Want To Make What You Do More Than a Job?
How about making it the job?
How about making it the start of your career?
Here are some sites that will help you think about what is next by looking at your interests, personality, and values
Interests- If will do a job every day, the more closely it aligns with your interests, the more you will enjoy it.
O-Net Interest Survey This site gives you career suggestions based on your interests that also include info on job growth, ecological impact, and internship availability. This is a great first step to thinking about your life at work. (60 questions)
Careeronestop This site gives information on careers, training, and job search.
The I Seek Careers Career Cluster Survey gives you another way of looking at career clusters or groups for related careers. You will have many jobs in your life, but the fewer career clusters they come from means that you can reach them more efficiently and advance further in them. (5-10 minutes)
The ASVAB Career Exploration Center tells you about the ASVAB test and how you can use it to figure out what is next for you in either the civilian or military world. Your results are confidential, and we offer the test for free every Spring here at MDIHS. Ask your counselor for more information.
Truity offers a number of career and personality tests that are free and can help you learn about who you are and what you want to do. (40 questions)
CareerExplorer is a great test that lets you find specific jobs you might be suited for. The core test and results are free, but you can spend $35 to get more details and insights. (30 minutes)
If you want to understand your personality and how it will impact you in the world of work, you can take Jung's Typology Test to learn about your Meyers-Briggs personality type for free. (64 Questions)
CareerFitter takes about 10 minutes to complete, looks at what you bring to a workplace, and gives you information about specific careers, how well they fit you, and how much you might earn.
Princeton Reviews Career Quiz is a quick either/or quiz that can help you find more careers you are fitted to. (24 Questions)
MyPlan has a values-based career assessment test that could help you figure out the kind of work you would enjoy the most. (About 12 minutes)
The 123 Career Test is a quick graphics-based test that is easy to take and use.
If you know what you want to do but would like some help figuring out the first or next step, please see your Guidance Counselor. We can help you plan your next step, work on resumes, prepare for interviews, or share local job listings that we have received.
If you are heading into a job or maybe lost your last job, this document has some helpful advice on what to do this time or the next time.
Maine Career Center has dozens of resources, including Job Listings from across Maine.