Lesson 17 — Activity 1:

Assessing Yourself

Career self-assessment is an essential aspect of career planning and development. It's important to recognize key characteristics about yourself so you can make informed career choices that are well suited for you. Just as when you're shopping for a car, you gather as much information as possible to help inform your decision. When you are considering a career, you should do the same!

We can get an image of what we look like physically through photographs and mirrors, but we need other ways to capture important information to create a more complete image about ourselves: how we act, what motivates us, and what inspires us. One way to uncover such personal characteristics is to use self-assessment tools and activities. Assessment tools are designed to help you identify your values, interests, skills, and personality type. Being able to assess your strengths, weaknesses, personality, abilities, skills, likes and dislikes, and values will help you to understand yourself. This information can help you understand what you would like your life to be, including your career. Once you have a clear understanding of these areas, you will be better able to choose a career that is right for you!

Self-assessment involves reflecting on who you are now and where you would like to be. The area that you will reflect on for this lesson to get to know yourself better is personality.

Self-check!