<aside> 📢 SPM is over - congratulations on finishing school! What’s next for you? Where would you like to go? Who would you like to be? When you envision your future — what kind of job or university do you see yourselves in? How would you like to be remembered?

To guide the choices and decisions you make so that you make the best ones for yourself, start by having a clear understanding of their passions, skills, interests, and needs. Use the TIM Tool and RIASEC test to help you find out.

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RIASEC Test

What is the RIASEC test?

The RIASEC test is a quick way to help a person understand how he or she likes to spend their time. In turn, doing this can give you rich insights into your aptitudes and skillsets.

The RIASEC test groups the results into six categories based on John Holland’s six types of personality:

🧰 Realistic: You may do best in mechanical and athletic jobs.

🔍 Investigative: You like to observe, learn, analyze and solve problems.

🎨 Artistic: You would like to work in unstructured situations where you can express your creativity.

🙋🏽 Social: You prefer working with others.

👨🏽‍💻Enterprising: Enjoy working with and persuading others.

📊 Conventional: You are detail-oriented, organized and like to work with data

<aside> 🔗 Take the RIASEC test here. It will take approximately ten minutes to complete.

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The TIM Tool

For something longer, you might want to try out the TIM (Talent, Inspiration, and Motivation) tool. The TIM coaching tool helps you think about how your talents, interests, and motivations interrelate and how this might inform decisions about your future.

How do I use the TIM tool?

Step 1️⃣: Draw the three circles on a piece of paper.