Step 1 - KnowYourself
What am I going to do with the rest of my life?
What is my dream job?
What do I enjoy doing?
What’s my passion?
How do I get to where I want to be?
Knowing yourself is the first, and a very critical step in the process of planning your future. How can you figure out what you want to do with your life if you don’t know:
- what you like
- what you’re good at
- what’s important to you
- what kind of career fits your personality?
Knowing yourself is a step in the career planning process that needs to be re-visited many times over your life. Your interests, skills, and values may change over time, and this will impact the kind of career that appeals to you.
How can you start to know yourself? Here are some ideas….
- Get the most out of each and every course you take.
- Which ones do you really enjoy, and which ones do you just try to “get through”?
- Are you a Science and Math whiz or have a real appreciation for English and Drama?
- Are you most comfortable in the art studio or programming in the computer lab?
- Look at the kinds of activities you enjoy – sports teams, clubs, volunteer work etc.
- Do you see any common themes in these activities, such as coaching, teaching, helping others in need, organizing events, data entry, etc?
- Try something new!
- Through a co-op experience, part-time job, a summer program, or job-shadow, test-drive a career area to see if it is the right fit for you.
- It’s hard to know unless you actually try it yourself!
Here are some other valuable websites with fun and easy tests you can take to get to know yourself!
Follow one of the links below to get started:
Skills Inventory Activity
Discover what skills you have and how skills are key to finding that perfect job in your future. Check out the activities you do each day and discover how they are building the skills you need for the job you want by going onto Career Cruising with the log on below.
Career Cruising
Find the right career by exploring different career options. Interactive and fun!
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Towes
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iQuizzes
A starting point in self discovery. Explore your abilities, interests, and preferences as part of making your career decisions.
Abilities Quiz
Assess your abilities using the following quiz. You will get a list of occupations to explore that match your abilities.
Data, People Things Quiz
All occupations combine working with data/information, people and things in different ways. You will get a list of occupations that matches the profile you select.
Work Preference Quiz
Your interests and the way you like to work are an important aspect to consider in deciding on a career direction.
Work Values Quiz
Your values are important clues to what kind of work and work conditions you would like. The Work Values Quiz can help you determine your work motivations, your preferred work setting, how you like to interact with others, and your work style.
Multiple Intelligence Quiz
Research shows that people have eight different types of intelligence, usually with strength in three or four. Use this quiz to find out about your unique style of thinking and understanding.
Seeing, Hearing and Doing Quiz
This quiz is a good first step in exploring learning styles. It will help you determine whether you tend learning by seeing, hearing or doing.