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Please thoughtfully fill out the following self-inventory to help you explore yourself before you think about jobs\/companies to which you might apply.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Your Instinct<\/strong><\/p>\n Which of the following aspects of a job do you instinctively feel will be most important to you (rank them from least<\/u> to most<\/u> important):<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n People<\/strong><\/p>\n What are your most and least favorite kinds of people from the following list of characteristics? Rank order them from most favorite to least favorite.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Physical Working Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n First, write down a list of physical working conditions that bother you (i.e., not having a window to look out of).<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 1.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now, rank order them from the worst condition at number 1, and the least worst condition at number 8.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 1.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now take each of these things you don\u2019t like, and turn in them into what you do like. (For example, you can change \u201chate blinking overhead lights\u201d to \u201cgood lighting\u201d.) You now have an ordered list of items that are important to you for your environment.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I am a person who. . . <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Choose the five items from each of the following lists<\/u> that you believe describes you (or add things that you think that best describe you but arent listed).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What you can do <\/em><\/strong>(usually these are verbs)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Constructing<\/p>\n Creating<\/p>\n Researching<\/p>\n Painting<\/p>\n Analyzing<\/p>\n Supervising<\/p>\n Teaching<\/p>\n Illustrating<\/p>\n Organizing<\/p>\n Counseling<\/p>\n Repairing<\/p>\n Initiating<\/p>\n Healing<\/p>\n What you know and love to use <\/em><\/strong>(usually these are nouns)<\/em><\/p>\n Graphic design<\/p>\n Physics<\/p>\n Mathematics<\/p>\n Warehouse procedures<\/p>\n Accounting<\/p>\n Religion<\/p>\n Data analysis<\/p>\n Auto repair<\/p>\n Spanish<\/p>\n Music<\/p>\n Principles of conference planning<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How you conduct yourself <\/em><\/strong>(usually these are adjectives or adverbs)<\/em><\/p>\n Adaptable<\/p>\n Self-confident<\/p>\n Cooperative<\/p>\n Dependable<\/p>\n Enthusiastic<\/p>\n Disciplined<\/p>\n Flexible<\/p>\n Innovative<\/p>\n Outgoing<\/p>\n Supportive<\/p>\n Persistent<\/p>\n Resourceful<\/p>\n Tactful<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now list your five from each category here:<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What is your \u201cmission in life\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Please write a couple of sentences or a short paragraph that describes your missing in life.<\/em><\/p>\n Example: <\/em><\/strong>My purpose in life is to help the human spirit. I want to there to be more compassion in the world, and I want to keep people from traumatizing each other.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What do you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n For this exercise, first, write down some notes about the knowledge, subjects, or interests you\u2019ve learned over the course of your life to answer the following questions:<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now, we\u2019re going to refine these thoughts by categorizing this knowledge into domains. Place all of the things you know, listed above, into the following table ranked by expertise and enthusiasm. (See next page.) For instance, if you have a high enthusiasm about logistics, but you don\u2019t yet have a lot of knowledge, then you would put that subject in the lower left-hand cell of the table.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n E<\/strong><\/p>\n X<\/strong><\/p>\n P<\/strong><\/p>\n E<\/strong><\/p>\n R<\/strong><\/p>\n T<\/strong><\/p>\n I<\/strong><\/p>\n S<\/strong><\/p>\n E<\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ENTHUSIASM<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Needs<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n How much money to you need to make<\/em>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What are some other things that you feel you need from your job? Here are some examples.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Travel, adventure, respect, influence, popularity, fame, power, intellectual stimulation from co-workers, chance to be creative, chance to help others, exercise leadership, chance to make decisions, use expertise<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Places Where You Would Like to Live<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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