Career Exploration

Career Exploration

• Naviance platform (accessible for students through the Leander LaunchPad) offers the following:

  • • Self Discovery tab

      • • AchieveWorks Intelligences

        • Strengths Explorer

        • Career Cluster Finder

        • Career Interest Profiler (Holland Traits)

• Careers tab 

  1. • Explore Careers

     • Explore Clusters & Pathways

     • (There is also a military exploration)

• ASVAB Career Exploration - assessment designed to evaluate students' strengths and interests to determine career options.

  • • • CPHS offers the ASVAB assessment to 10th-12th graders twice per year - register here

      • Understanding your ASVAB Results (including video)

• Austin Community College Career Coach

• Career Investigation Days - Students are allowed two days during their junior year and two days during their senior year to miss school for the purpose of a Career Investigation Day. A Career Investigation Day (CIDay) is an opportunity for students to visit a professional at the professional’s workplace to determine the student’s interest in pursuing a career in the professional’s field.  

  • • Students can also arrange their own job shadow days. Fill out the Career Investigation Absence form and submit to the CPHS attendance office upon return to campus. 

• Mynextmove.org - Browse potential career options that suit your interests. 

• TUCareers.com - Career research and toolbox. 

• Texas Reality Check- making the right choices to afford the lifestyle you want.