Narrow Your Choices

As you look at occupations, keep a record of the ones that seem to be a good match for you.

Don’t get discouraged by the size of the lists. Try to stay connected to yourself and your personal profile. Be aware of your reactions to the occupations.

Now you are going to narrow your list of occupations using your knowledge of yourself and your best judgment with the information you have. In the next section, you will research these chosen occupations in more depth.

To narrow your choices, start by choosing 10 occupations that interest you and could be a match for your personal profile. Remember, nothing is perfect. You want to get as close as possible to your profile given the information you have right now.

Then, cut down the list to the 4 occupations that you think would interest you the most. For each of these 4 possibilities, record why you see it as potentially a good “fit” for you and what most appeals to you/doesn’t appeal to you about the prospect.