Before
we define specific industry or position goals, and before we develop credentials
to market your talents, it is important to develop a comprehensive understanding
of your personality style, special skills, employment history, key accomplishments,
education, professional development, community activities, and personal
interests.
The
next several pages include worksheets that will enable you to compile
your professional and personality profile.
CorporateWarriors.com
has developed a simple, yet highly effective, personality inventory test.
This test is the first part of the assessment process. This working instrument
can be beneficial in a number of ways, including:
Understanding
our personality strengths and weaknesses.
Understanding
the personal "needs" of others during networking and interviewing.
Development
of responses to interview questions.
Guidelines
for setting career or job objectives.
There
are no right or wrong answers to this test, and it is just one small step
in the total process of defining career goals and succeeding in our career
pursuit. Participants in this program are encouraged to take other formal
personality and vocational tests to provide an even broader evaluation
of their unique style and skill capability. There are literally dozens
of different types of tests available. Myers-Briggs and Strong Vocational
Aptitude are among the best.
Very
friendly, but only deep friendship with a few people.
Idea
generator and success oriented with visions of greatness but frequently
lack the discipline to realize their goals.
A
risk taker, but prone to mistakes. Often make decisions based on emotion
rather than facts or logic.
Highly
motivated, energetic, expressive and fun-loving. The life of every party.
(Probably got the idea for the party, but left the planning and organization
to someone else.)
Career Path Examples:
Salesperson. Coach. Public Relations. Entrepreneur (Starts new businesses,
but rarely sticks around to manage them). Advertising Creative Director.
Copywriter. Freelance Specialist.
Click on one of the icons to the left to download either a Microsoft Word for Windows (Office97 version) or a text-only (ASCII) version
of the template for this document.
Company Name:
_________________ Employed From: __________ To: __________
Click on one of the icons to the left to download either a Microsoft
Word for Windows (Office97 version) or a text-only (ASCII) version of the
template for this document.
Colleges, University,
Trade School or Special Training: List most recent first. Include
degree conferred, credit hours received (or certification), name of institution,
location, and year of graduation or completion. Indicate major field of
study or course emphasis.
Honors, Awards,
or Special Recognition:
Special Interests
and Activities:
(clubs, positions held, sports, leadership roles)
Continued Education/Professional
Development:
Educational Seminars
or Coursework (Title, Organization, Date):
Computer Skills:
Independent Study/Research:
Publications:
Special Aptitudes/Abilities
(Foreign Languages, Artistic Talent, Athletic Skill)
Profession/Industry/Community
Involvement
Profession or
Industry Associations (Include leadership roles)
Community Organizations/Activities (Include leadership
roles and involvement in volunteer work, clubs, church, social, school,
and politics).
Click on one of the icons to the left to download either a Microsoft
Word for Windows (Office97 version) or a text-only (ASCII) version of the
template for this document.
Expand on selected
accomplishments that were listed in your chronological history of employment.
Utilize the following format:
Your
Name:
Descriptive
Title:
Situation: (Project,
Problem, Concept, Task): Define in two or three sentences.
Action Plan:
(Implementation, Resolution): Define using a series of bulleted
sentences that illustrate the progression of your action. Begin each with
an action verb.
Results:
In a brief paragraph, indicate what positive results occurred as a result
of your actions. Ideally provide quantitative results (numbers, dollars,
percentages). If impossible to quantify, provide qualitative results (i.e.:
effective, efficient, improved, increased, motivated, etc.).
Click on one of the icons to the left to download either a Microsoft
Word for Windows (Office97 version) or a text-only (ASCII) version of the
template for this document.
Develop a one-page summary of the key issues and concerns relevant to
successfully performing the requirements of your area of expertise (or
for the position you have targeted).
