Career Assessment Resources

Having trouble deciding what to do next with your career?  There are lots of resources you can play with to help you determine where you want to go and what you want to do next.  You can get a little bit of information from each one to help formulate a vision for your future career path, so try them all.

• O-Net Online Interest Profiler – free resource (sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Labor), helps identify areas/occupations of interest.

• Career Report based on Myers/Briggs Type Indicator and Strong Interest Inventory – fee based survey that identifies occupations by taking into your interests and personality to help you identify career paths that offer a high goodness of fit.

• Gallup Strengths Finder – fee based survey that identifies your strengths.  The central premise is that by focusing on our strengths we optimize our performance.

• Crack the Job Search Code – do the exercises in my book on pp.17-27 to help you determine some of your job search criteria.

• BLS Occupational Handbook - explore this great free resource from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  It’s loaded with information!

Before you begin, a few suggestions:

• Be prepared to fully engage with this process.

• Give it some extra thought and allow yourself time to reflect on it for a few days or weeks.  Talk it over with family and friends.

• Remember – it’s a journey, not a destination.

Take the time now to prepare yourself for a lifetime of growth and development and you’ll never be bored with your work.  It’ll always be challenging, fun and interesting!

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