Session 8:Take Assessments, Cont’d

7th Edition

Take Hold of Your Future

JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey, Ed.D.

At the end of this session, students will be able to:• Define abilities and skills and explain their

importance in making career decisions.• Explain the meaning of their personal results on the

Kuder® Skills Confidence Assessment and the Composite Report.

• Define a value and explain the importance of values in making career choices.

• Explain the meaning and uses of their personal results from the Kuder Work Values Assessment.

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Objectives

• An ability is a set of skills that we possess or may develop through self-study, coursework, etc.

• A skill is a more specific sub-part of an ability.

Abilities and Skills

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Kuder Skills Confidence Assessment Report

Holland Clusters

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Kuder Composite ReportHolland Clusters

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Kuder Skills Confidence Assessment Report

National Pathways

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National Clusters

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Kuder Composite ReportNational Pathways

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Kuder Composite ReportNational Clusters

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• Accomplishment – Having the feeling that what I do in my work is important and making a contribution.

• Income – Having the desire to achieve earnings and rewards that strongly support my economic and financial advancement.

• Innovation – Having the challenge and opportunity to do my work in new ways and with independence and variety.

• Prestige – Having the sense of being highly regarded by others because of the nature of my work or the leadership I provide.

• Workplace – Having the pleasure of working in a comfortable, attractive work space where supervisors and co-workers are supportive and friendly.

5 Work Values

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Kuder Work Values Report

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