Career Coaching for Gabrielle Thompson

Click on the following link for your: Vocational Style and Career Assessment for Senior Students (VoSCA-SU) Click on the following link for the: O*Net Online Career Research Tool Career Coaching Session #1: Wednesday 8 March 2017 - Gabby's E-mail address is gabrielledamali@gmail.com - Gabby is currently 19 years old and turning 20 in April. - She went to Bishops until CXC: Maths (2), English A (2), English B (2), French (3), Biology (3), POA (2), POB (2) and Arts and Design (2) - She then went to St. Francois Girls for CAPE. She studied Management of Business (2, 3), Economics (3 4), Art & Design (2, 2) and well the mandatory Caribbean (3) & Communication Studies (2). She finished in June 2016. - She took a year off after my cape examinations which is where I'm at right now. She is currently working at Drop Taxi Service. She doesn't mind the job and the pay is good. - She really wanted to work at her old Primary School but they had already hired someone else for the position. She really likes working with children. - She has played a lot of sports. - She has thought of the following careers: She likes planning a lot, for example parties. She has looked into possible studies in Event Planning. Interior Design She also likes Carnival She likes working with kids e.g. Early Childhood Education She prefers sculpting and costume design as opposed to painting and drawing She cannot see herself working at a desk job. - I discussed the results of the VoSCA-SU assessment with Gabby, specifically her scores in the various categories of Interests, Intelligence Types, Values, and Work Styles. Her scores can be reviewed in the report itself. - Here are the careers that the VoSCA-SU assessment recommended for Gabby and how she rated them in terms of her passion level (1 is no passion and 10 is the highest passion): #1 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers (6/10) #2 Spa Managers (6.5/10) #3 Residential Advisors (6/10) #4 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (5/10) #5 Program Directors (7/10) #6 Human Resources Specialists (5/10) #7 Quality Control Systems Managers (4/10) #8 Tour Guides and Escorts (8/10) #9 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (10/10) #10 Administrative Services Managers (6.5/10) #11 Compensation and Benefits Managers (2/10) #12 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs (5/10) #13 General and Operations Managers (6/10) #14 Web Administrators (5/10) #15 Storage and Distribution Managers (1/10) #16 Occupational Therapy Aides (2.5/10) #17 Multimedia Artists and Animators (5/10) #18 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (7.5/10) #19 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists (2/10) #20 Physical Therapist Assistants (5.5/10) #21 Film and Video Editors (3.5/10) #22 Costume Attendants (8.5/10) #23 Graphic Designers (5/10) #24 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products (7/10) #25 Precision Agriculture Technicians (2/10) #26 Industrial Production Managers (2/10) #27 Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists (3/10) #28 Appraisers, Real Estate (7.5/10) #29 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (3/10) #30 Music Composers and Arrangers (2/10) Acknowledgements from Session #1: - I acknowledged Gabby for completing the VoSCA-SU assessment. - I also acknowledged her for coming to these Career Coaching sessions to get a better understanding of what career path she would like to pursue. Takeaways from Session #1: - Gabby liked the process of doing the assessment she feels a little clearer about the process of career discovery. Action Plan from Session #1: - You agreed to review the VoSCA-SU report in more detail. - You also agreed to research on the Internet using the O*Net Online Career Research Tool (www.onetonline.org) the recommended careers which you scored 7 or more out of 10, and document your research in this password-protected blog under the section at the end called "Leave a Reply". The careers on your shortlist are: #1 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (10/10) #2 Costume Attendants (8.5/10) #3 Tour Guides and Escorts (8/10) #4 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (7.5/10) #5 Appraisers, Real Estate (7.5/10) #6 Program Directors (7/10) #7 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products (7/10) - 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 is scheduled for Friday 24 March 2017 at 11:30 AM.

Career and Life Coaching Session #2: Friday 24 March 2017

- From the research and blogging that Gabby did since her last session, she was able to narrown down her career shortlist as follows: #1 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (10/10) #2 Costume Attendants (8/10) [Carnival related career in this field would appeal to Gabby if it was full-time] Possibly a combination of the above two careers #3 Interior Designers (9/10) #4 Early Childhood Educator (8/10) [income level and career path growth are limited] #5 Teacher's Aid (8/10) [income level and career path growth are limited] Fall-back careers for Gabby are: #6 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (7.5/10) #7 Appraisers, Real Estate (7.5/10) #8 Program Directors (7/10) #9 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products (7/10) #10 Social and Human Service Assistant (7/10) #11 Funeral Director (7/10) #12 Marketing Manager/Purchasing Manager (6.5) - Gabby would consider FIU or Tampa University for Interior Design. Drexel University offers Interior Design and Hockey (scholarship). Gabby is aiming for January 2018 entry. - She scored 1180/1600 in SAT and she would consider re-taking it to get a higher scvore. - Her parents wouldn't mind Gabby going to the US to get an education and learn more responsibility. - If Gabby gets a first degree, she would like a starting salary of $8,000 to $10,000 per month - Her father is a Science teacher, while her mother is an HR Consultant and she also lectures. - Her eldest sister is a lawyer and works for the DPP office. Her personality is more like her mother's. - Her other sister has a undergraduate degree from the US, and her Master's degree in Microbiology from UWI Jamaica. This sister's personality is more like her father's. - Gabby says that her personality is a combination of her father's and mother's personality. Acknowledgements from Session #2: - I acknowledged Gabby for her good research and blogging. Takeaways from Session #2: - Gabby is feeling clearer about her career path. Action Plan from Session #2: - You agreed to complete the Values Profile assessment to further narrow down your career choices. - You agreed to look into SAT lessons Trinidad to improve your SAT scores to 1300 or 1400 to qualify for a full scholarship at a US University: www.sattuition.com www.gpgstt.com/courses - If you decide to stay in Trinidad for your tertiary education, you agreed to look into the TTHTI Diploma in Event and Conference Planning: www.caribbeanjobs.com/Education/Courses/Diploma-in-Events-and-Conference-771.aspx - Your current shortlist of careers is as follows: #1 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (10/10) #2 Costume Attendants (8/10) [Carnival related career in this field would appeal to Gabby if it was full-time] Possibly a combination of the above two careers #3 Interior Designers (9/10) #4 Early Childhood Educator (8/10) [income level and career path growth are limited] #5 Teacher's Aid (8/10) [income level and career path growth are limited] Fall-back careers: #6 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (7.5/10) #7 Appraisers, Real Estate (7.5/10) #8 Program Directors (7/10) #9 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products (7/10) #10 Social and Human Service Assistant (7/10) #11 Funeral Director (7/10) #12 Marketing Manager/Purchasing Manager (6.5)

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