Saturday, 31 October 2015

Choosing a Career Path


The first step  is to Know Yourself. Whether you are a first-year student interested in learning how majors relate to careers, first identify your INTERESTS, VALUES, SKILLS and PERSONALITY PREFERENCES in order to make a well–informed decision.



  • Learning about your interests will help you identify opportunities to pursue and the topics you are most naturally drawn to, making school and work more motivating and enjoyable. 
  • Values are the things that motivate us and move us toward certain decisions, behaviors and goals. Values greatly influence the career decision-making process, job satisfaction and, ultimately, life satisfaction.

  • Skills are the things that you are good at and have the ability to do well. Assessing your skills allows you to determine which ones you want to acquire or further develop, the specific ways to accomplish those goals, and how your skills match with potential careers.

  • Personality Preferences & Interpersonal Needs are related to your individual, innate nature and tend to be consistent over time. Understanding personality and interpersonal needs allows you to see correlations between the way you make decisions and your work style.
  • source: careercenter

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