
Compassion
Courage
Achievement
Recognition
Creativity
Independence
Prestige
Money/salary
Security
Surroundings
Variety
Ethics
What do you value in the workplace?

14. Aspects of Self-Concept:
Respect
Empathy
Sympathy
Ways to build & maintain positive self-concept:
Self-observation
Knowledge of oneself
Accept who you are
Set goals
Aspects of Self-Concept:

15. Be flexible
Be adaptable
Show Achievement
Show Performance
Situations, attitudes & behaviors affect a person’s self-concept in school, work & life

16. Behaviors & attitudes affect the self-concept of others
Communicate in work & personal relationships
Reflect on personal behaviors and attitudes towards others
Develop feedback techniques
Behaviors & attitudes affect the self-concept of others

17. Your self-concept can affect your educational achievement and your success at work
Educational Achievement and your success at work can affect your self-concept