1. Complete the following activities and bring the results to class. Your work should be in a written form suitable for grading.

Activity 1: Strengths and Weaknesses Inventory Diff erent occupations require special talents, abilities, and skills. Each of us, you included, has a repertoire of existing strengths and weaknesses that are “raw materials” we presently off er a potential employer.

Actions can (and should!) be taken over time to further develop current strengths and to turn weaknesses into strengths. Make a list identifying your most important strengths and weaknesses in relation to the career direction you are likely to pursue upon graduation.

Place a * next to each item you consider most important to focus on for continued personal development.

Activity 2: Five-Year Career Objectives Make a list of three career objectives that you hope to accomplish within five years of graduation. Be sure they are appropriate given your list of personal strengths and weaknesses.

Activity 3: Five-Year Career Action Plans Write a specifi c action plan for accomplishing each of the fi ve objectives. State exactly what you will do, and by when, in order to meet each objective. If you will need special support or assistance, identify what it is and state how you will obtain it. An outside observer should be able to read your action plan for each objective and end up feeling confi dent that he or she knows exactly what you are going to do and why.