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Career Services is dedicated to helping you make informed decisions about your career choices. The career development and exploration process can be complex and overwhelming, especially with all of the transitions you will encounter during your college career. However, the process can be simplified into five basic areas:
It is important to realize that this process is ongoing and you may find yourself going back and forth through these stages throughout your entire life!
Assessing your interests, values, skills, personality and motivation helps you to answer the critical question of “who am I?” Assessments can be done through both a formal process such as career assessment inventories as well as an informal process through individual career counseling. During this stage, you may consider asking yourself and exploring:
After you have accessed your interests, values and skills, there are many different ways in which you can explore career options that relate well to you. Some ways in which you can learn more about different types of careers include the following Online and print publications:
Once you have explored your interests and have more knowledge about your own interests and values as they relate to majors, you can make a decision about your major and career goals . At this stage, it is important to understand how you will evaluate your exploration experiences and how you will make your decision, including narrowing down career and major options. Some critical questions to ask yourself may include:
Talk with an advisor or career counselor who can help you evaluate the information you have collected, suggest additional resources, and guide you through the decision-making process.
This is the stage where you will take action to make sure that you are heading on the right path towards your career. You may be ready to choose or clarify your major, if you have not already done so. You will also begin to develop a career action plan that will help you focus your energy on what steps you will need to take to reach your goals. Some questions to ask yourself include:
You may find it necessary to review and evaluate your career decisions on a regular basis to ensure that they are still compatible with your priorities, interests, and values. There may be times you may find yourself beginning and repeating various stages of the career development process over and over again. Your priorities, interests, and values will shift over time which will affect how you view the world of work and your career choices.
Our career assessments can help you discover which careers are right for you. Increase your self-awareness and choose a great career! Contact the Career Services Advisor at your campus and register to take the Kuder Journey Assessments. These valuable tools will assist you as you learn about yourself and the world of work. There is no charge for this service. Once you register with this system, you will have unlimited access to a variety of tools and resources which will take you through the career development process all the way to finding a job in your chosen career field. What are you waiting for?