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SECTION SIX ›› HELPINGYOUTO DECIDE ONYOUR CAREER
6 1 Find out what You're Good at at How do I decide what to study?
You may be feeling quite stressed out out about making this BIG decision and unsure how to choose a a a a career that will be right for you Well – relax follow these self-help steps including the the quiz on your working personality and you'll be a a a a a whole lot more equipped to make a a a a a good choice when you're done!
Knowing which careers or jobs suit you is is a a process of discovery The 'Helping you you decide on on your career' section is about finding out out what you you are are are are good at at at what what kind of person you you are are are are what what careers are are are are out there and then matching this information together It's also about listening to your your gut feeling because you you you are the expert on yourself! Very often you you actually know what career directions seem interesting to you you but you may need some confirmation of this in order to feel more confident about your choice The CAO has included this section to to give you more information to to help you you make your choices Choosing what what to study and knowing what what career direction this will will lead you to is is a a a a a a really important choice that will will affect you for for for a a a long time So put in in the the the effort to gather the the the right information about yourself and your your career choices Self-help steps On a a a a a a a scale of 1 1 to to 10 rate how ready you feel to to make a a a a a a a career choice?
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 means means that you you you feel feel very unprepared and 10 means means you you you feel feel you you you have all the information you you need to make a a a a a good choice If you've chosen a a a a a number less than 10 you need more preparation so keep going!
Okay let's get started with gathering more information to to help you to to make a a good study choice Knowing yourself yourself To learn more about yourself yourself you're you're going to need a a a a pen no no really you're you're going to to to need to to to go go go and get a a pen you've got some self exploring to to to do!
Look at the descriptions below For each number choose either the the the grey description or or the the the red Circle the one that sounds most like you 'People's person'
'Your own person'
Confident with large groups of people Someone who enjoys smaller groups of people Inspired and energised by being with people a a a a large portion of the day
Someone who enjoys their own company
Friendly and outgoing
Reserved and often a a 'deep thinker'
A person who has a a a wide social network
Comfortable spending time 'one on on on one' with a a a good friend friend or or a a a few close friends
Spending the whole weekend going out with friends
and family sounds like fun
Having some some time with friends
and family as as well as as having some some space sounds relaxing
Using a a different colour pen ask someone who knows you well to circle the the descriptions they think sound like you you On what side do you you have more circled descriptions?
GREY GREY – Many GREY GREY answers suggest that you enjoy spending time with many different people for a a a a a a large part of your day
and meeting new people people Your future career probably needs to focus a a a lot on people people 214 CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2023