The Petals

Petal 1 (knowledges/interests)

• Subjects you already know a lot about and enjoy talking about
• Nouns, not descriptive words (i.e-traits or skills)
• SOCCER not "team oriented"

Petal 2 (Fav people at work)

• Consider assessments
• Adjectives not general categorical terms
• Avoid vagueness, focus on work environment people

Petal 3 (What I can & love doing)

• Strong verbs not traits
• Transferable skill focused not soft skill focused
• "I'm a team player" (SMH) Use, Collaborative

Petal 4 (Working Conditions)

• Specificity of environment
• What does your physical space look like?
• Work surrounding focused not people oriented

Petal 5 (Preferred $alary)

• Their top, your bottom
• Give a range, not a fixed figure
• $75,000 magic number (happiness plateaus)
• 55K were only 9 percent more content than those making 25K

Petal 6 (Preferred Residence)

• Create a priority list
• General can work, but be specific on location
• Consider: does it help your work situation

Petal 7 (Personal Mission)

• What work do you want to be a part of
• Avoid vagueness, describe the work you value
• Counsel disenfranchised youth from impoverished communities to help advocate for equitable education and promote college access

Interview Exercise

• Purpose is two fold: exposure to an interview, allow you to answer "Is this position a fit for me?"
• In partners create potential interview questions that allow you to reference your flower responses
• Practice responding with the information you included on your petals