Career Transitions and Life Planning
Career planning is a process that requires periodic reassessment
and planning based on current career/life needs. The career planning
process involves gathering information so that you can make realistic
and meaningful decisions.
Planning your career means an investment of time and effort.
The career planning process involves:
• gathering and organizing information about yourself and the
world of work,
• establishing your immediate and long-term career objectives; and
• achieving those objectives through effective job hunting.
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QuintCareers
<www.quintcareers.com>
Website for career and job-search advice with 1600 pages of college,
career, and job-search content.
MAPP
<www.assessment.com>
The Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential (MAPP) provides workforce
centers with valuable career and learning style tools that assists
people in their employment search.
Career/Lifeskills
Resources
<www.career-lifeskills.com>
Resources and assessments for career/work counselors and human resource
professionals.
Indiana
University Career Services
<www.icpac.indiana.edu/careers/>
Offers a variety of free online career, health, relationships, personality
tests scored online. For example, anger, depression, management style,
career motivation, and goal-setting tests.
Bay Area Career Guide
<www.bayareacareerguide.org>
Free online resource to discover and learn about hundreds of career
and technical education (CTE) programs at the San Francisco Bay Area
26 community colleges.
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Queendom
<www.queendom.com>
Research business issues and labor market information on this Economic
Development Alliance for Business site.
Arizona
State, Career Services
<www.career.arizona.edu>
Offers good career planning and major career exploration websites
and shared resources.
Personality
Type
<www.personalitytype.com>
Know your type? Take a quiz to discover your personality type, "find
the perfect job," and "communicate better."
Salary
Expert
<www.salaryexpert.com/>
Salary advice with compensation and benefit information.
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