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Confused about Careers and Majors?

Family and friendsBooks and magazines Web sitesConsider your Sources

Bring career magazine samplesWhere to StartCheck your schools Guidance Website

There are multiple resources that may be able to point you in the right direction. While exploring you may come across three very important questions. Who am I? Where am I going? And How do I get there?3Who am I?Interests The things that grab our attention & our curiosityAptitudes Your innate or learned ability in particular areas or subjectsPersonality The qualities and values that embody you

First things first...Explore your Interests, Aptitudes and PersonalityLots of resources on the webUnderstanding yourself is the most important part of the search.

Interest InventoriesPersonalAssessmentsCareer Quizzes ASVABMyers-BriggsAptitude TestsJungian Personality Batteries

The interest inventory will ask you a series of questions that will give you suggestions at the end to where your interests may lie in the professional world. 5Do What You Are

Personality

www.HumanMetrics.com

Where Am I Going?What is YOUR Goal?

Resources on the Web: Exploring Careers

http://www.usnews.com/money/careers/features/best-careers-2010Resources on the Web: Career Picks by Field

Career Interests

The interest inventory will ask you a series of questions that will give you suggestions at the end to where your interests may lie in the professional world. 11

www.princetonreview.com/careers-after-college.aspx

How Do I Get There?Whats Your plan?2 or 4 Year College or UniversityEarning an associates degree is not settling. You can make $300,000 more over your lifetime.

13Now that you have a better understanding of who you are it is time to find the type of college that fits YOU!If College is the Right PathFind the Best Fit!4,000 or 20,000 Students?Technical, Pre-Professional or Liberal Arts?Public or Private?In-state or out-of state?Find the college that fits YOU!You want to choose a college that is most conducive to internal exploration. For some that may be a large University, for others it may be a small technical school.14Look for the Right Match

15The Right School for YouCollege Board Similar to Naviance search

College board will ask almost the same questions that Naviance will to come up with a search that fits you best.16Now that you have explored careers and collegesIs it time to consider a major?Are you ready to choose a major?Take into account your interests, aptitude, and personalityHow do you do that?...take another inventorywww.mymajors.com

What Major is Right for You?

Our recommendations are influenced by which courses you have taken and not taken, by your grades and by the degree to which you enjoyed various classes in high school. As you go through the interview, for courses you haven't taken, but plan to take, you may wish to indicate how well you expect to do in them and how much you expect to enjoy them, rather than indicating that you didn't take them at all. This will give you better results18

Research it! (www.myplan.com)

Afterwards

These resources allow you the opportunity to explore the careers that are associated with each major. That allows you to find the truly best fit.19Do I need to choose a Major?Students choose a major because of an influential teacher only to discover the subject is not of interestStudents start with a major because they think their parents want them tooStudents switch because @ college they discover they have a passion for something else40-50% of students change majorsMost high school seniors & college freshmen lack the experience & information necessary to choose a majorAt some colleges, you may have a better chance of acceptance if you DONT pick a major.Stephen Stahl (dean of arts and sciences @ St. Bonaventure University)So you now know more about who you are and where you want to go, now it is time to figure out how to get there. Your college major is going to open up the doors for you to pursue the career you are interested in, so choose wisely. College Publisher hosted this article20