Tips for researching career options
Thinking about your strengths, values, and interests. Asking yourself questions like: What do you actually enjoy doing?
Self-Reflection
You enjoy and are good at working with animals, plants, tools, machines, or mechanical drawings. • You value practical things you can see, touch, and use. • You see yourself as practical, mechanical, realistic, honest, modest, and natural.
Realistic
Work at home and in the office
Hybrid Work
Who owns the Tyler Perry Studios?
Tyler Perry
Choose reliable resources
US Bureau of labor Statistics occupational outlook handbook
You enjoy and are good at studying and solving math or science problems. • You value science. • You see yourself as independent, precise, curious, complex, scientific, and intellectual.
Investigative
New technology that is addressing collaboration of human work and computers.
AI Integration
Creator of the Ford Car
Henry Ford
Starting you career research while still working in your current job so that you can begin preparations while still receiving a paycheck
Start your search early
Breaks down job tasks, required skills, personality fit, and more
O*NET
You may enjoy a career as a composer, musician, stage director, writer, decorator, architect, graphic designer, artist, photographer, journalist, or actor.
Artistic
Roles evolve due to the changing industry and new technology.
Upskilling and continuous learning
Former well-known CEO of the Apple iPhone.
Steve Jobs
Choosing a career with current benefits that you like vs. choosing a career that you might sacrifice in the beginning because of the better benefits in the long run.
Consider both short and long term needs
Good for Networking and announcing upcoming events and organizations you participate in.
You enjoy and are good at leading and persuading people and selling products, services, and ideas. • You value success in politics, leadership, or business.
Enterprising
A woman as a Nurse
Traditional work
Creator of Disney
Walt Disney
The Walt Disney Company originated as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923, founded by brothers Walt and Roy Disney
Assess the good and bad about a particular career
Create pros and cons list
You can submit your resume' one time and have multiple offers. You can apply with one click of the button.
ZipRecruiter
You enjoy and are good at doing things to help people, such as teaching, nursing, giving first aid, or providing information. • You value helping people and solving social problems. • You see yourself as helpful, friendly, tactful, kind, and trustworthy.
Social
A man as a secretary.
Non-traditional work
The founder of OWN Network
Orpah Winfrey