1. GPS LifePlan Goals + Plans = Success

2. Dealing with a career transition?
Questions?
Curious about a career?
Dealing with a career transition?
Need help in preparing a resume or interviewing?
This site is amazingly rich and deep. Whether you are seeking a new career or developing your professional network – there is something here for you.

3. The CareerPlan Has Answers
Assessing Yourself
Exploring Careers
Exploring Education and Training Options
Creating a Plan and Setting Goals
Marketing Yourself/ Find a Job
Managing Job Loss/ Transitions
In order for you to make good career decisions, you need to look at these four major areas. The following screens will help them make a better decision.

4. Assess interests, skills & values
Assessing Yourself
Career Interests Game
ISEEK Skills Assessment
MNCareers Interest Assessment
Skills Profiler
Strong Interest Inventory
World of Work inventory (WOWI)
MyMilitary Education
Occupational Information Network
Campbell Interest and Skills Inventory
Campbell Interest and Skills Survey
Minnesota Career Information System
Career Values Test
Kalil’s Personality Assessment
Workplace Values Assessment
Jung’s Typology Test
Values Questionnaire
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Self-Reflection Questionnaire
Military Skills to Civilian Occupation Translator
Your Mission Statement
Assess interests, skills & values
The first step is for you to know where you are at – “at” means work values, skills, interests and personality – and more. Assessments range from interactive online tools to forms that could be printed to be filled out and saved.

5. RESEARCH OPTIONS Exploring Careers
Military Skills to Civilian Occupations Translator
Nontraditional Careers for Women and Men
Military Careers
Work-Based Learning Types
Occupational Outlook Handbook
International Interviewing Overview
ISEEK Research Careers
O’NET Find Occupations
What is an Informational Interview?
Occupation Profiles
Informational Interview Packet
Career Clusters
Samples of Interview Questions
Growing Careers in Minnesota
RESEARCH OPTIONS
It is important for you want to understand what a potential career might entail. There are numerous resources here for exploration. Not only can you find out what skills and duties a career might require, but you can find out what possible job there may be are and the related earnings. This area also includes a helpful packet focused on informational interviewing so you can learn more details about a chosen career path.

6. Exploring Education and Creating a Plan and Setting Goals
Training Options
EducationPlan: Planning Your Education
Work-Based Learning
Short-Term Training Options
Employment Training on CareerOneStop
CREATE A PLAN
Creating a Plan and Setting Goals
Don’t forget to check out the sections on getting more education. GPS stands for Goals + Plans=Success. This next section will help you create a plan and set those goals. This area includes worksheets to help you reach the goals and plans that you create.
SET GOALS
Learn How to Set Goals
Targeted Goal-Setting Form
Basic Goal Setting Form
Career Goal Setting

7. MARKET YOURSELF Finding a Job
Minnesota Veterans Employment Representative
Job Search Tips
Employer Locator
Employment Resources for Veterans
Career Networking
Minnesota Veterans Preference Act
Job Postings
Interviewing Preparation Resources
Resume Resources
References
Presenting Your Best Self
Portfolios and Cover Letters
Your Online Presence
Identifying Veterans Preference Rights
Hiring Process
MARKET YOURSELF
Part of setting goals and plans is marketing yourself and job seeking – from resume and cover letters to the hiring process – use these resources in your job search process.

8. Managing Job Loss and Transitions
Manage Job Loss and Transition
Rights After a Layoff
Unemployment Benefits in Minnesota
Employment Resources for Veterans
Worker ReEmployment
Minnesota Dislocated Worker Program
Homemakers Returning to Work
Minnesota Workforce Centers
CAREER TRANSITIONS
If you are in a career transition or preparing for one, there are many resources to help you during this process.

9. So…Use this site Effective way to find answers Easy to use
Best resources all in one place
So, use this site because it is an effective place find answers to your career questions. The CareerPlan, like the rest of the GPS LifePlan is easy to use. Best of all, it represents the best resources all in one place.