Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork – reading, writing, thinking – can. - Helen Gurley Brown
We know you must be extremely excited
about graduating—as you should be. But, we also
know you might feel a bit anxious and even a little stressed-out
about what you’re going to do once you’ve
finished school.
There’s no 12-step formula for choosing a career
direction, but you can do several things to help you
make some educated choices.
We recommend using four steps:
Before picking any career path, you need to evaluate yourself.
The PersonalNature Career Assessment is a tool that will
help you assess your motivational nature, work styles
and work interests. The Free MAPP Sample shows the results
of your assessment in a sample format. More...
After thinking about your strengths, you might have decided
you enjoy helping people. You might think a career in
health care would make you happy, but you’re not
sure what type of job fits you best. This is when it’s
time to do the research. More...
You can’t just set any career goal—you have
to set an achievable goal. If you set your goals too high
or low, you’ll probably be disappointed. So spend
some time thinking about a realistic goal, and get ready
to tackle it. Write down your goal on paper, and begin
mapping out the steps it will take to accomplish it. More...
Set a realistic time-frame on when each step will be accomplished.
Some goals might take six-months—other goals might
take several years. No matter how long it will take, it’s
important to set a time-line and stick to it. More...
You can select a link above to read more
about each step.
Technical employment is the fastest-growing segment of the labor market. Most technical work will not require a four-year college degree but instead, vocational education.
Source - Educational Resources Information Center
