Career Coaching for Don Savant

Click here for your: Vocational Style and Career Assessment - Revised (VoSCA-R) Click on the following link for the: O*Net Online Career Research Tool

Coaching Session #1: Tuesday 29 May 2018

- Don's email address is: donsavant@hotmail.com - Don is currently 48 years old, and is from San Fernando. He went to Boys RC. - He went to Presentation College and was in the 'E' stream, and wrote CXC - Sciences in Form 4. - He then took Business subjects for CXC in Form 5 because most of his family members have always been in business with managerial titles. - Don has always been interested in Astronomy and even wanted to be an Astronaut when he was younger. - At UWI Form 6, he took Economics, Literature, - He also worked in Sales will studying in Form 6. - He wanted to do his ABE degree at SAM. - He got a job a an Assistant to the Accountant at Exxon and did really well. - He bought shares and a job at a start-up comppany called Interserve. - Don can create order from chaos. - He sold his shares and got a job as Sales Director at Caraib-Link. - He then worked at Movie Towne and then Digicel, while they were both start-ups. - Learn quickly, and then he can create and inovate. He then communicate the idea or product to others in a sales capacity. - He then got a job as the Sales Manager at a Furniture Store in Marabella. - Don is more into the arts. - He wants to work with Jenelle Penny Commissiong at the Trinidad Tourism Company. - In 1999, Don decided that he wanted a life that is world-class, and got invloved in the 1999 Miss Universe Pagent in Trinidad. - He then went to the Sydney Olympics in 2000. - He wanted to do some further education at Roytec-UWI and they recommended doing a Psychometric assessment from YLP. - I discussed the results of the VoSCA-R assessment with Don, specifically his scores in the various categories of Interests, Intelligence Types, Values, and Work Styles. His scores can be reviewed in the report itself. - Here are the careers that the VoSCA-R assessment recommended for Don. He was asked to rate them in terms of his passion level (1 is no passion and 10 is the highest passion): #1 Training and Development Specialists #2 Broadcast News Analysts #3 Residential Advisors #4 Training and Development Managers #5 Social and Human Service Assistants #6 Directors, Religious Activities and Education #7 Tour Guides and Escorts #8 Child, Family, and School Social Workers #9 Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators #10 Radio and Television Announcers #11 Public Relations and Fundraising Managers #12 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors #13 Editors #14 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers #15 Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers #16 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs #17 Social and Community Service Managers #18 Art Directors #19 Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and #20 Web Administrators #21 Public Relations Specialists #22 Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program #23 Recreation Workers #24 Management Analysts #25 Human Resources Specialists #26 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical #27 Historians #28 Human Resources Managers #29 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical #30 Technical Writers Acknowledgements from Session #1: - I acknowledge you for completing the VoSCA-R assessment. - I also acknowledge you for taking the initiative to come to these Career Coaching sessions. Takeaways from Session #1: - You mentioned that you enjoyed the Coaching session, especially being able to talk and relate to our common interests.. Action Plan from Session #1: - You agreed to review the VoSCA-R report in more detail. - You agreed to consider completing the Multidimensional Emotional IQ assessment (MEIQ-R9). - You also agreed to rate the careers on recommended for you in the report from 1 to 10, which are: #1 Training and Development Specialists #2 Broadcast News Analysts #3 Residential Advisors #4 Training and Development Managers #5 Social and Human Service Assistants #6 Directors, Religious Activities and Education #7 Tour Guides and Escorts #8 Child, Family, and School Social Workers #9 Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators #10 Radio and Television Announcers #11 Public Relations and Fundraising Managers #12 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors #13 Editors #14 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers #15 Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers #16 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs #17 Social and Community Service Managers #18 Art Directors #19 Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and #20 Web Administrators #21 Public Relations Specialists #22 Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program #23 Recreation Workers #24 Management Analysts #25 Human Resources Specialists #26 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical #27 Historians #28 Human Resources Managers #29 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical #30 Technical Writers - You also agreed to see if any of the careers in the Related section under each of your recommended careers in the report catch your interest, and to put those in the blog as well. In particular, you should at least copy and paste the following sections from the O*Net site into the blog: Tasks, Knowledge, Related Careers, and Wages & Employment Trends. - The next session will be scheduled for when you are ready.

Coaching Session #2: Wednesday 13 June 2018

- Don reviewed the VoSCA-R report in detail, highlighting those descriptions and careers that he believes most applies to him. He grouped the careers in terms of his passion level (1 is no passion and 10 is the highest passion) as follows: #1A Public Relations and Fundraising Managers (9/10) #1B Public Relations Specialists (9/10) #2A Training and Development Managers (8/10) #2B Training and Development Specialists (8/10) #3 Management Analysts (7/10) #4A Social and Human Service Assistants (5/10) #4B Tour Guides and Escorts (5/10) #4C Residential Advisors (5/10) #5 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors (5/10) Acknowledgements from Session #2: - I acknowledge you for your thorough review of the VoSCA-R report! - I also acknowledge you for being able to narrow down your career shortlist. Takeaways from Session #2: - You mentioned that you are feeling better about your career path choice from this point forward, and that this will definitely inform your course of studies in the coming months. Action Plan from Session #2: - You agreed to consider completing the Multidimensional Emotional IQ assessment (MEIQ-R9). - You also agreed to finalize the ratings for the careers on recommended for you in the report from 1 to 10, which are: #1A Public Relations and Fundraising Managers (9/10) #1B Public Relations Specialists (9/10) #2A Training and Development Managers (8/10) #2B Training and Development Specialists (8/10) #3 Management Analysts (7/10) #4A Social and Human Service Assistants (5/10) #4B Tour Guides and Escorts (5/10) #4C Residential Advisors (5/10) #5 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors (5/10) - You agreed to finalize your career path from this point forward, and if it is Public Relations, then you agreed to enrol in this course study at the appropriate Universities in the coming months.

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