1. 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

2. 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”!

3. 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

4. Person – Environment Fit
Assessment helps here.

5. DoL Created O*NET Assessment Tools
Developed only for career exploration, career counseling
Not for job selection or selection into job training programs

6. Review of the Instrument

7. Review of the Instrument

8. The Interest Profiler

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

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

11. Get List of Possibilities

12. Comprehensive Information

13. Match to Interests and Values

14. 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

15. 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!

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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.

19. QUESTIONS ??