Career Planning

Whether you’re a student searching for the right career path or an adult looking to make a career change, the key to being truly satisfied with your career is finding a work environment that fits who you are as a person.

Even though there are more than 1,500 careers in today’s job market, people tend to consider just a handful of options, and usually make decisions without knowing what they’re getting into. Usually, people choose a job just because it seems interesting, only to find out later that their interests have changed. This might be why only about one in three people in this country like their jobs.

Think about it: how would you begin to find the career path that’s best for you, when you might not even know the names of all the possibilities? On the other hand, what if the job you have your heart set on is nothing like you think it is, and opposite of what you're really looking for in a career? Most importantly, are you ready to find out?

Step 1: Personal Assessment

The DISC Career Insights Report identifies your behavioral style and lists careers that matches your style.

How it works:

You: request a personal career assessment by phone or e-mail.

We: provide you with an online code so you can complete the DISC Assessment, which will take you less than 30 minutes. The resulting Career Insights Report will help you gain a clear understanding of your personal style and the core values that motivate you professionally and personally, as well as defining your ideal work environment. The end result is a list of career options that fit well with your own unique style.

DISC Career Report Sample

Workplace Motivators Sample

Step 2: Narrow Down Your Options

Career Solutions has developed a unique system for comparing career options so you can tell which ones offer you the best fit and opportunities.

How it works:

You: choose which careers you'd like us to research and rank.

We: research the careers suggested by your DISC Career Assessment as well as any other careers you are considering. We will rate each of them on several basic criteria: future outlook, income, and your own environmental preferences. The result is a Career Narrow-Down Report that ranks careers based on future opportunity as well as how well the careers fit you, so you can choose 3- 5 career options to research further.

Career Narrow Down Report Sample

Step 3: In-Depth Career Research

Career Solutions’ in-depth research service provides you with detailed reports on your top career choices to help you make an informed decision about your occupational pathway.

How it works:

You: choose 3-5 careers for us to do In-Depth Career Research Reports on.

We: conduct extensive research on the 3-5 careers you have chosen from the Narrow-Down Report, and provide you with a detailed In-Depth Career Report on each of these careers. We also provide you with a list of local or regional companies that employ people in these careers as well as contact information for trade organizations related to each career.

One additional step we highly recommend is to conduct informational interviews and job shadows with people already employed in the careers you’re considering, which we can help you to set up. The goal in this last step is to uncover firsthand knowledge on your top options before you choose a path.

Career Solutions offers discount pricing for low- and moderate-income families.

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