Self-AwarenessChapter 2
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Learning Objectives• Define self-awareness and cite its benefits.• Explain the factors that influence people’s
values.• Define personality and list the “big five”
personality traits.• Compare and contrast skills, knowledge, and
interests.• Explain how personality, skills, and interests
relate to career choice.
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Finding Your Direction1. Self-Awareness The process of paying attention to
yourself.
2. Self-Honesty The ability to see your strengths and weaknesses clearly.
3. Self-Consciousness – The tendency to frequently think about and observe yourself.• Private self-consciousness Understanding yourself.• Public self-consciousness Understanding how your
behavior affects others.
4. Emotional Awareness The process of recognizing, identifying and accepting your emotions.
5. Identifying Your Emotions: • Pay attention to how your body feels. • What occurred right before the emotion started?
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Self-Awareness and Success
• What does self-awareness have to do with success?
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Self-Honesty
• How difficult is it to be self-honest?• Are you more likely to over- or under-
estimate your strengths? weaknesses?
• What is the benefit to doing the analysis yourself and not trying to get someone else to be honest for you?
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Identifying Your Emotions – Figure 2.1
I Feel Comfortable
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Identifying Your Emotions – Figure 2.1
I Feel Uncomfortable
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Multiple Skills, Multiple Intelligences• Intelligence A set of abilities that enables you to
solve certain types of real-world problems.
• Verbal/linguistic • Logical/mathematical• Visual/spatial• Bodily/kinesthetic
• Musical• Interpersonal• Intrapersonal• Naturalistic
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Exploring Your Skills & Interests• Skill The ability to do something specific as a
result of learning and practice
Job-specific –ability to do a specific job/task.
Transferable skills – abilities you can use in a variety of jobs/tasks.
• Knowledge An understanding of facts or principles in a particular subject area. Knowledge isn’t a skill until it is combined with real-world experience.
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SCANS
The Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (U.S. Department of Labor, 1991)
http://wdr.doleta.gov/SCANS/whatwork/whatwork.pdf
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Discovering Your Strengths Personality and Individuality
• Personality The relatively stable pattern of behavior that distinguishes you from all other people.
• Trait A disposition to behave in a certain way regardless of the situation. Traits are shaped by our genes, but also by our upbringing and experiences.
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The “Big Five” Personality Traits• Openness Imaginativeness, openness to new people,
ideas, and experiences.
• Conscientiousness Self-discipline and desire to achieve
• Extroversion Assertiveness, sociability, and interest in excitement and activity.
• Agreeableness Trustworthiness, warmth and cooperativeness.
• Emotional Stability Resistance to negative emotions such as anxiety, anger and depression.
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Personality Types and WorkCareer Researcher John Holland’s Six Basic Types of Work Personalities
• Realistic —doers who prefer hands-on activities to activities involving words or relationships.
• Investigative —thinkers who like to investigate and solve problems.
• Artistic —creators who value self-expression structure.
• Social —helpers who value relationships more than intellectual or physical activity.
• Enterprising —persuaders who enjoy using their verbal skills.
• Conventional —organizers who thrive in situations with rules and structure
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RealisticDescriptor Personality Type Work Environment Closest Work Environments Farthest
Work
Realistic
Likes to work with animals, tools, or machines; generally avoids social activities like teaching, counseling, nursing, and informing others;
Persons having a Realistic personality type "dominate" this environment. There are more of them than there are people of other personality types. For example, at a construction site there will be more persons having a "Realistic" personality than there will be people who have a Social or Artistic type. Farmer Forester Firefighter Conventional/Investigative Social
Has good skills in working with tools, mechanical drawings, machines or animals, Police Officer Flight Engineer Pilot
Values practical things you can see and touch -- like plants and animals you can grow, or things you can build or make better; and
"Realistic" people create a "Realistic" environment. For example, they particularly value people who are practical and mechanical -- who are good at working with tools, mechanical or electrical drawings, machines, or animals. Carpenter Electrician
Diesel Mechanic
Sees self as practical, mechanical, and realistic.
Locomotive Engineer Truck Driver Locksmith
Occupations
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InvestigativeDescriptor Personality Type Work Environment
Closest Work Environments
Farthest Work Environments
Investigative
Likes to study and solve math or science problems; generally avoids leading, selling, or persuading people;
Persons having an Investigative personality type "dominate" this environment. There are more of them than there are people of other personality types. For example, in a scientific laboratory there will be more persons having an "Investigative" personality than there will be people who have an Enterprising type. Chemist Mathematician Meteorologist Realistic/Artistic Enterprising
Has good skills at understanding and solving science and math problems; Biologist Dentist Physician
Values science, and
"Investigative" people create a "Investigative" environment. For example, they particularly value people who are precise, scientific, and intellectual -- who are good at understanding and solving science and math problems. Veterinarian Pharmacist
Medical Technician
Sees self as precise, scientific, and intellectual. Architect Surveyor
Electrical Technician
Occupations
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ArtisticDescriptor Personality Type Work Environment Closest Work
EnvironmentsFarthest Work Environments
Artistic
Likes to do creative activities like art, drama, crafts, dance, music, or creative writing;
Persons having an Artistic personality type "dominate" this environment. There are more of them than there are people of other personality types. For example, among a group of professional musicians there will be more persons of an "Artistic" personality than there will be people who have a Conventional type. Dancer
Book Editor Teacher Investigative/Social Conventional
generally avoids highly ordered or repetitive activities;
Clothes Designer
Graphic Designer Comedian
Has good artistic abilities - in creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art
"Artistic" people create an "Artistic" environment. For example, they particularly value people who are expressive, original, and independent -- who have good artistic abilities in creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art. Actor
Disk Jockey
Values the creative arts - like drama, music, art, or the works of creative writers; and Musician Composer
Sees self as expressive, original, and independent.
Occupations
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SocialDescriptor
Personality Type
Work Environment
Closest Work Environments
Farthest Work
Environments
Social
Likes to do things to help people - like teaching, counseling, nursing, or giving information; generally avoids using machines, tools, or animals to achieve a goal;
Persons having a Social personality type "dominate" this environment. There are more of them than there are people of other personality types. For example, in a hospital, school, or counseling service there will be more persons having a "Social" personality than there will be people who have a Realistic type. Counselor
Parole Officer
Social Worker Artistic/Enterprising Realistic
Has good skills at teaching, counseling, nursing, or giving information;
Dental Hygienist Nurse
Physical Therapist
Values helping people and solving social problems; and sees self as helpful, friendly, and trustworthy.
"Social" people create an "Social" environment. For example, they particularly value people who are helpful, friendly, and trustworthy -- who are good at good at teaching, counseling, nursing, giving information, and solving social problems. Teacher Librarian
Athletic Trainer
Occupations
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EnterprisingDescriptor Personality Type Work Environment Closest Work
EnvironmentsFarthest Work Environments
Enterprising
Likes to lead and persuade people, and to sell things and ideas; generally avoids activities that require careful observation and scientific, analytical thinking;
Persons having an Enterprising personality type "dominate" this environment. There are more of them than there are people of other personality types. For example, in a business or legal setting there will be more persons having an "Enterprising" personality than there will be people who have a Investigative type. Auctioneer
Sales Person
Travel Agent Social/Conventional Investigative
Is good at leading people and selling things or ideas;
Recreation Leader/Camp Director
Judge/Lawyer
Real Estate Agent
Values success in politics, leadership, or business; and
"Enterprising" people create an "Enterprising" environment. For example, they particularly value people who are energetic, ambitious, and sociable -- who are good at politics, leading people and selling things or ideas.
School Principal
Sales Manager
Bank President
Sees self as energetic, ambitious, and sociable. TV Newcaster
Customs Inspector
Hotel Manager
Occupations
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ConventionalDescriptor Personality
TypeWork Environment Closest Work
EnvironmentsFarthest
Work
Conventional
Likes to work with numbers, records, or machines in a set, orderly way; generally avoids ambiguous, unstructured activities
Persons having a Conventional personality type "dominate" this environment. There are more of them than there are people of other personality types. For example, in an office of a bank or real estate company there will be more persons having a "Conventional" personality than there will be people who have a Artistic type. Court Clerk Secretary Bookkeeper Realistic/Enterprising Artistic
Is good at working with written records and numbers in a systematic, orderly way; Bank Teller
Post Office Clerk Mail Carrier
Values success in business; and
"Conventional" people create an "Conventional" environment. For example, they particularly value people who are orderly, and good at following a set plan -- good at working with written records and numbers in a systematic, orderly way. Typist
Title Examiner
Sees self as orderly, and good at following a set plan.
Occupations
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Holland’s Hexagon• In summary, you are most likely to choose a successful and satisfying job, if
you choose one that fits your personality type. • John Holland created a hexagonal model that shows the relationship between
the personality types and environments. • Notice that the personality types closest to each other are more alike than
those farther away. You can see this most clearly when you compare the personalities opposite each other, on the hexagon. For example, read the description of the types for Realistic and Social. You will see that they are virtually the opposite of each other. On the other hand, Social and Artistic are not that far apart.
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Putting It All TogetherSelf-Awareness and Work
• Why Work Matters Most of us will spend about 80,000 hours of our lives at work. The work you do, therefore, has an enormous impact on your success and happiness.
• Satisfaction Gaining self-worth from a job well done. • Relationships Learning from other people. • Meaning Fulfilling your personal purpose in life.
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