Identify your interests, skills, and work values

In order to decide which career field is most suitable for you, we must first determine your preferences. 

Self-assessment is a very important step in helping you identify majors and careers that might be a good fit. After all, how can you find what you are seeking if you don’t know what it looks like?

Once you identify your interests (what you enjoy doing), skills (what you are good at), and work values (what is important to you in a job) you can develop your key criteria or road map to your Career Goals

1. Using a blank piece of paper, divide it into three columns with the following column headings
   1. Interests: what you do in your spare time           
   2. Skills: what you do well, what others tell you that you do well                                                   
   3. Work Values: qualities important to you when considering a career
2. List at least ten descriptive words that would describe you for each heading.  Ask your friends and family and think about evaluations from past supervisors to get you started.
3. The Career Services Center offers several individual activities for interests, skills, and work values identification.  Make an appointment with a career counselor for more information.