Why are we giving our kids careers advice?

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

E I

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

What next?

• For more information contact me:

Liz DaviesEmail: [email protected]