We all have to make choices everyday, one of the biggest choices is what you will do with the rest of your life! Here are some resources to help you sort out what is important to you so you start to make can make a career choice.
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" "What are you going to major in while in college?" "What are your plans after high school?" These are some of the hardest questions you'll ever have to answer. In order to help you navigate and sort through some of this information, here are some resources that might help. All of the websites below have interest inventories that help you get started on finding the perfect career for you. Give more than one of them a try, as it is important to make sure your results are consistent and accurate.
Career One Stop Website --here is a website that hosts interest, values and skills surveys to help you learn more about jobs that interest you. It also includes links to learn more about occupations once you narrow down your interests.
Free Career Tests Website -- this website offers a quick assessment to help you narrow down your career interests. It also include links to information on specific career pathways.
O Net Online -- this website combines interest assessments, career information and hot new technology job information on one site.
My Future Website -- leads students through a variety of assessments to help them narrow their choices. Offers Career, College and Military as first line options of transition from high school. It also includes Resume Building and Resume Examples information.
Scholar Match -- a link to a PDF document to help with sorting Career Interests and Career Pathways descriptions
Clearer Thinking--is a website resource enhance your decision-making, hone your reasoning and improve your life.
Entrepreneurial Job Advice and Interest Survey Site-- What to do if you don't know what to do...
In order for you to be happy in your work, it is important to make certain you are in the right field that fits your personality. There are a variety of personality tests that can help you learn more about what makes you tick and why some people seem easier to work with than others. Try these personality tests to learn more about yourself to see how your career interests fit your personality styles.
The John Holland Career Finder Personality Test
Get your four digit code that will lead your search to finding out more about yourself and your career interests.
See Teacher Resource page for Holland Game PowerPoint
The TypeFinder Facets Assessment
Go beyond your four-letter type (from John Holland quiz) with this in-depth assessment of 23 distinct personality traits. How are you typical of your type? How are you unique? Get a multi-faceted look at your personality type! The TypeFinder facets assesses you on 23 traits that make up your personality type. You'll discover which personality traits most define you, including traits that aren't typical of your type. You'll also discover how well your personality matches with each of the 16 types.
http://www.truity.com/test/type-finder-facets
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter Assessment
This personality assessment will give you a report on your preferred styles of expression and behavior. Once you learn about your style, you can read about other styles and how they complement or drive each other crazy.
Keirsey Personality Assessment
Keirsey Results Overview
Once you know what you are good at and what careers you are interested in, here are some websites to give you specific detailed information on careers.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm
If you need more information, you can visit with any of our Career and Technical Educators across the district, as well as the counselors in your school.