Got Career Resources? What? Where? How Do I Begin? FREE O*NET Career Exploration Assessment Tools & Other Resources for Counselors Got Career Resources? What? Where? How Do I Begin? Presented by Claudia Estrada-Howell - San Diego Mesa College Cindy Morrin – Cuyamca College Mona Patel – San Diego Miramar College Cindy Introductions – each introduce ourselves

Whole Person Assessment The assessments are pieces of the puzzle. NO one assessment should be used in career exploration and career guidance. Include other information as well – personality, motivation, preferences, emotional intelligence, etc. Do not call them a “TEST”!

Three Major Foci of Career Development What You Like -- INTERESTS What You Value -- WORK VALUES What You Know and Can Do -- ABILITIES My Next Move Provides an Interest Profiler

Person – Environment Fit Assessment helps here.

DoL Created O*NET Assessment Tools https://www.onetonline.org Developed only for career exploration, career counseling Not for job selection or selection into job training programs

Review of the Instrument

Review of the Instrument

The Interest Profiler

Work Interest Areas R I A S E C Realistic Artistic Enterprising Investigative Social Conventional

Exploring an Occupation Select occupation to explore – based on INTEREST, WORK VALUES, OR ABILITITES Example: Carpenters Go to O*NET ONLINE http://online.onetcenter.org

Get List of Possibilities

Comprehensive Information

Match to Interests and Values

Other Free Resources Career Coach Free interest-based career assessment (Quick Start vs. Detailed) Discover majors and in-demand careers and education based on your interests! Here to Career Mobile App Tailored to reach students as early as middle school, providing information about academic programs, career options, wage data, and real career stories from parents and alumni. California Career Zone Free assessments, portfolio and ability to create custom log-in

Other Career Resources & Assessments Intelligence measurement, development and career alignment Soft skill measurement, development and career alignment Personality analysis, strengths and challenges, and career alignment Preferences for learning and working environment, and how to adapt …and for colleges too!

All lead to O*NET career profiles with… Overview Job description Interests (Holland Code) Related occupations Related college majors Knowledge & Skills 5 most important skills, abilities & knowledge areas Tasks & Activities Typical tasks Common work activities Wages (national & state level) Hourly wage information Annual wages

Try it for yourself & Go to center.humanesources.com Click LOG IN Under register a new account click Enter Access Key Enter the access key K6DPNL3 and click Submit Access Key Fill out the registration form and click Save & Continue Click Start under My To Do List on My Homepage OR go to My Portfolio and click Go To Assessment to take an AchieveWORKS assessment

Other Career Exploration Tools Format Purpose MBTI- 93 questions 20-30 min Requires follow up Online- access via our Career Centers Psychological preferences in how people perceive the world around them and make decisions. Strong Interest Inventory 291 questions 30-40 min Career interests. It is also frequently used for educational guidance.

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