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10 Top Career Exploration Tips

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for Selecting the Right Career Assessment or Test

Tip 1:  Decide the type of career test that you are interested in!




Are you interested in just a printed or online career test?

and

After taking the career test will you be satisfied with just a career list, or are you looking for more?

Tip 2: Look at a Career Test Rating Chart!

The Test Rating System is -

UU= somewhat useful    UUU = very useful    UUUU = extremely useful



Tip 3: Complete Career Test Checklist.

Instructions: Use the Career Test Checklist to gather the information about career tests.

Format: (Place an "X" to the right of the format of the test.)
Format answers the question how do you take the career test?

•    Printed:       
•    On-line:     
•    Download, Other (Please specify:     )

Tip 4: Understand the three career planning steps.




•    Discover who you really are and understand your likes, dislikes, and interests.
•    Match your likes, interests, skills, and personality styles to careers.


Tip 5: Focus on identifying your strengths.


You become aware of, know, and identify your –

•    Holland Vocational interests
•    Abilities
•    Skills
•    Values
•    Occupations
•    College Majors

Tip 6: Build awareness of your Holland Personality Types/Codes.
The Holland Interest Areas or Codes are –

•    Realistic
•    Investigative
•    Artistic
•    Social
•    Enterprising
•    Conventional

Tip 7: Research potential careers!


During Step 2 Educational and Occupational Exploration,

•    Perform career research.
•    Identify potential careers.
•    Begin narrowing career options.

Tip 8: Gather information about training programs and colleges!


 

In Step 3 College Major Exploration

•    Discover possible college majors or training programs
•    Create strategies to put plans into action

Tip 9: Learn about our best, comprehensive, validated, reliable printed or online tests and tools!




The catalog has information about –

•    Printed career tests
•    Online career tests
•    Other career resources


Tip 10: We have a variety of networks to share career information!



Here are ways to connect and share ideas with us.

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