Practice Career Professionalism

PRACTICE CAREER
PROFESSIONALISM
TRAINER: DIONALIVE P. ABRIA
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• LO 1. Integrate personal objectives with organizational

goals
• LO 2. Set and meet priorities
• LO 3. Maintain professional growth and development
WHAT IS PERSONALITY?
• Personality is the sum total of the biological, psychological,

socio cultural and other traits of a person, manifested in the way
he thinks, feels, acts and relates with others.
• Behavioral experts agree that personality is a product of nature
and nurture, an integration of his biological and social heritage.
What a person thinks does and feels as a child, adolescent or
adult results from the inter relationship that exist between
biologically inherited factors and environmental influences.
HEREDITY
• Genes transmitted by parents determine a person physical and

biological characteristic such as physical stature, color of the
skin and hair .Some individuals excel in physical qualities,
others are physically handicapped like the dumb, blind, deaf and
austistic persons. However, it does not follow that a person with
biological or physical deficiency is also handicapped from
developing a good or pleasing personality.
THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
• The social environment consists of individuals, groups and

institutions with whom the person interacts with from
childhood to adulthood. Socialization is a process where a
person acquires, learns and internalizes a set of beliefs, ideas,
values, attitudes and other socio-cultural characteristic.
• Much of our behavioral tendencies appear to
be a replica of our parents.
• In the later years of life, the individual comes into
contact with his peers, school mates, teachers and other
groups from whom he acquires new set of ideas, beliefs,
values and attitudes.
• As the individual moves through life, he comes
across to more groups, and institutions, from
them he discovers and learns another set of socio
cultural characteristics.
HOW PERSONALITY DEVELOPED?
• Studies in Psychology reveal that a person passes through

various stages of development. It starts with infancy,
childhood, puberty, adolescence and adulthood. The last
stage is the state wherein the individual becomes fully mature in
all aspects- physically, mentally, psychologically and
emotionally.
• During infancy, the need for attention and acceptance is
most dominant. As the child grows, his needs are centered on
recognition, affirmation and appreciation. Then upon
reaching puberty and adolescence, he will experience a strong
need for autonomy- freedom to make decisions and to act for
oneself, without being manipulated by parents and people in
authority. Unsatisfied need in each level of growth leads to
what is termed as fixation, a situation which often results to
obsession. This means an insatiable craving for unsatisfied
needs like love, attention, recognition and autonomy. This
obsession is carried over to the adult life.
• Maslow contends that man starts to crave for the satisfaction of his lower needs-
physiological/biological (love & appreciation), progressing to the next level- need for
safety and acceptance. Once these lower needs are satisfied man will pursue for esteem
needs and the aim for the highest needs- self actualization – a psychic feeling of
fulfillment for having achieved a goal or having maximized the use of one‘s potentials
and capacities.
PERSONAL GROWTH AND STAGES OF
DEVELOPMENT:
• The process of development takes place in four stages:
Stage 1 – Understanding an Ideal

The person is exposed to learning situations where he
discovers an ideal- the ideal personality, qualities of a winning
personality.
STAGE 2 – SELF AWARENESS
• After discovering the ideal, the person goes into self mirroring.
He looks into his personal qualities, behavior and compares this
against the ideal. He discovers his dysfunctional behavior and
how it has affected his success, happiness and relationships with
others.
STAGE 3 - SELF REALIZATION
• As the individual becomes aware of his behavior, he is guided on how to

understand himself by bringing into his consciousness the things in the
past and other realities that have directly or indirectly conditioned his
present behavior or maladjustment. Among these are the distorted beliefs
and values that he may have internalized. He is also made to realize how
his behavior has hampered his growth and development as well as his
happiness.
STAGE 4 – DECISION TO CHANGE
• With self realization the individual makes a decision to

change. If one is determined to grow as a person, he has
to decide to change.
STAGE 5- ACTUALIZING THE CHANGE
• In his decision to grow and develop, the individual now

puts into action the necessary changes in his life
including a change in attitude, re- alignment of his
value system and behavioral change.
PERSONAL HYGIENE AND PRACTICES
• GROOMING ROUTINES
 Wash your hair every other day using soap or mild shampoo. Rinse well.
 Ladies hair should be clipped on both sides or breaded (if it is long).
 Length of men‘s hair should not go beyond collar and the side hair must not cover the ear.
 Dry your hair after a wash.
 Oil the scalp, once a week, preferably an hour before hair wash.
 Bangs should be avoided.
SKIN
 Soap and water are essential for keeping the skin clean.
 A good bath once or twice a day is recommended.
 Those who are involved in active sports or work out to a sweat would do
well to take a bath after the activity.
TEETH
 Brush your teeth twice a day and rinse well after
every meal. Brushing before going to bed is
important. (This is especially recommended for
people with a sweet tooth).
 While brushing, pay attention to the fact that you
are getting rid of the food particles stuck in
between the teeth and in the crevices of the
flatter teeth at the back, the molars and pre
molars.
 Brush down on the upper teeth and brush up on
the lower teeth. Use a circular motion. Pay
attention to the tongue and the inner surface of
teeth as well.
 No tooth decay to avoid bad breath.
HANDS
Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before and after
every meal and after visiting the toilet.
Soaping and rinsing should cover the areas between fingers, nails and
back of the hand. Hands should be dried with a clean towel after wash.
The towel at the wash stand has to be washed and changed every day.
 While cooking, especially when packing lunches, you can prevent food
from spoilage and minimize contamination by keeping your hands clean.
FEET
• Give your feet a good scrub with a sponge or foot scrubber
that is not made of very abrasive material when having a bath.
SHOES AND SOCKS
• Those who use shoes constantly need to slip them off now and
then. This airs the socks a bit and makes them less smelly.
•  Wear cotton socks. Wear a clean pair every day.
•  Powder your feet before wearing socks. Many people have
sweaty feet, and socks and shoes can get quite smelly.
•  Go for a pedicure once in three weeks.
•  Shoes should be clean and well polished, heels in good
condition.
•  Black socks for men should changed daily with fresh ones 
Ladies should wear stockings but must ensure it has no ―run‖
or damage
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
 Technology offers sanitary pads, tampons or menstrual cups or
caps to deal with the flow.
 Absorbent pads may be noticeable in form fitting clothes. They
cause some soreness on the inner thighs.
 Some women prefer tampon to external pads. A plug of
absorbent cotton or gauze is inserted inside. But these should not
be left unchanged beyond six hours. The cleaned and re used.
UNIFORMS
• Must be comfortably fit

• Properly buttoned, sleeves should never
be folded nor rolled
• Clean and well pressed, free from stains
nor wrinkle
EAR
• Clean and free from visible dirt inside and outside
• Earrings are never appropriate for men; ladies in
uniform should never wear dangling earrings
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF A WORKER
When starting a new job, it is always important to ask about the

terms and conditions of employment. These normally vary from
one company to another, however there are some basic conditions
that apply universally. This page seeks to outline the basic rights
and duties, however it is recommended that one checks the
conditions with his company and the local labor office before
accepting a new job.
WORKER RIGHTS
• Every worker has a right to:
WORKER DUTIES
Every worker has the duty to:
THE DON’TS WHEN WORKING
• Don‘t create false impressions Be yourself. Don‘t try to impress

your supervisors nor your co-workers by pretending to be what
you are not. Exert effort rather than impress.
• Don‘t steal credit If most of the work is done by your co-
workers give his/her credit for it.
• Don‘t ―steal the credit or acknowledge the work as yours
because of the desire to advance in position.
• Don‘t slander others Making up stories to put down others is foolish. This
will never pay-off. Never gossip about the misdeeds or misfortune others.
• Don‘t be a blind follower The company/ industry has set policies and
guidelines of employees/ workers to follow. If your supervisor gives you
orders that you very well know are against company/ industry rules, don‘t
accept the order.
• Don‘t openly criticize company/ industry policies/ directives If you feel
the need to challenge certain industry policies, be tactful. Choose the right
place and the right time.
• Don‘t carry your problems to work Life is not problem free. All of us
experience domestic problems., If these problems crop up, leave them at
home when you face your work.
• Don‘t be Ms. ― Scatterbrain‖ Prioritize your task from the most important
to the least important. Accomplish the more important ones first.
• Don‘t spent more time on unimportant job than it‘s warrants.
• Don‘t be braggart As you start to taste the sweetness of success,
don‘t forget that what goes up can go down. So remain humble.
THE DO’S WHEN WORKING
• Improve yourself Don‘t allow yourself to stagnate. Read books and attend
seminars/ trainings that are job-related even at your own expense.
• When there are no chances to grow Look for other possibilities. Capitalize
on your experience. If you find yourself in a dead-end job meaning there
are no promotions and no opportunities to move up, you can explore other
job opportunities. You are now more equipped to venture on this
exploration.
• Hobbies Having outside interest can make you more interesting person
which in turn will help you become a more effective worker.
• Have a sense of humor
• Smile Do your job with a smile. It takes less facial muscles to smile than
to frown. Service with a smile guarantees more business. Nothing else
carries much weight than a smile. The more you smile, the more you
impress others favorably
• Be friendly and quietly confident When your personality exudes these
qualities everyone soften up to you.

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PRACTICE CAREER

• LO 1. Integrate personal objectives with organizational

• Personality is the sum total of the biological, psychological,

• Genes transmitted by parents determine a person physical and

• The social environment consists of individuals, groups and

• Studies in Psychology reveal that a person passes through

• The process of development takes place in four stages:

Stage 1 – Understanding an Ideal

• As the individual becomes aware of his behavior, he is guided on how to

• With self realization the individual makes a decision to

• In his decision to grow and develop, the individual now

• Must be comfortably fit

When starting a new job, it is always important to ask about the

• Don‘t create false impressions Be yourself. Don‘t try to impress

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