pay attention to the following indicators of career planning and status: congruence and personality, coherence of aspirations, vocational identity, consistency, differentiation, commonness, and professional judgment as part of SDS. There are topics covered in the textbook, Chapter 2.
Create a list of 5 occupations that SDS generated that resonate with you. Are these the ones you have considered before? Any surprises emerging from SDSthat have got you thinking about alternative occupations?/those that you are undecided about?
How is a career important to you? What value might it add to your life? How might it affect your self-concept/self worth?
Does the 3 letter code generated in SDS for you accurately describe your career aspirations? (try using the different combination of these 3 letter codes as you make sense of the report). If yes, why, and if not, why not? Focus on skills and abilities highlighted by SDS as well as the identified RIASEC environments pertaining to your personality.The hope is for you to utilize the information gleaned from your SDS assessment in making career decisions.
Briefly comment on experiences that have helped you develop interest and skills in each of the areas that is generated by the report, or any other factors that have influenced these?
In particular, I would like you to comment on the intersection of life experiences, and or identities that you locate yourself, i.e., gender, class/SES, sexual orientation, disability, race, culture, ethnicity, etc, as they relate to how you have built and continue to build on your vocational identity. (You can choose articles on the blackboard that you may find relevant, or find 2 articles related to such exploration.
Comment on 3 different careers/jobs that you have explored already or plan to explore, based on this assessment. What do you perceive as limitations/strengths and next steps for you in terms of planning or setting goals related to these jobs/careers?
Please dont forget to include concluding remarks, and your reference page.
Best wishes.
