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page 36 The special-knowledge skills I would like to develop at my next job are: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 5. INTERESTS According to the Holland typology, my three top preferences and the reasons I choose them are: Type How I Am Like That Type a.___________________ ___________________________________ b.___________________ ___________________________________ c.___________________ ___________________________________ Therefore, my Holland Code is ________________________________________ 6. MAJOR CATEGORIES OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS My major categories of accomplishment have been: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 7. PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS Personal considerations for my next step are: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
WORKSHEET Self-assessment summary The self-assessment includes two tasks. You have just completed the first—identifying your values, skills, interests, and personal considerations for your next opportunity. To complete the second task, write a paragraph describing in general terms what you are seeking in your next step. Use your “<strong>Next</strong>-Step Summary Sheet” as a guide. The following example may help you get started. (Note, however, that this example relates to a next step that involves a job search. If your next step is something different—such as serving full-time for another year, getting more education or training, or starting a business—your own paragraph will read somewhat differently.) EXAMPLES: * Values: I want a job in an organization that helps people, preferably children and their parents, and will let me have some independence. I want to be able to learn a lot while working. * Skills: I will bring to this job a good attitude, sincerity, a caring manner (self-management skills); the abilities to administer a program, to organize and plan, and to exercise leadership skills (transferable skills); and a basic knowledge of childhood development and good parenting skills (special-knowledge skills). * Interests: I helped my parents raise my siblings and enjoyed that experience a lot. Now that I am a parent, I have a great interest in improving my own and others’ parenting skills. I am basically a Social Holland type, someone who assists others. * Personal Considerations: I want to stay in San Jose, to make a minimum salary of $16,000 per year, and to get employer-paid health insurance for my children and me. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN.... Write your self-assessment summary in the space that follows. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ page 37
Page 1 and 2: Life After AmeriCorps NEXT STEPS
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Page 15 and 16: WORKSHEET What you’ve learned Thr
Page 17 and 18: WORKSHEET Challenges of service Mos
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Page 23 and 24: WORKSHEET Work values exercise (Ada
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Page 37: NEXT-STEP SUMMARYSHEET Your Name: _
Page 41 and 42: OCCUPATIONS DOT Codes _____________
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Page 61 and 62: YOUR RESUME One way to get your foo
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Page 75 and 76: SKILLS YOU WILL NEED According to a
Page 77 and 78: Option: Starting Your Own Community
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Locating and Selecting the Best Pro
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