Self Assessment - Why it is important for students

Self assessment is a key element of a career decision making process. It begin with an evaluation of your personality, interests and values. In many cases students bypass, overlook or does not give enough consideration to self assessment and end up in a career which keeps them unhappy or unsuccessful. In either case students passion does not matches with the profession.

Many times student have an interest in arts but ends up in accounting because of parents, uncles or other family member suggests so.

Therefore knowing your personality, interests and values will eventually gives you a better start then many others who does not goes through this step of self evaluation or assessment.

Top 10 Employability Skills

To be successful on the job requires you to possess certain traits and skills. Business leaders and human resources generally agreed that the following list is crucial for the success of new generation, and old as well, in this new economy.

1. Communication skills (verbal and written)
2. Honesty / Integrity 
3. Teamwork skills
4. Interpersonal skills
5. Self-motivation / Initiative
6. Strong work ethic
7. Analytical skills
8. Technology skills
9. Organizational skills
10. Creative minds

Evaluate yourself on each of these traits either on a scrap paper or with your teacher or friend. Note down your areas of strength and areas of improvement on these skills and traits.

Make them part of your career goals/plans. If you have one then it's great! if not then make one.

Know Your Self

'thy own self be true' Aristotle

Not sure of what kind of career you want? what your interests are? whether your personality matches your career aspirations? Not sure what to do with you life? Need direction ... try the following free, but reliable self assessment tools. These tools will give you a fairly good idea of what your interests, personality, skills and values are, but you still need to share your findings with your teachers, parents and friends.

www.testingroom.com

On this website you have access to valid and reliable assessments that will help you to explore your interests, personality, and values. Use the results to develop a life/work plan that leads to personal success. At the end you will receive a free personalized mini report from each assessment. There is no obligation to purchase at any time.

www.typefocus.com

In Type Focus your personality report will based upon the work of C. G. Jung. It is Scientifically validated assessment tools measuring that same concepts as Myers-Briggs.

www.livecareer.com/career-test

Live Career offers career satisfaction test, career interest test, start a business test beside resume and crareer education test. Uses RIASEC method of matching your interests and skills with potential careers.

http://www.stewartcoopercoon.com/jobsearch/freejobsearchtests.phtml
This is an easy, no wrong answer test. It is highly effective in helping you to plot your career direction by understanding your motivated skills.