Career and Financial ManagementExamining Your Personality

Objectives Analyze how self-concept can affect job

performance Define personality and identify the

purpose of taking personality tests Explore learning styles and their

relationship to career selection

Self-Concept What you know and feel about yourself

Confident, curious, dependable, funny

Healthy Self-ConceptIn order to have a healthy self-concept you must have: High self-esteem A realistic self-concept A complete self-concept

Self-Concept and Work Healthy self-concept can lead to success

in the workplace

Changing Your Self-Concept Be honest about your talents

Bragging shows poor self-concept

Know your strengths and weaknesses Don’t be afraid to ask questions

Improve your self-esteem Helps others see you positively

The Bottom Line

Self-Concept

Healthy

Contributes to job

success

Unhealthy

Can be improved

Personality Your unique combination of attitudes,

behaviors, and characteristics Defines who you are

Contradicting personality characteristics Shy/Outgoing

Personality and Work Knowing your personality helps you

identify natural abilities and potential careers

Some personality types fit a particular career better than others

Personality Types Career

Shy Sales

Curious, Independent Scientist

Personality Tests One way to explore your personality is

to take a personality test Personality tests help to determine a

person’s behavior, thoughts, and feelings Some employers use personality tests to

know the personality traits of potential employees

Employer Personality Tests

ADVANTAGES• Lower turnover• More information

about abilities and interests

• Identify interpersonal traits

DISADVANTAGES• Some traits hard to

measure• Doesn't consider

training and experience

• Altered responses

Common Personality Tests The Big Five Personality Test Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Rorschach Ink Blot Test

The Big FiveThe Big Five test measures the following traits:

Openness• Open-minded, interest in art, emotional,

adventurous, new ideas, curiosity

Conscientiousness

• Typically self-disciplined, result oriented, structured, traditional, dutiful

Extraversion• High energy level, people person,

extrovert, stimulated being around others

Agreeableness• Compassionate, cooperative, ability to

forgive, pragmatic, get things done

Neuroticism• Sensible, venerable, in extreme:

emotional unstable and neurotic

Measured 0-100 in each area and given in a % of how you rank in each area

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator One of the most popular personality

tests 4 ways people are different from one

another1. Energy Orientation Introvert (I) or Extrovert (E)

2. Taking in information Sensing (S) or Intuitive (N)

3. Decision-making Thinking (T) or Feeling (F)

4. Outer world orientation Judging (J) or Perceiving (P)

Rorschach Ink Blot Test Person views 10 inkblot images “Tell me what you see or able to image

to be there.” Responses are analyzed by a

psychologist Can reveal such things as introversion,

extroversion, repressed desires, and emotional stability

The Bottom Line

Personality

Personality Tests

The Big FiveMyers-BriggsRorschach

Ink Blot

Learning Styles Learning Style: the different ways

people naturally think and learn Learning styles affect how we absorb

information, solve problems, and act in social settings

Many different theories Howard Gardner

Multiple intelligences

Garner’s Multiple Intelligences Verbal/Linguistic Logical/Mathematical Visual/Spatial Rhythmic/Musical Bodily/Kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalistic

Multiple IntelligencesVerbal/Linguistic

Strengths Best Way to Learn

Careers

reading, writing, telling stories, memorizing words, foreign languages

saying, hearing, seeing words

writers, lawyers, journalists, politicians, and teachers

Logical/Mathematical

Strengths Best Way to Learn

Careers

experimenting, working with numbers, recognizing patterns, problem solving

working with patterns, classifying, making categories

scientists, mathematicians, engineers, doctors, and economists

Multiple Intelligences

Multiple IntelligencesVisual/Spatial

Strengths Best Way to Learn

Careers

drawing, building, designing, creating things; visualizing and mentally manipulating objects

using the mind’s eye; working with colors and pictures; visual organizers

architect, artist, engineer, graphic designer, interior designer, photographer

Multiple IntelligencesRhythmic/Musical

Strengths Best Way to Learn

Careers

singing, humming, playing instruments, enjoys listening to music

lecture, use songs or rhythms to memorize information, background music

instrumentalists, singers, conductors, disc jockeys, orators, composers, and sales reps

Multiple IntelligencesBodily/Kinesthetic

Strengths Best Way to Learn

Careers

physical activities, acting, performing, crafts

interacting with people and objects, learn by doing

athletes, dancers, actors, surgeons, doctors, builders, and soldiers

Multiple IntelligencesInterpersonal

Strengths Best Way to Learn

Careers

sensitive to other’s moods, cooperate with others, empathetic, good communicators, leaders or followers

working with others, discussions, debates, comparing, cooperating

sales, politicians, managers, teachers, and social workers

Multiple IntelligencesIntrapersonal

Strengths Best Way to Learn

Careers

highly self-aware; understand their own emotions, goals and motivations; pursue personal interests; perfectionists

working alone, self-paced instruction, individualized projects

psychologist, therapist, counselor, entrepreneur, artist, photographer

Multiple IntelligencesNaturalistic

Strengths Best Way to Learn

Careers

measuring, charting, mapping, observing plants and animals, outdoor activities, keeping a journal

recognizing patterns, classifying, hands-on activities

astronomer, botanist, wildlife illustrator, meteorologist, chef, gardener, oceanographer, zoologist

What is Your Learning Style? Everyone possesses characteristics of

each intelligence area One or two that stand out the most

Learning and Life Learning styles are important for

understanding how we learn, but also for helping us through everyday life Family life, marriage, leisure, work

Being aware of your learning style leads to greater self-knowledge Maximum success in both work and

leisure

The Bottom LineLearning Styles Verbal/Linguistic Logical/Mathematical Visual/Spatial Rhythmic/Musical Bodily/Kinesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalistic