My Self-Assessments

A self-assessment requires that a person take a look at him or herself objectively. Doing this can be extremely hard for a person because they have to be honest with themselves about who they are and the areas where they are lacking. Personally, I like taking assessments that are going to help me better myself and so forth. But I really did not like this assessment because of how it is set up. I prefer assessments where you are scored based on what you put and then there is a synopsis that gives some explanation or detail about what it all means.

Obtaining a career focus is valuable in any college student’s lifetime; therefore, it would be profitable to meet with a career counselor to discuss occupational goals and interests. Moreover, involvement with the Focus 2 assessment is another contributing factor used to guide the career decision making process. The Focus 2 is comprised of five simple tests that will analyze compatible careers for the individual taking the assessment. Mr. Richard Glass, the career counselor that agreed to meet with me, believes that the work interests assessment produces the most promising results. For instance, my work interests fall under the social, artistic, and investigative categories. Through computerized analysis, I was given a list of occupations that would agree with the data received. The content of this paper will evaluate the results of the Focus 2 assessment, in addition to the major points discussed by Mr. Glass. Come the end of this paper, the reader will gain a better understanding of my work

Everyday we ask ourselves, “Did I make the right decision?” Whether it is in regards to family, friends or co-workers we constantly do self assessments. Self-assessment is defined as a process through which individuals gain knowledge about themselves. This includes information about their likes and dislikes as well as their reactions to specific situations. By knowing more about themselves, individuals can be able to determine the work situations and occupations that are most appropriate for them. There are several lessons that can be learnt from self-assessment in relation to individual decision making. This research paper will examine reveal the lesions learned from self assessment. We will observe of the influence of the American

We use our strengths, values, and interests to help us realize our career aspirations and academic goals. Based on my assessments the career options that best suit my results are in the fields of medicine or technology. Other possibilities specified include Dentistry, Computer Science teaching, and Database Administration.

I chose to assess myself positively in all of the categories because I felt that I did a good job of thoroughly responding to and completing each of the requirements. I came to the discussion with a several page response to each of the four questions that I posed in relation to the text, complete with a highlighted and annotated copy of the story to use as a reference point. During the discussion itself, I referred to how the specific actions of each of the characters in the story might be interpreted and related in a more broad sense to the meaning of the work as a whole. For example, I spoke at one point about how the actions of the wife seemed inconsistent with the continuous importance placed on the value of honor within the story, as her

What area do you want to focus on? What are your learning needs based on reflection and self-assessment?

I’ve had an interesting nine weeks in Career Exploration. I learned an abundant amount of different skills, personality types, and careers. The assessments informed me more about myself and what group I am statistically. I also learned that the Holland Codes helped me understand my personality types and needs. Also, being in the class helped me realize that I haven’t met all my needs.

Taking the assessments from the Career Path enhanced my understanding of my abilities and my future career opportunities. I believe the results from the Career Path accurately reflected my career goals. For instance, the majority of my results included either psychology or sociology, which are the two careers I am most interested in. The top two results for my leisure interest included clinical sociologist and educational psychologist. Though I am not interested in either of these two careers, I was relieved that they were both included in my interests and field of study. However, my personality did not reflect the results of my dream job of becoming a military or a child psychologist. In fact, not one of my hopeful future careers were listed on the results from my personality assessment. According to the personality assessment, I am logical, analytical, base my decisions on solid facts, and adapt to changes in a situation. Nonetheless, I believe some of these results are

The self-assessment I chose to do was on online team roles preferences self assessment. They had one in the book, Chapter 8 on pages 259-260. I prefer to do the online assessment. This one came from a website called Pscyh Test. The url is http://testyourself.psychtests.com /testid/3113.

The first section of the Self-Directed search is “occupational daydreams” which allows the client to compare their ideal careers to their career results at the end of the assessment (Holland, 1994). Stewart indicated that he would want to pursue a career as an Underwriter, Insurance Broker, Lawyer, Marine Biologist, Reporter, Social Worker, and a Counselor. Stewarts total scores are as follows: 26 for realistic, 15 for investigative, 46 for artistic, 36 for social, 48 for enterprising, and 28 for conventional (Holland, 1994). This means that his vocational code is enterprising, artistic, and social (EAS). This score suggests that Stewart has high interests, self-esteems, and competencies in enterprising, artistic, and social careers. He chose as his possible career choices: Public Relations Representative, Broker-and-Market Operator, Council on Aging Director, and Housing Project Manager (Holland, 1994). Based off of Stewarts similar codes (ESA, SEA, AES, ASE, and SAE) he chose as possible career choices: Psychiatric Social Worker, Research Director, Stage Director, Television Director, Actor, Critic, Playwright, Drama Teacher, Social Welfare Administrator, and Director of Admissions (Holland, 1994). After compiling multiple career options, Stewart was able to use the “You and Your Career” booklet in order to gain an understanding

In this assignment, students will analyze two possible career choices, and then write a formal analytical report effectively presenting a recommendation to pursue one of the careers. This project has two parts:

I think the self-assessment was a good idea for me as a student to reevaluate myself and time management for my classwork. I did not learn anything new about myself after completing the assessment; however it did make me compare the different areas to see what I need to focus on more. The statement “Even as you benefit from your strengths, spends time developing your weakest areas so they don’t get in the way of your dreams and desires” made me really think about making changes with myself. (Bethel University, p2).

Every person has his or her own unique style of working. After reviewing all of the self-assessments, I believe I have a solid understanding of what it take to interact collaborate with my co-workers, I am able to establish good working relationships, resolve conflicts, and institute good leadership skills. Although, I have good enough skills to be effective, I need to continue learning to advance my skill sets. Just as every person is unique, every organization has its own unique style of working. The type of culture that controls the way employees work and behave in my office is very different from other organizations. By its nature, working for a staffing firm is all about adapting to the need of the client and candidate. As a recruiter

Throughout life, people are influenced by others when it comes to career paths. For example, career paths can be directed by our backgrounds such as family and culture. The career path I chose has been influenced by family and those who support me and encourage me during school. The career path, I have chosen is to work with women survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. I will discuss how self-assessments helped me gain an understanding, which careers might be worth pursuing because of my interests.

Finding a specific career path can not only be difficult, but it can also induce bouts of anxiety, anger, and sadness over a crucial part of an individual’s life. Settling on a career can be unnerving when thinking about the fact that this is the career that you spend thousands of dollars on in college, that this is the career you will work in until you retire. With this course, I’ve found that it has been easier to narrow down a goal towards finding a career. Through career assessments, different assignments and discussions, I have realized what my barriers and strengths are. Overcoming these and improving these skills or applying them to an actual career assisted me in narrowing my goal as well. I am now able to clearly see the advantages and disadvantages of my career goal and to think clearer about the next steps that I will take after this course.