To help you think about what you'd like to do in the future, it's useful to know what type of person you are now.
What type of person are you?
Are you:
Chatty and like to talk to a lot of people
Funny and like to make people laugh
Quiet and prefer to speak to close friends and family
Helpful and always want to help others
What you like to do?
Do you like to:
Watch or play sports
Play the latest video games
Listen to music
Spend time with family and friends
What you are good at doing?
Are you good at:
Communicating- speaking and listening to other people
Information Technology (IT) - using a computer and technology
Team work - working as part of a team of people
Drawing - being creative and thinking of new ideas
What would you like to be better at doing?
Would you like to:
Learn more about using a computer
Work better as part of a team
Find out more about a subject in school
Feel confident in speaking to new people
Your skills
Knowing what you are like will help you know the skills you have. This will help you in the future when you apply for college or work. Look at:
Knowing what skills you have will help you in the future. Take a look at some skills and find out what they mean.
Who needs to know what you are like?
There are lots of people who might want to know more about you so that they can help you. Look at:
Find out who might want to know more about you so that they can help you.
Watch the videos
Skills employers want
Watch the video and find out the skills employers want.
View Skills transcript (Word 13KB, this file will download to your device)
My 16 year old self
Watch the video to find out what advice employers and employees would give to their 16 year old self.
View If I Was Sixteen Again transcript (Word, 13KB, this file will download to your device)
