Hi, my name is Helen and I'm a Careers
Adviser with Skills Development Scotland.
This short video today is going to give
you a few key tips
on how to work out what kind of person
you are.
It's a question that comes up quite
often with the young people that I work
with
and it's such a crucial part of your
career management skills to understand
yourself because once you understand
that, 
you'll be able to work towards a career
that you can feel really happy and
thrive in
but we do know it can be tricky to
actually work that out so i've got three
top tips for you to get you started
things that you can try today you might
want to take a note of them
screenshot them or pause this video and
you can have a shot of them
as you go along. So my first tip today
three friends, three positive words.
It can be really hard to describe what
kind of person you are
especially if you haven't had to do it
that often but i bet you can say
lots of nice things about a friend a
family member or someone else close to
you
well the same goes for them. A great
place to start is by asking three people
who know you well to describe you in
three positive words
write these words down. Now what do you
think about what they've said?
Do you agree ? If you can then think of
some evidence or examples to back these
up
you're then starting to think really
positively about yourself and that
actually becomes a great confidence
booster.
So, for example I asked a friend to
describe me who said I
am kind, caring and organised. Now
maybe at first we can feel a little bit
bashful or not want to take on those
compliments
but actually if I think about it I can
evidence that so I
do know that it's
true.
I know I'm organised because I plan out
my week in my diary to make sure I don't
forget anything
and I even add in some colour coding to
help me keep on top of everything
so now I can feel comfortable telling
someone i'm organised because I know I
can back that up with an example.
So now that you've got that positive
language written down, practice saying
out loud
often even once people know how to
describe themselves
coming to say out loud for something
like an interview
can still feel really daunting because
it's not something we've spoken about
out loud much
you could try recording yourself saying
it or practicing with your adviser until
you feel comfortable saying those
positive things.
So my next tip today, thinking about
what's made you smile
this can help you by reflecting on
something that's really important to you
so have a wee think about that, what made
you smile this week?
Maybe it was that the weather was nice
and you were able to get outside
you may be leveled up on the PlayStation
or even made a funny Tik Tok.
Whatever it was, have a wee think about
what that means to you
so if it was the PlayStation, could you
describe yourself as competitive?
if it was getting outdoors, are you
adventurous?
and if it was Tik Tok, maybe you're
quite creative?
write a few of these down if you can and
you could ask your
adviser to help you make a mind map a
bit like this.
You could put what it is that's made you
smile and then what that means
to you around the outside and that can
help you to start thinking about how you
include that in your career planning
this can also be a nice positive
reminder of the things that are most
important to you
and it can help you to keep a positive
mindset which will really help you to
visualise a positive future and have the
confidence to be open to opportunities
that might arise.
We do know that it can be really tough
to stay positive but activities like
this
where you think about the little things
that made you smile can really help.
We know this isn't always easy so if you
were struggling with it then let your
adviser know that too
and they could help you work on
reframing some things.
And my last tip today is to head to our
website, My World of Work,
which is full of loads of useful
information and tools and hopefully
you're already using it.
If you haven't already, go and register
or log in and have a shot of the 'about
me' quiz
it will give you three key themes that
describe you based on the information
that you have given it
this can help you to start building a
more positive image of yourself
and again have a conversation about this
with your adviser
as they'll be able to help you work out
what those themes mean for you.
So, to recap our three top tips today
three friends, three positive words.
What's made you smile?
and having a shot of our My World of
Work about me quiz.
now these are just a few tips to help
you get started but your adviser will
also have
lots of other tools that they can use to
help you so give them a go
and if you're happy to share that with
your adviser so you can keep on building
them
together. Thank you so much for watching,
I hope you found this useful.
Another good video to check out is our
one on decision making
as this will help you to continue
building your career management skills
by understanding the way you approach
decisions and please remember you can
access My World of Work whenever you
need to
and do keep in touch with your adviser.
If you haven't spoken with an adviser
and you need to
please contact us on our helpline. The
number for that is
0800 917 8000
and I'd like to wish you the best of
luck with your future career journey.
