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Career Factor Inventory


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Mission == a continuing task that a person is destined for or specificallycalled upon to undertake; a call or summons from God that you are obey

Psychology is a field that has a wide variety ofsubfields or specialties

JOBs opportunities are available to you with a bachelorsdegree in psychology

Employers are attracted to a particular set of skills

MVS = clarity level of career goals


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The six VP and career groups are:Realistic (doer)

Investigative (thinker)

Artistic (creator) Social (helper) Enterprising (manager)

Conventional (organizer)


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Take the CFI booklet

Place your name on it

Complete questions 1-21 Each question has a Likert scale Select one number that BEST describes you

STOP - close your booklet after #21


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In your journey of career development You collect information about yourself You garner knowledge about careers

Eventually, you have to pick --- select acareer Make a decision What is best suited to you in light of your mission?


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How decided are you atthe present time?

Use handout and circleone category Share your answer with your class

mate Explain --- why you designated

yourself in that group


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However, one of the mostimportant problems facingcollegians is

Career indecision

50 of college students will grapple

with indecision


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What are some barriers in

career decision that affectyou at the present time?

write them on the back of thehandoutshare them with a classmate


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Obstacles --- such as negative affect,

external barriers, lack of information, and un-readiness


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A Lack of Career InformationNot Knowing Oneself

Choice AnxietyGeneralized Indecisiveness


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CFI uncovers 4

specific potentialbarriers


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Need for Career InformationNeed for Self-Knowledge

Career Choice Anxiety

Generalized Indecisiveness


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Need for Career Information You need to get specific info or

experience in occupations beforedeciding

Need for Self-Knowledge You need to understand yourself

better before you decide


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Career Choice Anxiety Uncovers the level of nervousness you

feel when faced with career decisions

Generalized Indecisiveness Uncovers the overall tendency to have

difficulty making decisions


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Your scores have been calculated a visual graph of your scoresInterpret your current barriers If it is low it is not a barrier

Moderate to high need attention

Note the main barriers on thebackside of your handout

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