Career Exploration

Many students struggle with the decision-making process when choosing a college major or career pathway. Often, this is a result of not enough information or research into what options are available. A good place to start is with an Interest Assessment. The MnCareers Interest Inventory is a comprehensive assessment you could try. Another option is the IDEAS assessment through the Minnesota Career Information System (students log into MCIS via Clever). Click on Assessments, then IDEAS.

You can find more information about The Minnesota Career Information System as a research tool on the Advisory page.

• The Career Key is a quiz designed to measure your abilities, interests, personality traits, skills and values.

• The Keirsey Temperament Sorter is designed to identify various kinds of personality temperaments. The results will give you a four-letter personality indicator, as well as an explanation of what each indicator means.

• The Occupational Information Network OnLine, developed for the US Department of Labor, allows users to explore careers, jobs and occupations.

• The Green Light is a website where you can search colleges, find the perfect match, and learn your chances of admission.

• The Transferable Skills Survey was developed by the University of Minnesota. It asks you to rate 62 items from 0 to 3 in several skill set categories, and then uses this information to provide a percentage ranking of your skills from these categories.

• The Accounting Career Guide is useful info on how to become an accountant and lists top accounting schools & scholarship opportunities.

• America's Career InfoNet is a comprehensive source of occupational information. Lists transferable skills used in many occupations, which industries employ people in these occupations, and what compensation one can expect.

• Career Guide to Industries has information on available careers by industry. Describes the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations within the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, as well as lists of organizations that can provide additional information.

• Careers in Healthcare is a free resource that allows students to explore careers in dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine and a bunch of other medical & health areas.

• Careers in Nursing provides information for students interested in the high-demand field of nursing, as well as information on how to advance in the nursing career.

• CAREERwise Education is a valuable resource that has information on exploring careers, planning your education and paying for it, as well as finding a job.

• Discover Health Admin provides information and resources on Health Admin careers.

• The Internet System for Education and Employment Knowledge (ISEEK), is a Web-based gateway to Minnesota career, employment, education and business development information and services.

• JobStar Career Information provides articles on career information, links to resources, and lists of books to look for in your local public library.

• Military Career Guide Online is a resource for the military world of work providing information on 152 enlisted and officer occupations.

• The Occupation Outlook Handbook, from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, gives detailed information on 250 occupations. Each listing addresses the employment outlook, job duties, earnings, working conditions, training, education, qualifications and career advancement.

Tryengineering.org is a great site for students to explore engineering careers. This site has information on how you can get involved with internships and competitions, as well as a college search feature.

Efficient Learning has useful information on now to become an accountant. Also, it lists the top accounting schools and has scholarship information.

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