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Danielle Seymour seymoud3@students.wwu.edu User Name: seymoud3 Current Status : Class of 2014

Career and Educational Goals

Your Career Goals I wish to work for a dynamic and expanding company such as Amazon, Expeditors, or Boeing. I would also like to work for a non-profit organization. I see myself in a management position that relies heavily on communication and working with people. Your Educational Goals I am currently attending Western Washington University, and am graduating in June with a B.A. in International Business and a minor in Spanish. After starting my career, if I deem it necessary and/or beneficial, I plan to return to school to get an M.B.A.

Career Planning Status Summary

Self Assessment Career Exploration Career Planning Satisfaction 1 Low 2 2.67 2.83 3 Medium

3.67

5 High

Self Assessment (3.67) Self-Assessment is important because it enables you to identify which occupations and major study areas are most compatible with your personal attributes. Your medium self assessment score indicates that you are moderately involved in examining your interests, values, personality, and skills. It is important that you stay actively involved in self assessment because it is the most important first step in career planning. Career Exploration (2.67) Career Exploration is important because it enables you to compare and evaluate occupations and major areas of study that appeal to you. Yourmedium score indicates that you are moderately involved in career exploration. It is important that you continue or increase your involvement in career exploration because it will help you narrow down your options and map out your career goals. Career Planning Satisfaction (2.83) Planning Satisfaction measures the extent to which you are satisfied with the results of your career planning activities and your ability to resolve problems that can interfere with your decision making. Your medium score suggests you may be experiencing some problems with your career planning. If you think you are not able to resolve problems of concern on your own, you should discuss them with a career advisor.

Your Academic Strengths and Weaknesses

You indicated that you "Do Pretty Well" in the following: Biology and Environmental Sciences Business (eg Management, Marketing, Economics) English Foreign Languages Physical Sciences (eg Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy) Social Sciences (eg Psychology, Philosophy, Religion) You indicated that you "Do OK" in the following: Computers & Technology Math You indicated that you "Never Took A Class" in the following: Art - Fine Art - Performing Language Arts

Music Physical Education Social Studies

Your Work Experiences and Educational Accomplishments

Your Work Experiences and Educational Accomplishments I currently am a Sales Consultant at Travelex in US Bank, and work with Foreign Currency Exchange. I have worked for four plus years in retail, and worked at AMC Theatres for 3 years. I have also worked a variety of part time positions, including: nanny for multiple families, server at Winn's Drive-In, boat cleaner at Bellhaven Charters, as well as an office assitant at Altus Physical Therapy. Your Educational Accomplishments I have completed a comprehensive operations management project for ABCrepes, as well as completed an expansion project for SmartPlug Company. In June I will receive my B.A. in International Business. Also, I have attained a high GPA throughout the years, as I currently hold a 3.48 and graduated with a 3.90 from high school.

Your Personal Development Needs

You indicated that you need Moderate Improvement In: Discipline - The ability to stay on task and complete projects. Flexibility - The ability to readily adapt to changes, shift your point of view, and/or look at a situation in a different way. Honesty - The human quality or communicating and acting truthfully. Motivation - A desire to achieve a goal, combined with the energy to work towards that goal. Negotiating - The ability to exchange ideas, information and opinions with others. Public Speaking- The ability to present material to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner. Stability - Maintaining composure in stressful situations. You indicated that you need Little or No Improvement In: Commitment - Having persistence with a purpose. Creativity - The ability tothink outside the box . Establishing Rapport With Others- Being insync or on the samewavelengthwith others. Leadership - The ability to direct others. Listening - The ability to pay close attention to, and make sense of, what we hear. Organization - Knowing where things are at all times. Problem Solving- A process that involves, eg, clarifying description of the problem, analyzing causes, identifying alternatives, assessing each alternative, choosing one, implementing it, and evaluating whether the problem was solved or not. Respect - Consideration for other people's privacy, their physical space and belongings; and respect for different viewpoints, philosophies, physical ability, beliefs and personality. Sensitivity- The ability to react appropriately to the emotions or feelings of other people. Sociability- The ability to interact with other people on a personal level. Teamwork - The ability to work with other people toward a common vision or goal. Time Management - Having the tools or techniques for planning and scheduling time, usually with the aim to increase effectiveness and/or efficiency. Writing - The ability express your ideas on paper where the presentation is tightly structured, grammatically and syntactically correct, substantive, and interesting.

Work Interest Profile Summary

Your interests can be summarized as follows: Your average score in each area is also shown below as a number ranging from 0 to 100 where: 0=Low 50=Moderate 100=High

Enterprising Social Realistic Conventional Artistic

66.67 37.50 29.17 25.00 20.83

Investigative

20.83 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Your top 3 work interests in the order you selected are:

Enterprising People in the enterprising category often prefer activities selling and promoting. They enjoy influencing "the persuaders" others and being in a leadership position. They often use their skills to influence others. They often like competitive activities and are often self-confident, talkative and energetic. They generally enjoy discussing politics, selling and promoting, having power and status, giving talks and speeches, and leading groups. Social "the helpers" People in the social category prefer to work with others. They tend to be highly verbal, express themselves well, and get along well in groups. Social types typically prefer the team approach to problem solving. People in the social category often describe themselves as cooperative, friendly, and understanding. They generally enjoy teaching, caring for others, volunteering, mediating disputes, meeting new people, and working in groups. People in the realistic category often prefer to work with objects and things. They are likely to enjoy creating things with their hands and using tools and machines. Some prefer large, powerful machines like tractors, while others prefer precision machinery such as X-ray or electronic equipment. People in this category generally enjoy being physically active, repairing equipment, rebuilding cars, fixing electrical things, solving mechanical problems, playing sports, working outdoors, and using their hands.

Realistic "the doers"

Leisure Interest Profile Summary

Your interests can be summarized as follows: Your average score in each area is also shown below as a number ranging from 0 to 100 where: 0=Low 50=Moderate 100=High

Educational Social Practical Leading Artistic Organizing

70.83 62.50 50.00 45.83 41.67 33.33 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Your top 3 leisure related interests are:

Educational "the thinkers" People with an educational orientation like to be involved in activities that have to do with ideas and thinking; these are people who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate, or solve problems. They like to search for facts and figure out problems mentally. They prefer working with ideas rather than with people or things. They are often described as being analytical, curious, methodical, rational, cautious, independent, precise, reserved, complex, intellectual, and modest. People with a social orientation enjoy helping and advising people. They tend to be concerned about other peoples welfare. They promote learning and personal development and are very interested in human relationships. They are often described as being helpful, responsible, warm, cooperative, idealistic, sociable, tactful, friendly, kind, sympathetic, generous, patient, and understanding. People with a practical orientation generally prefer hands-on activities, and tend to focus on things in the physical world. They typically enjoy working with tools or machines, and often gravitate to toward careers that can be performed outdoors. They are often described as being frank, genuine, humble, practical, natural, and persistent.

Social "the helpers"

Practical "the doers"

Skills Profile Summary

The Skills You Selected Are: Helping Actively looking for ways to help people. Listening Paying attention to what other people are saying, and taking time to understand the points being made. Managing People Assigning duties to others, motivating them, and evaluating their performance.

Personality Profile Summary

Your personality can be summarized as follows: Your Personality Type: When working on a project, you place an emphasis on creating a harmonious relationship with the people you associate with by being tactful and sympathetic to their needs. You see the positive qualities of other persons and enjoy helping them improve their well being, their talents, and their potential. Your approach to work is to set your objectives, and perform the tasks required in an orderly way. You make practical decisions in a systematic fashion based on the facts you have on hand along with your own personal values. Choosing Your Career: People with your personality type are attracted to occupations where you can work directly with people on a cooperative basis, communicate and interact with them on a face-to-face basis, and provide comfort and care to those in need. Examples of such occupations can be found in fields such as health care, community services, teaching, counseling, marketing and certain areas of business.

Values Profile Summary

The Values You Selected Are: Altruism/Helping Society Doing something to contribute to the betterment of the world. Doing something for the greater good. Helping Others Being involved in helping other people in a direct way either individually or in a small group. Income Having a level of income that will afford you with luxuries, and which will allow you to become financially independent.
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