Midway University Presentation - Exploration
- 1. FINDING YOUR PATH Major and Career Exploration
- 2. EXPLORING YOU • Personality • Interests • Values • Skills
- 3. EXPLORING YOU PERSONALITY Extraversion (E) Introversion (I) Sensing (S) Intuition (N) Thinking (T) Feeling (F) Perceiving (P) Judging (J)
- 4. EXPLORING YOU PERSONALITY EXTRAVERSION (E) INTROVERSION (I) ENERGY STYLE You like to work with other people, on teams, and in busy spaces. You like working independently or in small groups, in calm, quiet spaces.
- 5. EXPLORING YOU PERSONALITY SENSING (S) INTUITION (N) THINKING STYLE You like working with concrete things like people, data, and machines. You like working with abstract theories, ideas, and possibilities.
- 6. EXPLORING YOU PERSONALITY THINKING (T) FEELING (F) VALUES STYLE You like work that uses your intelligence and lets you excel. You like work that reflects your values and helps other people.
- 7. EXPLORING YOU PERSONALITY JUDGING (J) PERCEIVING (P) LIFE STYLE You like organization and a structured, orderly workplace. You like flexibility, and don’t mind a little chaos.
- 8. EXPLORING YOU INTERESTSDoers (Realistic) Thinkers (Investigative) Creators (Artistic) Helpers (Social) Persuaders (Enterprising) Organizers (Conventional)
- 9. EXPLORING YOU INTERESTSDOERS (realistic) - You tend to follow tradition, and are practical. You are realistic in your approach. You like to get things done. THINKERS (investigative) - You tend to be independent and are often curious about how things work. CREATORS (artistic) - You usually prefer to follow careers that are more independent and less structured.
- 10. EXPLORING YOU INTERESTSHELPERS (social) - You are usually good at listening and have excellent communication skills. PERSUADERS (enterprising) - You enjoy meting people and speaking in public. You are usually thought of as persuasive and innovative. ORGANIZERS (conventional) - You love organizing things. You are good at implementation and follow up skills. You have a methodical approach to life.
- 11. EXPLORING YOU VALUES Personal and Family Values Cultural Values Economic Values
- 12. SKILLS Self-Management Skills Functional Skills Work-Content Skills EXPLORING YOU
- 13. SKILLS SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS Rooted in Temperament Acquired in early years, among families, peers, and school; or later in life by intensive education. Related to environments, and particularly to the requirements or demands for conformity and continuity vs. risk and discretion and change. EXPLORING YOU
- 14. SKILLS FUNCTIONAL SKILLS EXPLORING YOU Rooted in Aptitudes Acquired either as natural born talent, refined by experience and education; or by specific educational, vocational or avocational special training. Related to people, data and things, in generalizable or transferable fashion (from one field, profession, occupation or job to another).
- 15. SKILLS WORK-CONTENT SKILLS Rooted in Personal Experience and Preference Acquired by private reading, apprenticeship, technical training institute, school, or (often) on the job. Related to performing a job in a particular field, profession, or occupation, according to specification and conditions of a particular employer. EXPLORING YOU
- 16. EXPLORING MAJORS • My college major has to match my job • Liberal Arts and Humanities majors are usually unemployable after college • Most students know their major and career goals when they enter college • Picking a major and a career are the same thing • My major will determine what I do for the rest of my life MYTHS ABOUT MAJORS
- 17. EXPLORING CAREERS Informational Interviews • Gain information about careers, industries, and workplaces • Gain referrals to other professionals or career prospects • Identify and Develop Contacts • Ask Meaningful Questions
- 18. EXPLORING CAREERS GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE • Job Shadowing • Volunteering • Internships • Get Involved
- 19. FINDING YOUR PATH RESOURCES • FOCUS 2 • Truity • O*NET • Career Services • PHE100A