12/01/2017
How to choose a career
1. Know yourself–your strengths, values, personality, and skills
This will help you decide which choice best fits you.
Discover which Holland personality types you are most like, then match your results with promising careers, college majors and training programs.
Read about John Holland's Theory of Career Choice to understand how your success and satisfaction in a job, school, or college is related to your personality.
Do the activities in Learn about Yourself and Identify Your Skills to understand yourself better.
Explore what career well-being means and how to strengthen yours.
2. Know your options and learn about each one
To learn about occupations, go to Learn More about the Jobs that Interest Me ,
Learn about Occupations , or Choosing a Military Career.
Job Satisfaction will help you optimize your job satisfaction when you choose a career or a job. It can also help you analyze why you are dissatisfied in your job, if you are one of the many who are.
To learn about education options, go to
Choose a Career Cluster / Career Field /
Career Pathway or Choose a Major or Training Program .
Is starting your own business an option? Click Self-Employment to explore this idea.
Are you thinking of strengthening your job skills but you are unsure which ones are important? See The Foundation Skills .
3. Make a good decision
At High-Quality Decision Making you will learn a method based on many scientific studies that is widely used in business and medical settings. It is easy to understand and use.
Still not sure? Go to Career Indecision and consider getting help from a professional counselor: Career Counseling
Tip: Go to our " Choose a Career " listing to see more self-help articles! Also check out our Site Map.
Source: https://www.careerkey.org/choose-a-career/how-to-choose-a-career.html
How to choose a career using 3 practical, science-based steps of good decision making.
