CAREER EXPLORATION PROCESS
Who am I?
Self-assessment tools, activities, and resources to help individuals identify their interests, values, and skills.
What careers would be a good match?
Information and tools such as Pathfinders and VT Guidance Central that will help individuals begin the career-exploration process.
How do I decide on a career?
Links to resources available to individuals choosing a career, including a career development plan, the VSAC Resource Center, career placement offices, job shadowing, and the Summer Employment Program.
Test Preparation
VT Guidance Central is an interactive program for career exploration, college planning, and test preparation. Features include self-assessments, cccupational info, college search, and testGEAR's free SAT and ACT test prep tools.
LearningExpressAdvantage.com has online tools to prep for college and graduate school entrance exams as well as career related exams, including the GED, TOEFL, ASVAB (military), PRAXIS (teaching), civil service. Use VSAC's Account ID Number for free access: 10254
VSAC’s Test Preparation pathfinder contains information on all the best books and online resources for testing.
VT Guidance Central
VT Guidance Central is an interactive program for career exploration, college planning, and test preparation.
Features include:
- Self assessments
- Occupational information
- College search
- PSAT, SAT, and ACT diagnostic test preparation
Adult Learners
Deciding about a career change - Information for adults interested in making a career change, along with links to a planning checklist and a section on the decision-making process.
Career decision-making process - Information on the steps involved in career decision-making, including self-assessment and resources for career exploration.
Career development action plan - A checklist to guide individuals through the career decision-making process.
Reaching Out, Fall 2006 (PDF) – a newsletter from VSAC’s Educational Opportunity Center that provides adult learners with resources, info, and encouragement.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
Check out summer opportunities for Vermont high school and middle school students!
LIBRARY PICKS
VSAC Resource Center Library
Extensive collection of books, tapes, software, and other tools, and helpful staff to assist you in career exploration. Visit during library hours or borrow materials through interlibrary loan.
Search our online catalog for books, articles and other resources on topics that interest you such as career exploration, self-assessment, and career planning.
WEB PICKS
Occupational Information Center Find wage and other information about careers in Vermont through the Department of Employment and Training's Occupational Information Center Web site. (Vermont Dept. of Employment and Training)
The Occupational Outlook Handbook offers useful tools to explore careers. (U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics)
