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Career Development Workbook
We suggest you buy a 2 ring binder in which to
store your CAREER REPORT, THIS WORKBOOK, AND YOUR RESEARCH outcomes.
Your Career Profile Report should help you understand your:
personality style,
your strengths &
interests, and
get you thinking with some career examples to react to.
This Workbook is to help you:
investigate and explore career ideas that you select, and
use your imagination to explore your future!
There is no need to make a final decision at this point in time.
YOUR TOOLS
ONLINE – go to the university and college links at:
Go to:
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Click on:
Resources
HARD COPY –
Purchase your local universities admission guide from
newsagencies between August and December if it is available.
The Job Guide & the University Entry Requirements - Year 10
Booklet are normally handed out at school to Year 10s but are also
available on line through the links above.
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TICK EACH STEP WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED IT
Step 1
Tap in to your Enthusiasm
Now, just relax and close your eyes for a few minutes and let your mind wander to a situation or experience
which gave you an enormous feeling of energy, enthusiasm and a sense of fulfillment in living - something
that resonated with your deeper values and gave meaning to your existence.
It might be an activity that you like to do, or a particular experience that you might have had.
There may be more than one activity or experience that you can think of. So, consider a couple of
possibilities and select one that might have some potential for future career directions.
Make a few notes about this:
What was the event or activity?
What was your role in it?
What excited you about it?
What qualities did you perceive yourself as having?
What were you feeling and experiencing?
Now take a few minutes to explore how you could re-create this feeling or experience through a work
situation.
How might you do this?
Which of your qualities are you drawing on for this?
Are there other special skills that that you may need to develop?
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Step 2
Visioning your Ideal Future
Now close your eyes for a moment and think about this:
Imagine it is now 10 years in the future – you are in your mid 20’s.
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You have created exactly the future that you wanted.
You have completed the qualifications you wanted.
You have the job or role you wanted.
You are earning exactly the income you wanted.
You have set up your personal life just the way you wanted it to be.
(take a a few quiet minutes to imagine this)
Now write down - as far as you are able at the moment – what is your life like at this point.
Be as specific as you can. Think of your work, family life, and your daily round of activities and don’t
hold back. Make everything absolutely perfect!
Now write down what you are telling yourself about how hard this might be to achieve.
Now write down what you are telling yourself about how easy this might be to achieve.
Notice how you are influencing your own motivation to succeed through positive and negative thoughts about
how possible this might be.
Put aside the negatives and just focus on the end result and the feeling that you could do this. Just think
these thoughts and feel amazing at the thought that you could do this.
Now you have a chance to get there!!
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Step 3
Consider your Personal Style
Circle your Type Code below on the Personal Style profile (check your report to get your
Type).
How does your Type sit with your ideal future ideas?
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Quiet work
Independent
Time to think
Uninterrupted
Reflection
Keep thoughts to yourself
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Working with people or where human
values are important
Like noticing feelings, value harmony
Naturally like to please, appreciate things
Tact more important than truth
Looks at the underlying values
Want appreciation as they go
Observer:
Like to plan and organize
Like to finish things in order
Happy when a decision is made
Like structure and schedules
Like prompt action
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Working with ideas or concepts
Coming up with new ideas
Prefer change
Big picture planning
Like looking at different aspects, not in
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Like learning something new
May work in bursts of energy
Like solving new problems
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Intuitive:
Working with things
Like using logical analysis
Like justice & fairness
Naturally see flaws and comment
Truth more important that tact
Look at the principals of the situation
Want recognition and respect when task
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Working with real things
Facts – things that are more “black &
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Realistic
Like step-by-step learning
Like to use proven experience
Like to work with details
Enjoyed using perfected skills
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Internal:
Work with people
Interacting
Meetings
Interviews
Action
Talk over thoughts
Variety of tasks
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Like to take things as they come
Like to have a number of things on the go
at once, but no pressure
Prefer to leave options open
Like flexibility and interruptions
Like to leave things until the last minute,
exploring options
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Personality Temperaments – which combination are you – SJ, SP, NT or NF?
Below is shown the work characteristics which attract each Temperament:
TEMPERAMENTS & WORK CHARACTERISTICS – SJ, SP, NT OR NF
SJ - Guardian
SP - Artisan
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Being responsible
Concern with facts
Reliability
Clarity
Being organized
Fairness
Punctuality
Respect for tradition and the status quo
Consideration of others
Thoroughness
Being practical
NT - Rationalist
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Being responsive
Realism
Stimulation – lots of things on the go
Efficiency
Directness
Pragmatism
Cleverness
Flexibility
Taking risks
Artistry
Initiative
Playing it “by ear”
NF - Idealist
Using your vision
Analysing
Being Autonomous
Independent
Considering Theory
Taking a Broad view
Using your Intellect
Developing Strategies
Using Logic
Being Challenged
Being Competent above everything
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Being charismatic
Having insight
People-centeredness
Helping people improve themselves
Being involved
Communicating
Motivating people
Cooperative atmosphere
Inspiring work
Feeling included
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Which Temperament are you from the 4 above? __________________
From the bullet points above list the top 3 key characteristics of your ideal work environment:
Characteristic 1
Characteristic 2
Characteristic 3
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Step 4
What does this mean for potential careers?
Some examples of specific careers that people with each temperament may be drawn to:
SJ - Guardian
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Management
Administration
Law enforcement
Accounting
Education
Health Care (SFJ)
Engineering (STJ)
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NF - Idealist
NT - Rationalist
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Science
Computers
Law
Technology areas
Management
Strategic leadership
Engineering
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Which general areas are you attracted to?
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Law enforcement
Skilled trades
Agriculture
Military
Marketing
Business
Health Care (SFP)
Technical fields (STP)
Counselling
Teaching
Arts
Religious areas
Creative areas
Helping professions
How do these fit with your Ideal Future?
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Step 5
Write down all the career areas that you want to investigate:
Draw from:
the exercises above,
from the examples in your report, and
from other careers you may have thought of.
Career Name
Description
Related Professions
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Step 6
Characteristics of these Roles
From Page 5, take your top 3 preferred work characteristics and rank them against your
top 8 careers.
Give these ratings:
1 = does not satisfy
2 = satisfies
3 = strongly satisfies
Add them up and consider what you have found.
Career Name
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Step 7
Identify Your Strengths
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What other special skills or interests have you developed apart from your
academic work (eg music, sports, art etc)?
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Which subjects do you like best at school?
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Which school subjects do you get your highest marks in?
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What were your highest aptitudes on your career profile?
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List 3 achievements, one related to school or volunteer work, one related to
learning and one related to extra-curricular activity. Write down the skills and personal
attributes required for each.
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Step 8
Career
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Match your Strengths from Step 7 against your Career List
Key Skills Needed
(Use the Job Guide
link for this)
Entry requirements Assumed and recommended
subjects or skills -
Employment Opportunities
Check www.seek.com.au
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Step 9
Revise your list again & explore course options
Now select your top 6 careers after considering the steps above:
Career
Course Options
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Use the university admission web sites & university and college sites
(see under Courses from the link on Page 1) to find & print the course outlines for courses
relating to each career on your list above.
Read it and then put this information in your special careers binder for later reference.
Compare course outlines for similar courses at difference colleges and universities.
Courses of the same name can vary a lot, and you are quite likely to find that some are much more
appealing to you than others of the same name.
Course outlines also give you an insight into what the course is really about.
This might not be what you think!!
For University Courses, note the most recent entry cut offs.
These will tell you the general level at which you need to achieve in Year 12 to gain entry, but
remember these figures will vary from year to year.
Identify your back up options
Find similar courses at other colleges or universities. Discuss these options with your parents.
If you just miss out on a place, it may be possible to apply for a related course and re-apply for a place the
next year, after a year of very successful study. However, check this with the college or university first.
These rules vary.
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Step 10
Talk to a professional in the field
Ask your parents to help you arrange to talk to someone who is working in the field you are
interested in.
Here are some questions you can ask:
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What do you actually do each day?
What do you most like about the job?
Are there any aspects you don't like?
What training did you do to prepare for this career?
How did your career develop from your first job?
Who are the main employers and where are they located?
What sort of salary can people expect to earn?
Do you know what the future job prospects might be in this area?
How had the industry changed over the time you have been working in it?
Think about the answers. Does this make the career more or less appealing to you
personally? (Don’t rely on the opinions of others, think about what the facts mean for you)
Step 11
Attend Careers Markets and Information Days
Information on these dates is available from your Career Adviser. List the careers days
you have attended.
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Step 12
Discuss your Ideas with your Careers Adviser
Your Summary of Careers & Courses You are Exploring
Career Idea
Preferred Courses
Subjects Required for Yr 12
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