Career Inventory

Background working on master’s fdegree, career oriented, divorced, mother, outgoing, both introvert and extrovert, strong-willed, independent, wear my heart on my sleeve, giver not much of a taker, emotionally, determined, like challenges, realistic not much of optimistic, leader, team player, honest, vocal, observant, bashful

Career Inventory Instructions

STEP I: Directions for taking the O*NET Interest Profiler

1. Click on the link: O*NET Interest Profiler. Follow the directions (click “Next”) and take the O*NET Interest Profiler.

2. Once you have completed the O*NET Interest Profiler, record your numeric results for each of the 6 Holland codes. Print the results.

3. Read the Explore the Job Zones information to determine your preferred job zone. You may print the information.

4. Select your preferred Job Zone and click “Next.”

5. Read the Interest Profiler Potential Careers. Explore any careers that may interest you. If there are no careers that interest you, click the “Find More Careers” option.

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6. Make sure that you can identify the following from Step I:

· Your primary interest area (highest score),

· Your secondary interest area,

· Your current job zone,

· Your future job zone, and

· Identify at least 2 occupations and their O*NET-SOC Code matching your primary interest area.

7. Save the information from this assignment to complete the Who Am I self-reflection paper.

STEP II: Take the Value Sort found below:

1. Value Sort Step 1: What I Value Most...

From the list of values (both work-related and personal) found on the next page, select the 10 that are most important to you as guides for how to behave or as components of a valued way of life. Feel free to add any values of your own to this list, but only identify 10 values when making your final selection. Write down or circle the 10 values.

List of Values:

Achievement	Friendships	Physical challenge
Advancement and promotion	Growth	Pleasure
Adventure	Having a family	Power and authority
Affection (love and caring)	Helping other people	Privacy
Arts	Helping society	Public service
Challenging problems	Honesty	Purity
Change and variety	Independence	Quality of what I take part in
Close relationships	Influencing others	Quality relationships
Community	Inner harmony	Recognition (respect from others, status)
Competence	Integrity	Religion
Competition	Intellectual status	Reputation
Cooperation	Involvement	Responsibility and accountability
Country	Job tranquility	Security
Creativity	Knowledge	Self-respect
Decisiveness	Leadership	Serenity
Democracy	Location	Sophistication
Ecological awareness	Loyalty	Stability
Economic security	Market position	Status
Effectiveness	Meaningful work	Supervising others
Efficiency	Merit	Time freedom
Ethical practice	Money	Truth
Excellence	Nature	Wealth
Excitement	Being around people who are open and honest	Wisdom
Fame	Order (tranquility, stability, conformity)	Work under pressure
Fast living	Personal development	Work with others
Financial gain	Freedom	Working alone

2. Value Sort Step 2: Elimination.

1. Now that you have identified 10 values, imagine that you are only permitted to have 5. Which 5 would you give up? Cross them off.

2. Now imagine that you are only permitted 4. Which would you give up? Cross it off.

3. Now cross off another value to bring your list down to 3.

4. Cross off another value, to bring your list down to 2.

5. Finally cross off 1 of your 2 values. What is the top value on your list?

3. Click on the link: O*NET: My Next Move. Find the “I want to be a . . .” search box. Describe your dream career in a few words. Keeping your principle value in mind, find 2 occupations that are most consistent with your principle values.

4. You will need to identify the following information for the Who Am I Paper:

· Your primary personal/work value;

· Your second, third, fourth, and fifth personal/work values;

· Values 6–10, if important to you;

· Your feelings during the process of eliminating or prioritizing values; and

· Select 2 occupations (and their codes) that are consistent with your values.

STEP III: Directions for Combining the Results and Exploring a Career

1. Using the O*NET Interest Profiler and the Value Sort results found in Steps I and II, identify:

· Your primary and secondary interests,

· Your 3 highest work values, and

· Your current and future work zones.

2. Based on both your interest and values results, identify 1 O*NET occupation you want to explore. Record the O*NET-SOC Code and Title.

STEP IV: Use the results of Steps I–II to complete the Who Am I Paper that is assigned in Module/Week 4.

STEP V: Use the result of Step III to complete the Career Exploration Paper that is assigned in Module/Week 7.

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