Who am I / What can I do? Assessment of personality and skills / aptitudes
What do I want to be? Assessment of personal interests / motivations / aspirations
What do I have to do? Assessment of personal needs / investments in education, training,
and work
The honest consideration of these questions allows one to focus on a certain path and
follow a certain line of professional training. Therefore, career planning is a rational
process that involves answering questions such mentioned:
- Who am I? What can I do?
Identifying aptitudes:
o Drawing up a list of 20 achievements, big or small, professional,
personal, academic, emotional, etc.
o Defining the capacities behind the objectives: intelligence,
perseverance, motivation, empathy, etc.
Identifying weaknesses:
o Establishing the moments when things did not go well, and the factors
that caused failure.- What do I want to be?
To what can I direct the efforts and skills I have developed?- What motivates me?
Security – staying with the organization for a long time.
Freedom– autonomy and my own space.
Results – leaving something well done behind.
Balance – giving equal time to career and family.
Money – high income.- What must I do? How will I get there?
Developing current and latent abilities.
Continuing learning.
Avoiding long pauses and inactive moments at work, etc.Thus, any person must also ask himself/herself a series of questions related to:
- Their values:
What is important to me (in my personal and worklife)?
What are my priorities: family, myself, community, work, etc.?