ASSESS YOUR CAREER

ASSESSING YOU:
The first step in career planning addresses
the self-assessment phase of the career planning process.
• Explore your Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Explore Personal Management Skills
• Identify Specific Work
• Identify your RESOURCES
• Understand the importance of updating Career Portfolio
• Connect with further information
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities-
• Knowledge-
• The general knowledge you have about subject.
• Specialized knowledge you may have that is required to work in a
particular occupation.
• Skills & Abilities-
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills
• Computer Literacy
• Thinking Skills
Personal Management Skills-
These are the skills you use everyday to manage your life.
• Organizational Skills
• Money Management Skills
• Time Management Skills
• Managing self-as-business Skills
• Health & Lifestyle related Skills
Work Specific Skills-
These are the specialized skills you need to do a particular type of
work.
• Step 1- Identify your skills & Scrutinize them based on your
competency
• Step 2- Once you are done with your competent skills, go back to
step 1 & make a note of the skills you have identified as they are the
one which you like.
• Step 3- Now from the highlighted skills classify on the basis of
transferable skills & personal management skills.
• Step 4- Cluster skills according to the one you’ll need for different job
roles.
RESOURCES-
These are the assets which determines whether or not-hoped for work
options are within your reach.
• Unique life experience
• Past & Present Education
• Support System
• Material Resources
• Financial Resources
Characteristic Approaches & Actions-
• Dependable
• Flexible & Adaptable
• Honest
• Patient
• Optimist
• Risk Taker
Passion-
• Thinking about things you are passionate about gives you a clear
understanding of the types of work you enjoy and the environment in
which you will like to work in.
• You are more open to developing skills & competence when you are
already interested in an activity.
• When you are identifying your passions, consider what you like to do
both in your work time & leisure time.
• You will stand to gain a great deal by putting some time and efforts
into discovering work & work situations that will engage your passion.
CAREER PORTFOLIO-
• Personal Profile
• Descriptions of your Work Experience
• Descriptions of Educational Experiences
• Descriptions of Community Work
• Support Documents
• Relationships
• Marketing Materials
CONCLUSION-
Once you are done with all the steps & have developed a Portfolio, the
question arises is ‘What do I do with it?’
• The answer for this question depends on your needs and
circumstances.