Last Updated 6/13/00
No one survey or activity will point you to careers that may be best for you. So do as many interest inventories and activities as you can. You will get three types of results:
- Occupational Clusters that are groups of careers that you can change to the Career Pathways we use in Iowa;
- Careers that are jobs you might like; and
- Skills or traits that may help you understand yourself, identify strengths to develop, and areas to strengthen as you set career goals.
Print the pages below to record your results, and then begin the interest inventories and activities as suggested.
Summary Page 1 (Career Pathways)
Summary Page 2 (Careers)
Summary Page 3 (Skills and Traits)
Summary Page 3a (CareerMatch Profile
Attributes)
Summary Page 4 (Career Pathways and Careers
to Explore)
Directions for taking and recording results of the INTEREST INVENTORIES:
NOTE: Each time you click on a link to an interest inventory, it will open a new window. This means you will leave this site to do things on other sites. Each time you are done with an interest inventory, close the window that you are currently in. You will be back to these directions in this window. (The "Back" button will not bring you back to this page; you must close the interest inventory window).
The results are listed in career clusters, with an aptitude ranking from higher to lower. Record your top clusters in the top left hand column of Summary Page 1.
Review the careers listed for each cluster by clicking on the cluster and looking at the list. Record any careers of interest on Summary Page 2.
The Career Match matches your personality attributes to those required by various careers. You will get a page of results entitled "CAREERMATCH ANALYSIS". Print this page.
At the top of the analysis is "YOUR PROFILE" with an ISCAPO score. Click to the right to see an "Explanation of ISCAPO profile." Print these pages. Record statements about you that you feel are significant on Summary Page 3a.
Click the "Back" button and record on Summary Page 2 the careers that sound interesting to you that match well with your profile (the first set of careers on your CareerMatch Analysis).
Discovering Careers That Fit You
Record your top three Holland types on Summary Page 3 in the box that says "Holland Types". The results also provide a limited list of careers, so only record those that sound interesting to you on Summary Page 2.
CareerZone Holland Self-Assessment
Record your Holland Types in the top box on Summary Page 3.
Record any careers of interest to you on Summary Page 2.
Record the work styles (Holland Types) that may be appropriate for you in the top box of Summary Page 3.
Then click on the work styles listed to see careers related to each style. The site lists the careers in the military and then in civilian life. Read about and then record on Summary Page 2 any careers that seem interesting to you.
Record any careers that seem interesting to you on Summary Page 2. You can read more about some of the careers by clicking on the links.
Record your Holland Types in the top box on Summary Page 3. Place a star and the score next to the types that have the highest scores.
Record any careers of interest to you on Summary Page 2. You can explore these careers in the Occupational Outlook Handbook by clicking on the job title of interest.
Keirsey Character Sorter and Keirsey Temperament Sorter II
A member of the Area 10 School-to-Work Committee reviewed these questionnaires for you.You may want to be sure you have understanding of the vocabulary in the questions before answering. If you come to a word you are not sure of, check with someone else or look it up in the dictionary. The questionnaires identify four temperament types that you will connect to possible careers for you.
Take both questionnaires and record the results in box 2 on Summary Page 3.
Visit the Connecting Personality Types with Careers and Jobs site. Match your variant temperament codes (four letter codes) from each questionnaire with the headings in the lists. Record the careers you might enjoy on Summary Page 2.
For
Directions for Summarizing Your Interest Inventory ResultsGrant Wood Area Education Agency
4401 Sixth Street S.W.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-4499, U.S.A.
and is a section of the Area 10 School-to-Work site.
We welcome comments. Please send e-mail to Al Flieder
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