Week 9 - The Flower

This blog post will have a focus on chapter 7 from What Color Is Your Parachute, written by Richard N. Bolles. The title of the chapter is, "You Need to Understand More Who You Are". But what does that mean exactly? What more can there be to know about ones own self. According to Bolles, there is a flower outline that allows one to get a better grasp on understanding who they are.

The flower outline will help one acquire an "inventory" of who they are, which will help later down the career road. Completing the flower outline may take some time to do, however he says it will be very beneficial. First, by doing this you will be able to describe yourself in six unique ways, which would help across multiple job markets. Second, this will help you describe exactly what you are looking for. Also, you end up with a picture of a job that you actually want, one that excites you to wake up each morning. Another great thing about completing this outline is that you will be able to walk into an interview and tell an the employer exactly who you are. Knowing who you are  will make you stand out against the competition when it comes to describing yourself, as you're not fumbling your words trying to come up with something.

The flower outline is composed of six petals in total that are strictly about you. After filling in all the petals, you will have this fully blossomed flower that is a presentation of who you are.

Petal One: "My favorite knowledges of Field of Interests"

Petal Two: "My Preferred Kinds of People to Work With"

Petal Three: "What I Can Do and Love to Do"

Petal Four: "My Favorite Working Conditions"

Petal Five: "My Preferred Salary and Levels of Responsibilities"

Petal Six: "My Preferred Places to Live"

Complete the flower so you can get a better understanding of who you are. It will be most worth it when it comes time to describe who you are.

-STURCO