Consider completing the following readings and exercises prior to June 17th that were assigned by John Gates:
- Read the chapter devoted to your type in Do What You Are
- Complete the exercises in Chapter 24
In the chapter devoted to your type:
- 3 profiles of career professionals with that type
- why those careers work for that person
- common threads and themes in their chosen professions
- what career satisfaction means for them
- popular occupations for that type
- customizing your job search
- pathways to success by using your strengths
- possible pitfalls
- the final piece: changing or keeping your job...the key to success for your type
In chapter 24, the idea is to put it all together so that you match your personality to a career that you can looooove. That chapter breaks down that plan into 10 simple-and-easy steps. I've scanned those steps, and we've steadily been working through those steps via UExplore. Now, is your chance to review what you've accomplished through the program and put it all together.
- Step 1: Identify your unique personality strengths and weaknesses (Resource ideas: Do What Your Are chapter devoted to your personality type; handout from Your Listening Profile)
- Step 2: Identify and rank your work-related strengths and weaknesses (Resource ideas: Handout from Assessing Your Transferable Skills; Your Professional Portfolio)
- Step 3: Record and evaluate your criteria for career satisfaction (Resource ideas: Handouts from Career Planning)
- Step 4: Record your observations of specific situations where your current or past jobs met your career satisfacton criteria (Resource ideas: Your Professional Portfolio)
- Step 5: Think about your strongest interests, as in what activities do you enjoy so much that you would do them for free (Resource ideas: Handout from Goal Setting)
- Step 6: Identify your skills (Resource ideas: Checklist inside Do What You Are)
- Step 7: Generate a list of possible careers or jobs that are of interest to you at this point (Resource ideas: Career Field Overviews and Career Panels)
- Step 8: Analyze each career option asking: how well does it make use of your best skills and abilities; how well does it make use of my work-related strengths; and how well does it meet my top five criteria for career satisfaction? (Resource ideas: Career Field Overviews and Career Panels; Your Professional Portfolio;
- Step 9: Research your potential career options (Resource ideas: Career Field Overviews and Career Panels)
- Step 10: Celebrate your successes (Resource ideas: Your Professional Portfolio)
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