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Skills
Skills are learned behaviors and can be improved through practice.
A mastered skill is tied to your feeling of self-worth and self-confidence.
For example, you are asked to write a research paper in history
class. As it turns out, you are particularly skilled at writing
and feel confident in undertaking this task. Receiving an "A"
on the assignment reinforces your high level of confidence and
provides you with an improved sense of accomplishment. Identifying
your skills, particularly the ones you enjoy performing, and sorting
them will enable you to determine the careers that will be life
enhancing.
Eureka
Eureka, a software program long available to Woodside students,
is now available online. Students can assess their skills and
personality using the MicroSkills and True Colors tools. The Career
feature offers an occupation questionnaire resulting in a personalized
list of professions. In the Education section, you can search
for programs of study, colleges and universities, and scholarships.
My Planner is a customized page that is displayed after logging-on
and houses the personal information saved from the self-assessments
and searches.
To create an account, go to http://www.eureka.org
and click on Sign Up. Under Student/Client, enter the Eureka Site
ID Code posted in the College and Career Center.
Aptitude
Aptitude is an inherent ability, but also refers to your ability
to learn. For instance, if you like working with numbers, then
you probably have an aptitude for math, or even business. Compared
to other subjects, you are able to learn this material with little
effort.
Aptitude may also describe your capacity to learn a particular
kind of work. Therefore, you probably want a career that balances
tasks for which you have great aptitude with tasks that you find
challenging so that you can reach your maximum potential.
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multi-aptitude
test battery. It consists of eight tests that cover General Science,
Word Knowledge, and Electronics Information among other subjects.
Not only are results received on the individual tests, the tests
are combined to yield three career exploration scores.
The ASVAB is generally offered to interested seniors, juniors,
and sophomores and is administered by Armed Services representatives
on one day, usually in the month of November. For more details,
visit
ASVAB
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