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Step 3 aptitude
This document provides guidance on discovering your career aptitude and passions. It outlines a 4-step process for self-assessment: reviewing past experiences, identifying your abilities/gifts, personality traits, and values; documenting examples of your skills and accomplishments; getting feedback from others; and taking professional assessments. The goal is to understand your unique strengths and interests in order to find fulfilling work. Users are encouraged to complete exercises, assessments, and review online materials to explore their aptitude and what motivates them.
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- 3. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Review 1. What surprisedyou about the importance of attitude? 2. What did you do about Attitude since we last met? Page 22
- 4. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Consider It PureJoy (page 15) “Consider it pure joy, my brethren, when you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work.” JAMES 1:2
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- 6. www.CrossroadsCareer.org 5 Factors inyour Unique Design 1. Experiences 2. Abilities Gifts 3. Personality 4. Interests Passions 5. Values Page 22 Page 22
- 7. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Passion Counts • 1,500people tracked for 20 years • 83% chose a career because of the money • 17% chose a career because it was a passion • 101 became millionaires • Only 1 was from the 83% who pursued money Page 22
- 8. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Introducing the “X”Factor “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 Gifts and passions ignite as spiritual gifts and God’s calling. Page 23 Page 23
- 9. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Assessments in 4Steps Self (Pages 24-26) Ask Others (Page 27) Professional (Place, Personality, Strengths Finder) Summarize (Page 29) Page 23 Page 23
- 10. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Self Assessments Document whereyou worked. Note what you liked best / least about each company, manager, and position to see trend. Pages 24 - 26 Page 24
- 11. www.CrossroadsCareer.org You are aSTAR • STAR is acronym for format of your stories • Not curing cancer, solving world peace or fixing the economy • Not a medallion around your neck, plaque on the wall or trophy. • A “for instance”; where you left your thumb print • STAR kit will help you identify OVER 50 STARs Page 25
- 12. www.CrossroadsCareer.org It is NOTBragging Examples: • Artist portfolio • Law & Order
- 13. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Document a STAR •Document one and share Page 25
- 14. www.CrossroadsCareer.org A+ VIP • DocumentAbilities (part of STAR kit) • Values (would not work for and would love to work for) • Interests (do in spare time) • Personality (Myers Brigg) – Share your results Page 26
- 15. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Ask Others Assessments Likea 360: Family and friends Workmates and schoolmates People who know you whom you trust Can take off the “blindside” question Page 27 Page 27
- 16. www.CrossroadsCareer.org What are YourPersonality Results?
- 17. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Professional Assessments PLACE Strengths Finder CareerDirect (optional) Page 28 Page 28
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- 19. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Next Week -Altitude Altitude is where Attitude (Step 2) and Aptitude (Step 3) meet. giving you the motivation and direction: • to do what you do best • for people who need it most.
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- 21. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Action Items • Completethe exercises in this section • Complete assessments • Review on-line for Step 4
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- 23. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Free Training • Google“ free training <topic>” • Google “free trial copy software <topic>” • Google “courses <topic>” (to get syllabus) • Google “free training <topic> <syllabus item>” • For CompTIA classes Google “Professor Messer”
- 24. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Extras • “Accomplishment” areonly “examples” or “for instance” • Some accomplishments used in Resume, more in interview, all remind you how accomplished you are • Some job seekers don’t understand importance of this step; want to get to resume and job search. It is the foundation of the job search
- 25. www.CrossroadsCareer.org Extras • When opportunityknocks, it is too late to prepare (Coach Wooden)
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