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- Make a list of the fun stuff you do. What do you like to do when you’re not at school, hanging out with friends, or working at your part-time job?
- Take a self-assessment to help you evaluate your perceived interest, skills, values, and personality.
- Research careers that have elements from your list of what you like to do and are in-line with your self-assessment results. Your career doesn’t have to be all fun-and-games, but parts of it should be fun enough that from time-to-time you forget you’re working.
| | | | | | There are resources all around you like your family, friends, teachers, guidance counselors, and coaches who may have some knowledge about careers that will fit your interests and personality. Then there are resources at the library and on the web. Google your career interests to see what else you can find! | | | | | | Once you’ve found 3-5 careers that interest you, expand your research beyond your parents, guidance counselor, and others. Try to experience the career for yourself. Visit “The Next Step” section of this site for more information about information interviews, job shadowing, internships, and volunteering. | | | | | | The career decision research you do now might not result in you finding the career that’s perfect for you right away. But, you will at least eliminate careers that you find aren’t a good match for you. Finding out what you don’t like can be as important as knowing what you do like.
You’ll also be more prepared to recognize a good career fit when you see it on TV, read about it in a magazine or hear about it from a family member or friend.
Even if you don’t choose a specific career right now, knowing what your interests and skills are can be helpful when you’re choosing what classes to take in high school. | | | | | | No. Your personality and your preferred lifestyle should also be considered, along with many other factors including employment outlook, pay scale, location of job opportunities, the types of companies hiring, and the level of education needed. | | | |
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