Let's reflect on your values, interests, personality traits, and skills. Values are the things that are important to you, like honesty or morality. Interests are what you enjoy doing. Personality traits are your characteristics. The activities you’re good at are your skills. Let's look at a scenario.
Sophie is thinking about what career is best for her. She reflects on her values, interests, personality traits, and skills. She writes down the following information about herself.
Values–I like to feel a sense of accomplishment and to work as a team toward a greater goal.
Interests–My interests include swimming, golf, and photography.
Personality traits–I'm friendly and I work well with other people. I'm organized and am a hard worker.
Skills–I'm good in math, and I'm doing well in an accounting class.
Use Sophie's example to help you think about your values, interests, personality traits, and skills.