Career Self-Assessment Answers

What are some of the unique characteristics you should consider when performing a self-assessment?

What is the difference between your hobbies and your interests?

If you were to think back to the places you visited or the jobs you have held as part of your self-assessment, you would be recalling your valuesabilities✔ experiences.

What is the difference between your skills and your talents?

Use the drop-down tool to select the characteristic being described.Jane wants to take a class on the history of music so she can learn more about it. Hobby✔ InterestExperienceRyan is naturally good at being organized and doing math. ✔ TalentSkillInterestJulian likes to read for fun. InterestSkill✔ HobbySamantha enjoys staying active; physical activity is one of her values. ✔ LifestyleBackgroundExperienceJackie’s parents raised her to have very specific career goals. Lifestyle Experience✔ BackgroundMonique learned how to cook really well. Hobby✔ SkillInterest

Dwayne is an 18-year old boy who just graduated from high school. He is starting to think about his future, and where he sees himself years from now. His goal is to be a dentist by the time he turns 30. Dwayne’s goal is an example of intermediate goalsshort-term goals✔ long-term goals.

What is a good way to figure out what you want your future to look like?

What are some of the ways you can learn more about health science careers?

Use the drop-down tool to select the technique that is being described. Stephanie is working at a hospital, but instead of getting paid, she is receiving school credit. ✔ InternshipNetworkingJob shadowingFernando is meeting with a group of professionals in the health science field, including some of his old professors from college. Volunteering✔ NetworkingEducationSophie is following a nurse around in a nursing home, to see whether she likes the nursing home’s environment. VolunteerInternship✔ Job shadowingHoward is looking for the opportunity to work someplace without pay because he wants to help out and gain experience. ✔ VolunteeringNetworkingJob shadowing

What are the two main categories of health science careers?

What government websites would you consider the most reliable resources for obtaining healthcare career information?

What can you do with a personal vision statement after you write it?