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Career Exploration is an essential part of career development. First, you must know yourself. What are your gifts, interests, passions? Then, you must learn about the world of work. What types of jobs exist for people with your values and skills? Only then can you conduct a well-informed, successful job search.

 

Career Decision Making - Before you embark on a career path, you have to know your interests and skills and how they might fit in the world of work. The following links contain assessment exercises, which are often helpful tools but are not predictors of employment success. Be sure to meet with a career advisor to discuss your interests.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and
the Strong Interest Inventory
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) will give you the opportunity to gain meaningful insight into how your personality and interests effect your academic and career choices.  The inventories can help you reaffirm the choices you have already made or open up career possibilities that you have never considered. 
Personality Type Career choices based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
 
   

Career Planning - You cannot achieve your goals if you do not know what your goals are. Stop by these links to learn more about planning your career.

Career Development Manual Discusses self-assessment, occupational research, decision making, employment contacts, and career/life planning. Courtesy of the University of Waterloo.
Planning a Career Discusses steps in career planning
 

Occupational Information - Before you decide to be, say, an astronaut, you might want to do some research about the field. What is the average starting salary? Is the size of this field projected to increase or decrease in the future? Where are the jobs in this field?

O*Net Online Occupational Information Network.
Occupational Outlook Handbook Nature of work, working conditions, employment statistics, training requirements, earnings, and job outlook for all career fields.

 
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