What is self-assessment?

• The first step in career planning.
• It is examining your education, skills, and training before working in Manitoba.

Benefits of self-assessment:

• Builds self-confidence.
• Gives you a clear career path.
• Helps you communicate your skills and strengths better.
• Helps you make a strong resume and cover letter.
• Helps you do better in a job interview.
• Leads you to further education or training, or a career shift.
• Prepares you for industry or workplace demands.

How to do it:

Review your:

• work skills
• life experiences
• personality
• values
• interests

Use the following guides:

• Online tools

• “A Guide to Planning Your Career” (by Career Development Manitoba)

• It will help you form a career and/or education plan.
• It will teach you how to make short-term and long-term goals and keep track of them.

• Manitoba Career Development

• It is a step-by-step Decision Making guide to career planning.

• Guide to Recognizing your Prior Learning

• It will help you identify your skills and knowledge.

• Workshop – Attend employability skills seminars.

• Manitoba Start has programs that offer counselling and job search assistance.

Map to Success

• Write your plans and goals on paper. It will:

• help you imagine and achieve them.
• remind you of goals when you feel lost or when you need encouragement.