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V.I.P. usually stands for "Very Important Person". Do you consider yourself to be a very important person? You should because it all begins with self recognition. Your importance to friends, family and society will develop over time based on the life path you choose to take.

At Youthjobs we also use V.I.P. to represent Values, Interests and Personality. By developing a personal V-I-P profile, you will be identifying many important things that define you as an individual . Things that will help give deeper meaning to your role as a very important person.

Download our V.I.P. Workbook and start building your profile!

Values

What are values and why are they important? Values are the standards you live by – the things you consider to be important. When considering career options, think of the kind of work and work conditions that are important to you.

Check out this website for a "Values Quiz"

Interests

Have you heard the saying "Do what you love and never work another day in your life"? Some people are lucky because their job and their interests are almost the same.

You may not know what you want to do and you will probably change jobs a few times in your life. Figuring out what you like is a good starting point to finding out what you want. Then when you are considering a job or career, you can see how closely it matches your personal interests.

You probably have lots of interests. Think of what you enjoy doing, your hobbies, and things you find interesting.

Personality

What does your personality have to do with it? Everyone has a unique personality style that influences their decisions. By understanding your personality style, you will be able to make smarter decisions about your future.

Personality styles can be assessed in numerous ways; through on-line tests, by taking workshops, or sometimes through books and magazines. Just remember that self-knowledge is an on-going process. Personality profiling can sometimes be remarkably accurate but don’t get hung up on thinking they are 100% accurate. At the very least it will get you thinking about yourself in new ways.