Career Coaching at Penn
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Career Coaching Assessments
» Self Assessment
» Skills Assessment
» Values Assessment
» “TypeFocus Careers”
Self assessment is the first step in career development planning. Understanding yourself, your values, interests and abilities helps you make positive career choices, identify areas where you can contribute well and be challenged, and develop strategies for career growth and advancement.
Identifying your skills is an essential part of career development and professional success. Knowing your transferable skills can help you grow on the job or move to your next position. There may be critical skills you need to develop in order to advance.
Schedule an appointment with the Career Coach to complete a skills assessment. Doing the self-assessment exercise and evaluating the results takes about an hour. After the assessment you will have a stronger sense of your preferred skills. Discussions with the Career Coach will help you think about how you currently use your existing skills in the workplace and how you can expand on them and develop new ones.
We all have strong feelings about issues like autonomy, creativity, security, advancement, competition, stability, helping others, stability, high financial rewards, rapid change, working alone or independently—some may be important to us, others less so. Understanding what is most important to you will give you helpful clarity when you are making career decisions. When you are in a position/organization which is a “good fit” with your values, you are likely to find more satisfaction.
Schedule an appointment with the Career Coach to complete a values assessment. Completing the assessment and evaluating the results takes about an hour. Discussions with the Career Coach will highlight how understanding your core values can help you evaluate your current situation and future opportunities.
“TypeFocus Careers” is an online self-assessment system which uses personality type as it relates to self-awareness and career success. After working through the exercises in this program, you will have a better sense of your own personality strengths, particularly in the workplace, concrete ideas about career options, and practical tips for presenting yourself in resumes and interviews.
For more information and login details, please contact the Career Coach