CAREER EXPLORATION & ASSESSMENTS

THE PATH OF CAREER EXPLORATION

WHY TAKE A CAREER ASSESSMENT? A career assessment is a way to learn more about how well a variety of careers might suit you. Each assessment focuses on a specific area such as INTERESTS SKILLS VALUES Typically an assessment asks you to answer questions about yourself. What you like, don't like, what’s important to you, and what your strengths/weaknesses are.

IT IS NOT A TEST!!! This is about you and you only. Do not look at this as a test but a way to achieve self discovery and career exploration. Understanding yourself can lead to discovering a satisfying career.

WHAT CAN AN ASSESSMENT HELP YOU DO? Provide you with self-discovery to understand more about yourself. Learn about occupations that are a good match for you. Decide where you need more training or experience. Identify the skills you bring to a job. Write a more personal detailed resume and cover letter. Consider careers you may not have thought about before.

WHAT CAN'T AN ASSESSMENT DO? Guarantee that you will like a particular career. Ensure that careers you are suited for will be in high demand by employers. Account for differences within the same career. For example, a nurse may work in different conditions in an emergency room compared to a nursing home. Different employers can provide an environment that can make the same career more or less attractive. 

THE RESULTS WILL ALSO ASSIST WITH THE CAREER EXPLORATION PROCESS. After you take the assessment you will be able to explore careers based on your Skills, Values, and Interest. You will also be able to see careers based on the length of education, outlook, and if it is considered a green sector job.

DO YOU REALLY KNOW YOURSELF? Knowing yourself is the 1st step in career exploration. When you understand these qualities about yourself, you will make better career decisions. There are so many choices out there, it helps narrow career options down. By identifying your strengths and talents, you may be able to find work that will be satisfying in the long run.

IT WILL HELP YOU ANSWER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS What careers may fit me best based on my personality, values, interest, and skills? What are the outlooks of these careers? What may be some of my strengths and weaknesses? What do I need to work on? Which colleges offer my program and which is the most cost efficient.

OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK Will assist you in finding out what jobs are growing, declining, and how may are available nation wide from now until 2024 in a specific field. This website will also give you other valuable information such as; what they do, work environment, how to become one, pay, job outlook, state & area data and similar occupations. Take a few minutes and look up the career you current want to pursue. What is the outlook for the United States? What is the outlook for South Carolina?

COLLEGE AND THE LABOR MARKET COLLEGE AND THE LABOR MARKET VIDEO

SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION This website will show you what South Carolina Colleges, Universities, and technical schools offer a particular program. Which is the most cost effective? The more you know……

INTEREST ASSESSMENT We will be taking 2 interest assessments. The results are based off 2 different things. The results from SCOIS will be based off of Holland Code. The results from Kuder will be based on the 16 Career Clusters and Pathways. Each are different but should yield similar results.

SCOIS AND LOGIN Mr. McKnight has given you your login Everyone's temporary password is Swampfox1 It will ask you to change it once it is entered.

SCOIS Once in SCOIS click on assessments. Then Click on Interest Profiler.

INTEREST ASSESSMENT AND THE 6 HOLLAND TYPES This is based on Dr. John Holland’s theory that people and work environments can be loosely classified into six different groups. Different people’s personalities may find different environments more to their liking. The 6 groups are: CONVENTIONAL REALISTIC INVESTIGATIVE ARTISTIC SOCIAL ENTERPRISING

O*NET ONLINE Another fantastic career information system that allows you to search Jobs and Careers based on numerous factors. After you take the interest career assessment on SCOIS, I will have you look up your Holland Code on this website. I also want you to explore the website for a few minutes and see what it has to offer.

FIND RESULTS IN ONET Google: “ONET Interest” Click on first result

WHAT IS KUDER? Personality Interests Values Kuder navigator measures 3 interactive concepts: Personality Interests Values The combination of these 3 instruments gives an individual a more efficient understanding about oneself and provides them with great insight into potential career options. Your reports will be based on the 16 career clusters and pathways.

KUDER EXPLAINED KUDER VIDEO

IT’S NOT JUST ALL ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY… Values + Skills + Interests = Job Satisfaction

KUDER RESULTS WILL BE BASED ON….

SKILLS RESULTS Skills results also based off of the 16 Career Clusters and Pathways.

THE 5 WORK VALUES Workplace Innovation Prestige Accomplishment Income LOOK AT THE 6 WORK VALUES HANDOUT. WORK VALUES ARE GROUPS OF RELATED WORK NEEDS AND THERE ARE SIX WORK VALUES: Workplace Innovation Prestige Accomplishment Income

KUDER REGISTRATION ACTIVATION CODE: N4244489QSV