{"id":16143,"date":"2021-04-08T19:23:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T19:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/?page_id=16143"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:52:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:52:59","slug":"wcsu-competency-self-awareness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wcsu-competency-self-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"WCSU Competency: Self-Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Career Management<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cSelf Awareness is the ability to take an honest look at your life without any attachment to it being right or wrong, good or bad.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Self-awareness is the ability to identify, articulate and promote your skills, strengths, knowledge, and experience to employers and professional partners. It is critical in when seeking personal growth and professional success.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Check out our\u00a0Skill Up<\/a>\u00a0page for some recommendations on online platforms you can use right now, at home, to develop your skills. Many offer free trials or free access to a large selection of different courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Also look through some of our\u00a0E-Tools<\/a> which can help you with your professional development throughout your career during even after college.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Career Success Center's Life Design<\/a> workshops and classes will teach you how to develop critical life and career skills including reframing of problems, collaboration, navigating unknowns, maximizing personal strengths, and much more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce<\/a> hosts many events and a large directory of member organizations across many industries. Many of these events and organizations can help you develop essential skills and grant you exposure to different fields of work and industries to see which fits with your own goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Assume a role in one of the many great WCSU Student Clubs<\/a>. Enjoy practicing your subject of choice in one or more of the University's many organizations while you develop a large set of skills and gain exposure to different industries and fields without much personal risk.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Become Involved With A Local Community Board Or Club<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting involved in a local community group is a great way to develop a large skill set and learn what jobs might fit your personality and life goals. Most groups are focused on specific issues or topics in the community so the opportunities to take part and even lead one of their initiatives are numerous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If you are interested in getting involved in one in the Danbury area checkout the\u00a0Greater Danbury Chamber Directory<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Cultural Centers<\/a>\u00a0of Danbury<\/p>\n

For any area of your choice, you can also check out\u00a0The Yellow Pages<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Great Nonprofits<\/a>\u00a0for exclusively nonprofit organizations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Volunteering also creates many opportunities to gain exposure to a variety of fields with very little risk. You can even make a difference in other people's lives as you do it. These opportunities are not just limited to in person activities either. Some, like the Crisis Text Line which allows people to communicate via text with people in crisis, can be done entirely at home online.<\/p>\n

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If opportunities like this interest you, check out other\u00a0volunteering opportunities<\/a>\u00a0or come see us at the Career Success Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Being aware of your owns strengths and weakness is critical when engaging with employers, whether it is at a Career Fair or in an interview. Programs like Focus2, which is available to all WCSU students for free, allow for you to discover these traits in yourself and apply them to any industry or field. There are also platforms like LinkedIn, which give you a place to save and share all of your professional experiences. The Career Success Center can also help you determine which of these traits you should highlight or omit as well as much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You recognize and can explain how specific skills, strengths, knowledge and experiences you have that connect to the opportunity you want and your career goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Whenever someone comments positively on my work, I note it down. We often scramble to think of our strengths and experience but noting things down gives me ideas of what I am good at and helps me to know my specific strengths.\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You are aware of professional areas that have room for growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"I am a very ambitious person, and at times my ambition can lead my goals spewed all over the place. I'll have goals in so many areas that I become overwhelmed and won't follow through on many, Because of this, I know I need more work in my time management, planning and organizational skills.\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You understand your strengths and weaknesses, know what you want and what you may need and take steps to advocate for opportunities in the workplace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"I think of skills I want to develop or types of projects I would like to work on and talk with my supervisor to see if there is a way to incorporate them into my work. For example, my supervisor places an importance on professional development so I brainstorm ideas of projects or skills I would like to work on.\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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