Get Accurate Career Information
When you're job searching, knowing what your options are and which careers will meet your needs can be difficult to nail down. The best way to start is by looking at the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook. This resource provides detailed information about what a specific career entails, including education requirements, salary ranges, expected job growth rates and more.
If you're not sure where to get started or what career might be right for you, the Career Assessment tests on our site can help point the way to a better future through an in-depth assessment of your interests and skills.
The tests, offered through our partnership with MyPlan.com, are based on the Holland Code. This is a career theory that helps you find which careers fit your personality by breaking down occupations into six basic interest areas: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional.
Take the Career Assessment now: myplan.com/career-tools/career-assessment .
Holland Code Basics
The Holland Code, created by Dr. John Holland, is a way to categorize occupations based on their common characteristics. Based on your results, you can learn more about the careers that you might enjoy and which ones might bring out your strengths. The assessment will even show you which jobs match your personality best when it comes to hours of work and type of tasks involved.
After taking the test, look at the results to see how close each occupation is to one of six interest areas: Realistic (hands-on), Investigative (research-oriented), Artistic (creative), Social (people-focused), Enterprising (sales-focused) or Conventional (organized).
Once you have a list of the careers that match your interest areas, you can then look at the Career Profile to find out more details about those jobs. You'll see what the job responsibilities are, possible requirements for education and training, typical hours worked and pay information. You can also link directly to your state's career planning agency where you can find out what steps to take next on your path to becoming a successful professional in that field.
Career Tools for College Students
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a good resource for anyone who is looking into different career options. However, it's especially useful if you're still in school. Early in college, you may not know what type of job you want to pursue. In this case, the Career Assessment is a great tool to use alongside the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
The assessment comes with three different versions. You can take any combination of tests from all three versions in order to get a thorough overview of your interests, skills and personality traits. Each test reflects the Holland Code and gives you concrete information that will help determine which career is right for you.
The tests also come with detailed reports that show how your results match up against those for other college students. To review your results, log in to your myPlan account and take the assessments again. This can help you see which areas you might need to focus more on in order to get closer to the career you want.
Once you have an idea of what type of work you want to do, the Career Assessment can help you narrow down those choices. You'll see how many jobs fit under each interest area and if there are any that are missing from your list. The Career Assessment will show if there are any gaps as well; if your personality doesn't reflect some popular careers or if there aren't enough job openings that match your skills and interests, it will draw attention to those discrepancies.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook can be a great place to start when you decide that it's time to look into your career options. You'll see what you should be prepared with, such as education and training, and where the jobs are located. After using this resource, you can get a more detailed description of the different occupations that fit your personality using the Career Assessment.
Jump on the path to success today by taking the Career Assessment now: myplan.com/career-tools/career-assessment .
About MyPlan.com
MyPlan.com is a free, personalized career plan website that aims to help people find out which career will work for them. With MyPlan, you can get information about careers and what type of training and education is needed in order to enter each one. You can then take the assessments to discover which careers are your best match based on your personality and interests. The Occupational Outlook Handbook is one of the resources that you can use to find out more about different careers.
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