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As you begin to pay attention and reflect upon your passions, dreams and values, styles
and talents you will become ready to proceed on your journey to the exploration phase.
In which direction do you want to travel? Which jobs or careers are you suited for?
As you start to match your profiles with career information try mentally projecting yourself into career roles and use your inner compass to see if it feels like a good fit.
There is not shortage of information about careers, jobs and employers. There are literally millions of employers and jobs. It’s important for you to stretch beyond the few jobs that your family and friends have to begin to explore your almost limitless possibilities.
You will need to tap into current, accurate occupational information so that you can make the best possible informed decision.
You can review lists of careers and career families and rule out the ones that hold no interest for you. The Occupational Outlook Handbook, revised every two years by the Department of Labor, is a great place to begin. It lists more than 250 job titles that account for over 120 million jobs.
Two other great places to begin researching careers are Careerexplorer.com and Eureka. The Eureka computer system is available in the career lab and Career Explorer is available on the web.
Once you’ve decided on several occupations or careers that interest you it’s important to build your networking skills, do an informational interview and attend a meeting of a professional organization related to your first choice.
Courtesy of Chris Pitchess/coastcareers.com
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