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Self-Assessments
Learning Target
At the end of this activity you will be able to identify the types of self-assessments and understand how to use the results to explore job options.Pre-ETS Connection: Self-Advocacy and Job Exploration
Instructor Resources
Review the Self-Assessment Fact Sheet along with any other resources and complete the activity below.
Think about...
- How can self-assessments help you understand your preferences, interests, needs, and strengths (PINS) in a workplace?
- How can self-assessment results help you find jobs that align with your PINS?
- Why is finding a job that aligns with your PINS important?
- How can taking self-assessments help you explore job options?
- How can the information from self-assessments help you to advocate for yourself during your job search?
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Instructions
As you explore job options, it is important to understand how to choose jobs that fit with your interests, strengths, and goals. Taking self-assessments can help you make an informed decision about where you want to work. During this activity, you will learn how to identify job options that pair with information provided by self-assessment results.
- Open the Activity Cards
- Open the fillable Answer Form OR print and cut out the activity cards
- Read each Student Self-Assessment Results card and match it to the job description that would be the best fit
- Find job description matches for each Student Self-Assessment Results card
- Answer the reflection questions on the fillable Answer Form after completing the activity
- For more practice, search online for additional job options for each Student Results card
Review the Self-Assessment Fact Sheet along with any other resources and complete the activity below.
Instructions
After completing self-assessments to identify your learning styles, career interests, and self-determination skills, set up a time to visit a business or interview an employee to gather information about the daily job tasks the different employees perform. Think about if your skills and interests would be a good fit for any of the job positions at the business.
- Complete self-assessments and gather the results
- Set up a job shadowing experience or informational interview in-person, over the phone, or virtually with an employee at a local business
- Download the Job Task Recording Sheet
- Before you complete your job shadow or interview, research the business and add any questions you have for the employer to the recording form
- As you observe the workplace or interview the employee, identify and list at least 3 job tasks that employees at the business are completing
- Answer each question as it relates to the job tasks you observe
- Complete the reflection questions as you think about how you can use your self-assessment results to explore more job options
Reflect
- How can the information from your self-assessments help you explore job options and find a job that is a good fit for you?
- Which job tasks do you think you can already do independently?
- What support or training would you need to be able to complete the job tasks?
- In what ways do the job tasks for the position you observed fit with your preferred learning style and career interests?
- How can the information from your self-assessments help you explore job options and find a job that is a good fit for you?
