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Lesson 5: Personality Types
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Overview: Create Your Job Objec7ve
The Purpose of this module is to take what you have done so far, and to:
• Develop a vision of future possibili?es using past successes and failures;
• Create a job objec?ve that combines your past experience and informa?on to envision your ideal job; and
• Create your Career Transi?on Statement (i.e., Elevator Speech).
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Why Create Your Job Objec7ve?
If you haven’t decided or are unsure about your job objec?ve, this process may help you discover the founda?on upon which to begin making decisions about your future. We begin with delinea?ng “The Big Picture” from the previous sec?ons to ensure that your chosen career path fits with your important mo?va?ons and interests.
Keep in mind that a job objec?ve creates focus or a target for your job search; through self-‐awareness (knowing what ‘floats your boat’ ) you can determine the best direc?on to head. Another part of the process is to perform market research through networking, online, and from organiza?onal materials to assess your professional constraints for achieving an ideal job at an ideal organiza?on.
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Exercise: Create Your Job Objec7ve
As you work on crea?ng your job objec?ve, consider the following ques?ons:
• Work Values: Why Do I Work? • Interests: What Are Mine?
• Personality Factors: What Characteris?cs Should I Keep In Mind?
• Career Fields I Want to Consider?
• Geographical Loca?ons and/or Organiza?ons to Explore?
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What is a Job Objec7ve?
A Job Objec?ve is a statement that describes your next job in terms of a:
• Job ?tle, func?on, or role;
• Type of organiza?on; and • Brief descrip?on of key skills or knowledge you wish to use.
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Job Objec7ve Examples
Here are some examples of job objec?ves:
• Project manager with a small technical consul?ng firm
• Human Resource Administrator for a major mining corpora?on • Lecturer in your field of specializa?on at a college or university
Now, you are ready to create your own job objec?ve.
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Worksheet: Create Your Job Objec7ve
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To complete this exercise you will want to print the Lesson 5 Worksheet: Create Your Job Objec7ve, and fill it out as you go along .
All worksheets are available from the course page on the CMSVCC.com website.
Exercise: Create Your Job Objec7ve
Job Objec7ve Format
My job objec?ve is a {insert job ?tle or descrip?on} posi?on in a {insert type of company, organiza?on, or ac?vity} organiza?on using my {insert skill/knowledge}, {insert skill/knowledge}, and {insert skill/knowledge}.
Job Objec7ve Example My job objec?ve is a branch chief posi?on in a federal agency that focuses on interna?onal health that will use my knowledge of the federal grants programs, processes
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Exercise: Job Objec7ve Considera7ons
• If you cannot write a single job objec?ve because of conflic?ng or compe?ng interests, then develop up to three most likely objec?ves.
• You may change your job objec?ve as you plan and implement your job search strategy.
• Remain flexible as you gain experience and knowledge as you implement your campaign.
• Your objec?ve serves as the touchstone for all of your job search ac?vi?es. • Once you determine your job objec?ve, develop specific ac?vi?es to help you alain your objec?ve.
• Cohesively integrate your ac?vi?es as part of the job search strategy.
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Worksheet: Create Your Job Objec7ve
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To complete this exercise you will want to print the Lesson 5 Worksheet: Career Transi7on Statement, and fill it out as you go along .
All worksheets are available from the course page on the CMSVCC.com website.
Exercise: Create Your Job Objec7ve
I am currently exploring a posi?on as a {insert job ?tle, name, or descrip?on of posi?on}.
In my most recent posi?on I worked at {insert type of company, organiza?on, or ac?vity} for {insert number or amount of ?me} years as a {insert job ?tle, name, or descrip?on of posi?on}.
In addi?on to this experience, I also … (or) My career history includes more than… {insert number or amount of ?me} years in the field.
My greatest strengths are {insert strength}, {insert strength}, and {insert strength} (give two to three examples).
Ways I have used my strengths include {insert example} and {insert example} (give two to three examples).
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Congratula7ons!
By comple?ng this course, you have built a strong founda?on for your transi?on into a fulfilling career future.
Remember that you can – and should – review your career assessment and job objec?ve from ?me to ?me as you proceed in your career.
Based on what you have created here, you are ready to “take ac?on” on your career goals.
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