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Part Three Making Plans for Career Success
How to Evaluate Yourself
There are many ways to evaluate all the characteristics
that make you. Your school may evaluate you to help you
make choices and identify classes. Employers will evaluate
you, too. They often use written tests to evaluate your
personality, aptitudes, and abilities. They may also use
interviews and supervisor reports to assist their evaluation.
You, too, can evaluate yourself. You can recognize your
attitude and change it. Simple activities, such as listing your
positive and negative attitudes, can be the first step. Deciding
which attitude to change and how to do so are the next steps.
Abilities can be changed in the same way. Your ability to
play a musical instrument can change with more practice.
Taking an honest look at yourself periodically is the best
way to evaluate yourself. Asking your family, teachers, and
school counselor what they see in you will also help. When
weak points are discovered in you, work to correct them.
Then, map your progress.
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Answering these
questions honestly
will help you identify
some of your work
values.
Work Values
Ethics
Do you believe in being honest and fair in all
business situations?
Independence
Do you like to work as part of a team or on
your own?
Variety
Should your workdays be very similar or very
different?
Creativity
Do you want a job that involves following
directions, or would you prefer a job where no
directions exist so you could fi gure them out
for yourself?
Competition
Do you enjoy leading or following your
coworkers?
Recognition
How important is it to you that others know
what you do?
Community
Connections
Ask three adults who
know you well the
following questions:
What are my greatest
skills? What future
career can you see me
pursuing? What is one
thing I need to work
on to be successful
in that career? Write
a summary of the
responses.
Your
Reading
What is the best way to
evaluate yourself?