1. REPURPOSE
YOUR CAREER
4 KEY AREAS OF SELF DISCOVERY
A PART OF THE CAREER ENERGISER SERIES

2. Overview
Importance of self-awareness
Values
Interests
Personality
Skills

3. Why is self-awareness important?
Dragging yourself to
work and not seeing
any meaning in what
you do
Managing tasks at
work which you feel
uncomfortable or
unmotivated?

4. Understanding
Your Self
Download the
career exercise booklet
• Choose a right-fit job
• Grow to be a better
leader/co-worker
• Articulate your strengths &
weaknesses

5. What are Values?
Career Values are
qualities and beliefs
considered to be important
guiding principles that
affect our actions and help
set priorities in our career

6. These are some example of Values
What are your Values?
Work- Life
Integration
Change and Variety Practicality
Exercise
Competence
Personal Safety Status
High Earnings /
Profits & Gain
Recognition
Power and Authority
Challenging
Problems
Precision Work Pursue Knowledge
Steep Learning
Curve / Fast Pace
Family Team Work Creativity
Help others / society Time Freedom Advancement
Work Alone /
Independence

7. Ask Yourself: Do My Values = Company’s Values?
• Which of the work values is most important to you and is highly valued?
• How do they affect your choice of occupation?
• Do they fit the position that you are considering?
• Do they fit the Corporate Values of the company?

8. Interests
Based on Holland code (RIASEC)
John Holland’s RIASEC code describes
a person’s career interests as defined by
6 categories:
Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social,
Enterprising, Conventional
Which interest categories do you best
identify yourself with?

9. Realistic – The Doers
Likely Occupations:
Engineers, Mechanics, Landscape
Technicians,
Crane & Tower Operators, Maintenance
Workers; Plumbers; Riggers; Repairers…
Interests Work Activities Potential Skills Values
Machines, computer
networks, athletics,
working outdoors
Operating
equipment, using
tools, building,
repairing, providing
security
Mechanical
ingenuity and
dexterity, physical
coordination
Tradition,
practicality, common
sense
© Adapted from Strong Interest Inventory

10. Investigative – The Thinkers
Likely Occupations:
Computer System Analysts; Data Analysts, Dentists; Fire Investigators;
Lab Technicians; Surgeons
Interests Work Activities Potential Skills Values
Science,
medicine,
mathematics,
research
Performing lab work,
solving abstract
problems, conducting
research
Mathematical
ability, researching,
writing, analysing
Independence,
curiosity, learning
© Adapted from Strong Interest Inventory

11. Artistic – The Creators
Likely Occupations:
Graphic designers; Art Directors; Artists; Musicians;
Photographers; Chefs; Writers; Designers
© Adapted from Strong Interest Inventory
Interests Work Activities Potential Skills Values
Self-expression,
art appreciation,
communication,
culture
Composing music,
performing, writing,
creating visual art
Creativity, musical
ability, artistic
expression
Beauty, originality,
independence,
imagination

12. Social – The Helpers
Likely Occupations:
Childcare Workers; Teachers; Nurses;
Social Workers, Community workers,
Psychologists
Interests Work Activities Potential Skills Values
People, teamwork,
helping,
community service
Teaching, caring
for people,
counselling,
training employees
People skills,
verbal ability,
listening, showing
empathy &
understanding
Cooperation,
generosity, serving
others
© Adapted from Strong Interest Inventory

13. Enterprising – The Persuaders
Likely Occupations:
Sales & Marketing; Real Estate Agents;
Travel Agents; Human Resources
Managers; Public Relations Managers;
Entrepreneurs
Interests Work Activities Potential Skills Values
Business, politics,
leadership,
entrepreneurship
Selling, managing,
persuading,
marketing
Verbal ability,
ability to motivate
and direct others
Risk taking,
status,
competition,
influence
© Adapted from Strong Interest Inventory

14. Conventional – The Organisers
Likely Occupations:
Admin Executives / Clerical, Tellers; Accountants; Statisticians;
Insurance Underwriters; Legal Secretaries; Cashiers; Court
Clerks; Internal Auditors, Compliance officers
Interests Work Activities Potential Skills Values
Organisation, data
management,
accounting,
investing,
information systems
Setting up procedures
& systems, organising,
keeping records,
developing computer
applications
Ability to work with
numbers data
analysis, finances,
attention to detail
Accuracy,
stability,
efficiency
© Adapted from Strong Interest Inventory

15. Jung’s Psychological Type
Theory of Personality
• Based on his observations of the
differences between healthy people
• Differences in behaviour are mainly
due to inborn tendencies to use
their minds in different ways
• When people act on the tendencies,
they develop patterns of behaviour

16. Extraversion vs Introversion (E – I)
• Outer world of people and event
• Enjoy meeting and talk to new people
• Easy and often speak out during meetings
• Can be impatient with long slow jobs
• Respond quickly without long pauses to think
• Inner world of thought
• Prefer to interact with people they know
• Often reserved and hard to get to know
• Often impatient with many interruptions
• Pause and reflect before responding
The direction we focus our attention & energy
Source: Introduction to Type
®
and Change, N. J. Barger & L. K. Kirby, p. 4.

17. Sensing vs Intuition (S-I)
• See and collect fact and details
• Practical and realistic
• Live in present, dealing with here and
now
• Prefer reality than fantasy
• Are specific and literal when speaking,
writing and listening
• See patterns, possibilities, connection
and meaning in information
• Are conceptual and abstract
• Live in future – the possibilities
• Prefer imagination to reality
• Speak and write in general,
metaphorical terms
How we gather information
Source: Introduction to Type
®
and Change, N. J. Barger & L. K. Kirby, p. 4.

18. Thinking vs Feeling (T – F)
• Use causes-and-effect reasoning
• Solve problems with logic
• Fair – treat everyone equally
• Concentrate on the task, even without
harmony
• Want appreciation for success
• Guided by personal values
• Strive for harmony
• Fair – treat everyone as an individual
• Sympathetic and dislike telling people
unpleasant things
• Want appreciation throughout the process of
working on a task
How we make decisions
Source: Introduction to Type
®
and Change, N. J. Barger & L. K. Kirby, p. 4.

19. Judging vs Perceiving (J-P)
• Like life to be scheduled and organised
• Feel more comfortable when a decision has
been make
• Want agreed schedules, timetables and
deadlines
• Expect others to follow through
• Focus on purpose and direction in
meetings
• Like life to be flexible and spontaneous
• Feel more comfortable when gathering
ideas & information
• Resist tight deadlines & unchangeable
schedules
• Expect others to respond well to situational
change
• Concentrate on the process in meetings
How we approach life?
Source: Introduction to Type
®
and Change, N. J. Barger & L. K. Kirby, p. 4.

20. What are Motivated Skills?
Motivated skills are skills that
you enjoy using very much
and are highly proficient are.
These are skills that you
would gladly use in your
everyday life.

21. These are some examples of motivated skills
- What are yours?
Teach, Train Motivate Observe Generate Ideas
Innovate / Invent Plan, Organize Analyse Customer Service
Strategise Counsel Make Arrangements Initiate Change
Delegate
Use Mechanical
Abilities
Adapt to Change Research
Budget Team Work Entertain / Perform Work with Numbers
Expedite
Interview for
Information
Monitor Sell

22. Reflect on your skills
• What are your motivated skills?
(May include both technical & soft skills)
• Do you have any achievements arising from your
motivated skills?
• Are your motivated skills required in the position that
you are considering? Are they found in your resume?

23. How does knowing your VIPS help you?
• Be more focused and selective about your career
options
• Make career choices that are a better fit for you
• Gain new awareness of yourself and make
adjustments if needed
• Provide insights on how to position yourself to
employers

24. What’s Next?
• Visit Careers Connect online for useful resources on
self-awareness & finding a good job fit
• This is a preview of the Repurpose Your Career
workshop. Get more insights about your Values,
Interests, Personality and Skills (VIPS) by signing up
with Careers Connect!
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