PREPARING FOR THE JOB SEARCH
Research Your Knowledge , Skills , and Interests
Deciding on a career path may be a difficult decision . It can be useful to analyze your professional skills to help you determine a direction . All job skills are transferable . As you analyze your skills , don ’ t just think about the job titles you ’ ve held . Think about the specific tasks you have accomplished at each job . Also , consider experience gained from volunteering , internships , clubs , class time , sports , and projects .
Explore Career Coach , an online tool that allows students to explore potential careers based on a short interest self-assessment . This search tool provides current local data on employment , wages , job postings , and associated education and training .
For additional information on skill identification :
Careeronestop Explore over 900 careers , take a self-assessment , and plan your career .
Bureau of Labor Statistics Learn about the work , education and training requirements , employment , salary , and the 10-year outlook for hundreds of occupations .
O * NET OnLine Decide what kinds of careers you might want to explore with the help of the O * NET Interest Profiler . Find what your interests are and how they relate to the world of work .
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