Seeking a fulfilling professional life after sport requires student-athletes to understand who they are. We can take steps to complete this so that student-athletes are living their most authentic version of themselves.
Values Clarification:
This group or one-on-one session will help student-athletes understand the definition and importance of core values. During this exercise student-athletes will complete an activity to help them clarify their core values.
Completing a Values Clarification Exercise can help you:
- Make decisions that honor your values
- Use your values as a filter
- Use your values to provide direction
StrengthsFinder:
The StrengthsFinder® assessment can assist you with discovering and understanding your strengths and talents. Completing the assessment will provide you with a list of your "top five" signature themes, which can help you enhance the behaviors that lead to success. You will be able to focus on your strengths and understand how they can translate into a career or post-graduate education plan.
Completing StrengthsFinder® can help you:
- Recognize talents and shape them into strengths
- Identify skills that will help with your future career
- Assist with exploring careers that match your strengths
- Offer guidance about how to build your strengths and talents
To complete StrengthsFinder® please email: careers@utep.edu for an access code. This access code is unique to you. After completing the assessment, please schedule an appointment with a Career Center staff member to discuss your results!
Style Under Stress Test:
When stakes are high, emotions run strong, and opinions differ, we all struggle to keep a cool mind. We can either clam up or blow up. The Style Under Stress test will help you understand what your tendencies are.
Completing a Style Under Stress Test can help you:
- Communicate better when it matters most
- Learn strategies to put into place during crucial conversations
Learn about Emotional Intelligence:
“Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships.” - Bradberry & Greaves
Complete an emotional intelligence training and learn:
- More self-awareness and social awareness
- How to manage yourself and relationships
Choices 360:
Choices360 is a comprehensive career planning program that can help you make decisions about your educational and career goals. You can use Choices360 in English and/or Spanish to:
- Learn about your interests, skills and values by taking assessments
- Search for occupations using your assessment results and/or other desired characteristics
- Search for occupations by alphabetical listing
- Record the information you want to save in your Portfolio
