Career Planning
Use free resources to explore careers. You may have to provide an email address, but do not pay to search for career information; there are a lot of free assessments available.
Take the Big Future Career Quiz , O*Net Interest Profiler, and other free career inventories.
Take a personality test such as 16 Personalities and FutureScape. What do these tests say about your interests?
What do you value? Take the Career One Stop Values Matcher.
Discover your Character Strengths Profile by taking the Character Strengths Survey.
Make a list of careers that you are interested in and a list of careers that the career inventories suggest for you.
Compare your lists. Do your interests, values, & skills align?
Research these careers (pay, education needed, work conditions, future prospects, etc.) and narrow down your list.
Explore Real Life Arkansas. This site can help you explore careers, potential salaries, and cost of living.
Create a professional-sounding personal email address. Set up voicemail on your phone if you have not already done so.
Create a resume and LinkedIn profile. Clean up your social media. Practice job interviewing skills.
Career Assessment & Exploration Links