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The Steps for Self Assessment
What is Self Assessment?
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Gathering information about yourself in order to make more
informed career decisions
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Identifying your important values, interests, abilities,
skills, knowledge and personality traits
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Prioritising these according to level of importance
The Purpose?
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To increase self-awareness and confidence in your decisions
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To identify strengths, preferences and areas for improvement
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To increase your competitive edge over others
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To use this information in the exploration stage and
compare or weight these things with the current or potential
career options which you have researched
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To try to match them up as best as possible to ensure
personal satisfaction
How to Assess Yourself?
Begin by making a few lists based on the categories below.
Being able to assess yourself in this way is essential to
enable you to foresee any gaps between you and your potential
first job.
Think about:
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Who/how you are rather than who/how you would like to be – be
honest with yourself
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Past experiences in areas of study, work and extra curricular
activities
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Primary wants and needs
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Your dreams, goals and aspirations
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Employment environment preferences and lifestyle considerations
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Feedback from others: friends, parents, teachers, employers, peer groups
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Why you think these things or think in these ways – this may
help to reveal underlying influences
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