Career Interest Inventory Resources

Career Interest Inventory Resources1.1.6.E1ResourcesMy Next Movehttp://www.mynextmove.org/My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. MyNext Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Users can find careersthrough keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through theO*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person's interests andlevel of work experience.My Next Move is developed and maintained by the National Center for O*NET Development, under thesponsorship of the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration.The O*NET Interest Profiler is one of several O*NET Career Exploration Tools developed for careercounseling, career planning, and career exploration. The O*NET Interest Profiler is a tool designed to assessindividual's vocational interests. The web-based version of the tool features 60 items that measure six types ofHolland (1997) occupational interests: Realistic (R), Investigative (I), Artistic (A), Social (S), Enterprising (E),and Conventional (C), collectively called RIASEC. To learn more about the development of this tool, or todownload the paper-and-pencil version, visit the O*NET Interest Profiler Short Form page at the O*NETResource Center.Program Features: Participants must go to the website located above. Click on “Tell us what you like to do.” The participants will answer a variety of questions about their likes and dislikes. This takes about15 minutes. Their results are categorized as realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, andconventional with the option to learn more about each of the categories and print their results. Participants select a job zone to explore jobs based upon the amount of experience, education andtraining needed. Upon completion of the survey, information is provided to the participants about the careers thatmatch their interests and training.Perfect Career Interest Inventoryhttp://www.iccweb.com/Perfect_Career.htm• Kforce is a full-service staffing firm providing flexible and permanent staffing solutions fororganizations and career management for individuals in the specialty skill areas of informationtechnology, finance and accounting, human resources, engineering, pharmaceutical, and health care.Program Features:• Participants must log on by filling out a short user registration page. Participants answer 252questions (takes 20-30 minutes) about eighteen occupations that make up the U.S. work scene.• When taking the quiz, participants check each statement that interests them. Participants can skimthrough this quickly and may not fully read each statement.© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised May 2012 – Career Development Unit – Interest Inventory – Page 4Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences Take Charge America Institute at The University of Arizona

1.1.6.E1Resources• Participants then rate checked statements based on level of interest.o Upon completion of the quiz, a report illustrating the participant’s interest in 21 major careerareas is displayed. Each career area also contains a list of specific careers. The report includesstep-by-step instructions on how to use the information.o A sheet can be printed describing each question’s relation to the career fields.o Interest statements that are rated highest are paired with specific career suggestions for easyreview.School Finderhttp://www.schoolfinder.com• SchoolFinder.com is produced by EDge Interactive. EDge Interactive is a leader in creating anddeveloping student recruitment solutions for the educational community. Based in Toronto, Canadasince 1995, EDge has enjoyed strong growth as a provider of information services and softwaresolutions to students and educational professionals across North America.o EDge's products and services include ezRecruit, Interactive ViewBooks, ContentManagement Solutions, e-mail marketing and recruitment services.Program Features:• Students create an account. This can be performed by selecting “Create an account “on the top rightcorner of the homepage. During account creation, a series of profile questions (10-15) are asked suchas age, level of schooling, reason for taking a career profile test, etc. This takes about ten minutes.• An advantage to creating an account is all personal information is saved in the account profile. In the“3-Step Career Quiz," participants assess the level at which they agree with each statement to answerthe question. This requires the participant to evaluate each question rather than skimming throughthemo At the top of the screen, it continually shows how close the participant is to completing thesurvey.o The quiz consists of eighty questions that are well written with specific examples participantscan relate to and are not too repetitive. The total quiz will take about 15-20 minutes.Participant Set Up:• Step 1: Create an account• Step 2: Under the Undergraduate tab on the homepage, click on the “Careers” link.• Step 3: Start the quiz by clicking on “3-Step Career Quiz” link.o Participants answer easy questions designed to focus on career goals.• Step 4: Identify career options.o Browse through possible careers based on the given answers. School Finder identifies the topthree categories and provides a score to differentiate between each category.• Step 5: Research career and education options.o Read detailed career descriptions and learn what each career has to offer in wages, duties, andrewards.o Discover the schools that offer degree programs in a chosen field, review detailed school profiles,and find scholarships and grants.© Family Economics & Financial Education – Revised May 2012 – Career Development Unit – Interest Inventory – Page 5Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences Take Charge America Institute at The University of Arizona