An Overview of the career exploration process and important tools to use along the way.

1. Tools for Career Exploration Presented By Ebony Hogan, M.Ed CRC, CFLE Career Center

2. Tools for Career Exploration

3. Career Planning Inventory Phase I: Assessments, Values Phase II: PossibleCareers Phase III: SettingAchievable Goals

4. The Party Who would you socialize with?

5. Holland Code + Work Clusters (Interests) Realistic Investigative DATA - PEOPLE – THINGS - IDEAS Artistic Conventional Enterprising Social

6. Overview Holland Codes are: Personality types (developed by psychologist John L. Holland’s theory of career choice) Types are broken down into the RIASEC job environments Outcome: Personality/Environment Match

7. Holland/SDS Code Fill in your Holland/SDS Code on the Career Planning Inventory. Resulting 3 Letter Code with several combinations can be used to search for matching occupations: Example: Original Code: RIA Mix it up and search alternate codes: RAI IAR IRA ARI AIR

8. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Abbreviated Assessment) What ‘s your work personality?

9. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Personality) Table of Types I N T R O V. E X T R O V. SENSING INTUITIVE

12. Negotiation

13. Customer Service Oriented

14. Accounting

15. Sales

16. Organization

18. Flexibility, Benefits, Pay

19. Location, Perfect Supervisor

20. Ongoing Training, Team Spirit

21. Independence, Rewards/Incentives

23. Family

24. Friends

25. Personal Space

28. Career Planning/Assessment

29. Premium Career Electronic ResourcesOCIS (Ohio Career Information System) Research

30. Research Print: Occupational Outlook Handbook Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance Dictionary of Occupational Titles At the Career Center, explore the large selection of individual books covering hundreds of occupations

31. Research Informational Interview: Ask 3-5 professionals from each career of interest to answer questions regarding their jobs Come prepared with questions Formal or informal interview Do NOT ask for a job at that time Send a thank you letter

32. Research Job Shadow: Ask to shadow a professional from a career you are considering (typically for ½ a day) Ask about, and adhere to, dress code Come prepared with a pen and small notepad Be prepared to be introduced to employees Send a thank you letter

33. To change or not to change Careers Troubleshoot your dissatisfaction External: Personalities? Duties? Culture? Security? Wages? Outlook? Physical environment? Internal: Do you continuously need new challenges? Are you experiencing other life changes that affect your job satisfaction? Continue to set achievable goals for yourself In some cases, happiness is a conscious choice we make and work towards everyday. What can you change in a positive way? What do you need to accept if you decide to continue on your current career path or change?

34. Explore, Explore, Explore! “If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.” -Maya Angelou Don’t confuse having a career with having a life.” -Hillary Clinton “Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.” -Henry Ford “Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.” -Sarah Knowles Bolton