Tools For Career Exploration
- 1. Tools for Career ExplorationPresented ByEbony Hogan, M.Ed CRC, CFLECareer Center
- 2. Tools for Career Exploration
- 3. Career Planning InventoryPhase I: Assessments, Values Phase II: PossibleCareersPhase III: SettingAchievable Goals
- 4. The PartyWho would you socialize with?
- 5. Holland Code + Work Clusters (Interests) RealisticInvestigativeDATA - PEOPLE – THINGS - IDEASArtisticConventionalEnterprisingSocial
- 6. OverviewHolland Codes are: Personality types (developed by psychologist John L. Holland’s theory of career choice)Types are broken down into the RIASEC job environmentsOutcome: Personality/Environment Match
- 7. Holland/SDS CodeFill in your Holland/SDS Code on the Career Planning Inventory.Resulting 3 Letter Code with several combinations can be used to search for matching occupations:Example:Original Code: RIAMix it up and search alternate codes:RAI IARIRA ARIAIR
- 8. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Abbreviated Assessment)What ‘s your work personality?
- 9. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Personality)Table of TypesINTROV.EXTROV.SENSINGINTUITIVE
- 10. OverviewOriginated by Carl Jung’s typological theories (questionnaire), the MBTI is a personality inventory developed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers to measure psychological preferences of how people perceive the world and make decisions.MBTI/JUNG TYPOLOGYFill in your TYPOLOGY on the Career Planning Inventory.Resulting 4 Letter Typology can be used to search for matching occupations:Example:Typology: ESTJPopular Occupations:AuditorInsurance agentLibrarianSecretarySales Representative
- 11. SkillsSelect 5 skills (hard and/or soft) that you want to use in your next job. Example:
- 12. Negotiation
- 14. Accounting
- 15. Sales
- 16. Organization
- 17. Multitask Work ValuesSelect 5 work values that are most important to you. Example:
- 20. Ongoing Training, Team Spirit
- 22. Opportunity for GrowthLife ValuesSelect 5 life values that are most important to you. Example:
- 23. Family
- 24. Friends
- 25. Personal Space
- 26. Religion / ChurchDeveloping a PlanGoals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, TimedInclude both short-term and long-term goals with back-up plansSet deadlines and quantify themResearch careersOnline and print materialsInformational interviewingJob shadowing
- 27. ResearchOnline:www.cuyahogalibrary.orgResearch, Subject Areas, Career Information Page, click on:Career Information
- 29. Premium Career Electronic ResourcesOCIS (Ohio Career Information System) Research
- 30. ResearchPrint:Occupational Outlook HandbookEncyclopedia of Careers and Vocational GuidanceDictionary of Occupational TitlesAt the Career Center, explore the large selection of individual books covering hundreds of occupations
- 31. ResearchInformational Interview:Ask 3-5 professionals from each career of interest to answer questions regarding their jobsCome prepared with questionsFormal or informal interviewDo NOT ask for a job at that timeSend a thank you letter
- 32. ResearchJob Shadow:Ask to shadow a professional from a career you are considering (typically for ½ a day)Ask about, and adhere to, dress codeCome prepared with a pen and small notepadBe prepared to be introduced to employeesSend a thank you letter
- 33. To change or not to change CareersTroubleshoot your dissatisfactionExternal: Personalities? Duties? Culture? Security? Wages? Outlook? Physical environment?Internal: Do you continuously need new challenges? Are you experiencing other life changes that affect your job satisfaction?Continue to set achievable goals for yourselfIn some cases, happiness is a conscious choice we make and work towards everyday.What can you change in a positive way? What do you need to accept if you decide to continue on your current career path or change?
- 34. Explore, Explore, Explore!“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.” -Maya AngelouDon’t confuse having a career with having a life.” -Hillary Clinton“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.” -Henry Ford“Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.” -Sarah Knowles Bolton
Editor's Notes
- #4: *Handout:Imagine you’re at a party with people of similar interests cornered off into R.I.A.S.E.CWhich corner of the room would you be instinctively drawn too? After 15 minutes or so, people in that corner decide to leave the party. Of the groups that still remain, which corner would you be drawn to?After another 15 minutes go by, people in this group decide to leave as well, of the corners/groups left, which one would you visit?The 3 letters chosen represent a sample HOLLAND/interest code, circle each letter on “The Party” and transfer thatinformation to your Career Planning Inventory sheet.
- #5: Imagine you’re at a party with people of similar interests cornered off into R.I.A.S.E.CWhich corner of the room would you be instinctively drawn too? After 15 minutes or so, people in that corner decide to leave the party. Of the groups that still remain, which corner would you be drawn to?After another 15 minutes go by, people in this group decide to leave as well, of the corners/groups left, which one would you visit?The 3 letters chosen represent a sample HOLLAND/interest code, circle each letter on “The Party” and transfer thatinformation to your Career Planning Inventory sheet.
- #15: *Handout