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| Personal Assessments
[See a more extensive list of instruments at www.reachoutmichigan.org/career/analysis.html] |
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Personality Traits & Characteristics |
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What Turns You On? - a worksheet to help you
explore what makes you happy, how you learn, and what you are good at |
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What Do You Like? - the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics helps you explore careers |
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Keirsey
Temperament Sorter - helps you in self-analysis |
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Discover Yourself - what are your
interests, personal goals, and lifestyle values? |
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Career & Job Interests |
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Michigan Occupational Information System (MOIS) at your high
school guidance office |
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
for descriptions of hundreds of jobs and their characteristics |
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Life Experiences |
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Tools for
Discovering Your Job-Related Skills |
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Define skills gained from work, volunteering, and school |
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Realistic Goal-Setting |
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Identify personal/career expectations and life goals |
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How
Do I Choose a Career? |
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Biographies |
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Practice writing a personal biography |
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Portfolios |
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Gather and organize school, work, and community service information |
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Identify and collect "best work" |
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Keep reference letters, awards, recommendations |
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Links with Job and Community Service Opportunities |
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Finding Job and Community Service Opportunities |
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Advertised jobs |
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Networking with family and friends; Networking, Establishing
contacts |
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Internet
resources |
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Community Organizations |
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| How to Contact an Employer |
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Cold Calling: Preparation,
Doing
It, Tips
& Techniques, Scenarios |
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Guidelines to
an Effective Cover Letter |
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Check Your
Résumé IQ with this quiz |
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Résumés: What to Include
and to Omit,
12 Quick Tips,
3 Basic
Formats, Sample
Letters, Choosing
Your References |
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| How to Complete a Job Application |
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Practice completing applications |
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Typical Work Prerequisites & Entry-Level
Job Tests |
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Drug & substance testing |
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Basic skills testing |
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Computer (word processing) testing |
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Clerical tests |
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Interview and Conversation Skills |
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The Job
Interview - Preparing for it, common questions, typical stages,
what to do afterward |
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Effective listening skills |
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Effective speaking skills & proper grammar |
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Physical appearance & body language |
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Accepting a Job or Community Service Opportunity |
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Planning & getting to work on time |
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Setting work goals & objectives |
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Getting along with your boss |
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Getting along with your peers |
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Being a team member |
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Giving praise & receiving constructive criticism |
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Job & Community Service Evaluations |
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Examples of employee evaluations |
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Discussing evaluations & questioning/clarifying skills |
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Defining results from a community service project |
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Assessing skills learned from job or community service |
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Exploring the World of Work |
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Co-op & Work/Study Experiences |
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Information about Military Opportunities |
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Internships |
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CIRRUS
undergraduate research opportunities; |
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Internships
- Register with Princeton Review, then go to Career, to Internships, to
Search for an Internship - a database you can search by field, city,
state, and/or weekly pay rate |
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Job Shadowing to spend time with someone on the job in a
field of interest to you |
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Shadowing opportunities in Southeastern
Michigan |
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Mentors |
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Part-Time Jobs |
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Tours of Companies, Universities, Job
Training Centers |
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Michigan tours |
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Volunteer/Community Service Learning Experiences |
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Why
Volunteer? |
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The Benefits of
Volunteering |
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Using
Volunteer Work to Gain Employment |
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Transition to Higher Education or Job
Training |
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How to Learn about a College, Company, or Training
Center |
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Writing a letter requesting information |
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Using a library |
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Using a career or guidance center |
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Researching Colleges on the Internet |
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Talking with counselors, teachers, youth workers |
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Arranging visits to colleges, companies, training centers |
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Validating the reputation of colleges or training centers |
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How to Prepare for College or Job Training |
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Understanding entry requirements |
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Reviewing your curriculum, courses, & experiences |
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Identifying weaknesses & taking steps to improve |
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Study & test-taking skills |
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SAT & ACT preparation |
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Basic computer skills |
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Choosing a college |
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Preparing for college admissions
interviews |
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How to Complete College & Job Training
Applications |
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College Application Process & Essays |
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Requesting
letters of recommendation |
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How to Pay for College & Job Training |
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Completing financial aid forms |
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Seeking & applying for scholarships |
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Grants & loans |
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Work/study and co-op options |
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Employer tuition reimbursement programs |
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Being Entrepreneurs & Starting a
Business |
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Assessing Personal Talents, Skills & Abilities
Related to Owning a Business |
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Options for Owning a Company |
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Partnership with an existing company |
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Joint ventures |
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Franchises |
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Working out of one's home |
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Preparing a Business Plan |
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Business Basics |
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Accounting & Bookkeeping Practices |
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Inventories |
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Marketing & Sales |
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Personal & Company Reputation |
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Start-Up Expenses |
