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Job Resources : Knowing Yourself
Knowing Yourself: Career Planning sub-module 2 of 4
One of the core components of career planning is understanding who you are as a worker. This module will help you to look inside yourself and identify your skills, values, and non-negotiables.
Tips
- Go slow and steady.
Don’t rush through any part of your career planning, including self-assessment exercises. This is a big decision, so take your time! - Talk to someone neutral.
Talk over your decisions with a trustworthy, but unbiased person. If someone recommends a career, ask them what they are basing this on. - Take small steps toward giant leaps.
Start with short term goals, like academic upgrading, to tackle long term goals, like the further education you need to land your dream job.
Don’t rush through any part of your career planning, including self-assessment exercises. This is a big decision, so take your time!
Talk over your decisions with a trustworthy, but unbiased person. If someone recommends a career, ask them what they are basing this on.
Start with short term goals, like academic upgrading, to tackle long term goals, like the further education you need to land your dream job.Worksheets
- Values Scale - PDF - opens in a new windowFigure out what you want in a workplace.
- My Skills - PDF - opens in a new windowIdentify the skills you want to use in the workplace.
- My Non-Negotiables - PDF - opens in a new windowIdentify the things you absolutely can’t tolerate in a workplace.
- Creating a Career-Focused Education Plan - PDF - opens in a new windowSee how your self-assessment results match up with different careers, and figure out your next steps.
Knowing Yourself
Introduction
This module will take you through four self-assessment activities. If you want to dive straight into these activities, you can access them on the right. However, to get the most out of these worksheets, we recommend you take a look at our videos for guidance filling them in.
Watch this video to learn how identifying your skills, values, and non-negotiables can help you to select a career.
What are Your Values?
Watch this video for help filling in the Values Scale PDF sheet to identify what you want in a workplace. You can also download the Identifying What You Value video transcript - RTF.
- Values Scale - PDF - opens in a new windowFigure out what you want in a workplace.
What are Your Skills
Watch this video for help filling in the My Skills PDF sheet - opens in a new window to identify your top skills. You can also download the Identifying Your Top Skills video transcript - RTF.
- My Skills - PDF - opens in a new windowIdentify the skills you want to use in the workplace.
What is Non-Negotiable for You?
Watch this video for help filling in the My Non-Negotiables PDF sheet - opens in a new window to identify the things you can’t tolerate in a workplace. You can also download the Identifying Your Non-Negotiables video transcript - RTF.
- My Non-Negotiables - PDF - opens in a new windowIdentify the things you absolutely can’t tolerate in a workplace.
Putting It All Together
Watch this video for help filling in the Creating a Career-Focused Education Plan PDF sheet - opens in a new window. You can also download the Putting It All Together video transcript - RTF.
- Creating a Career-Focused Education Plan - PDF - opens in a new windowSee how your self-assessment results match up with different careers, and figure out your next steps.