Why are we giving our kids careers advice?
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STUDENT DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCY
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STUDENT DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCY
Who am I and how can I help?
Background
• 20+ years in blue chip company
• Passion for talent development
Today
• Self employed business and student coach
• Qualified Youth worker
Understanding
yourself better is key
to helping you make
the right choices
about your future
What is the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)?
Lets have a go…
• Where do you get your energy from??
Extraversion – IntroversionWhere do you get your energy from?
• Tend to act before thinking• Prefer to get into action• Talk things through• More expressive when interacting• Gain energy from interaction• Have a breadth of interests
• Tend to think before acting• Prefer to spend time on reflection• Think things through• More contained when interacting• Gain energy from concentration• Have a depth of interests
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Celebrity Introverts Celebrity Extraverts
Bob Dylan (ISFP) Stephen Colbert (ENTP)
Kate Middleton (ISFJ) Matt Damon (ENTJ)
Steve Jobs (ISTP) Leonardo DiCaprio (ESFP)
Fictional Introverts Fictional Extraverts
Raj Koothrappali (INTP)The Big Bang Theory
Penny (ESFP)The Big Bang Theory
George Michael Bluth (ISFJ)Arrested Development
Gob Bluth (ESTP)Arrested Development
Examples* of Introverted and Extraverted Types* Reported through various sources, largely based on observations about behaviors.
Why now? Why me?
I am a qualified MBTI practitioner. I have many years experience of working to develop individuals, teams and organisations. It is a widely recognised tool that has been frequently tested for reliability and validity. It enables you to get a deeper understanding of yourself and the differences with others. It helps you see where your blind spots are likely to be. But more than that, working with me you can learn how to apply it to decision making, effective communication, stress management as well as identifying what career environment would suit you best. It is also fundamental to differentiating you at interview / in the workplace
