Careers & Careers & Personal InterestPersonal Interest

Create Your Personal Create Your Personal Plan for the FuturePlan for the Future

Presented by Presented by Chariho Regional High School Guidance Chariho Regional High School Guidance

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Don’t worry if you’re not sure about what you want to do for a career.

Determining what you want to do is easier than you may think.

A simple career assessment will helpyou find jobs that fit your interestand personality.

1.Take an inventory of your interest

2.Add up your scores

3.Evaluate yourself

4.Think about the future

Place a check by the activities that interest you.

Don’t worry if you do notKnow much about them.

Realist – typically focused, rugged, mechanical and direct.

Investigator – curious, observant and likes to research, analyze and solve problems.

Artist – creative and imaginative, works best in unstructured

environments. Helper – helping others learn new

skills or counseling them on personal issues.

Enterpriser – likes to compete, persuade others and take risks.

Detailer – likes to analyze facts and numbers. Likes structure.

Talk to your parents Talk to your guidance counselor Research your interest areas Think about your future and

how you want to live your life

Web Sites for Rhode Island Students

Way To Go Rhode Islandwww.waytogori.org

Rhode Island Department of Labor & TrainingFor occupational wages and projectionswww.dlt.ri.gov/lmi

College Planning CenterAssist students and parents with college and financial aid planningwww.cpcri.org

Big Future by College Board?Find Colleges, Advice and Morehttps://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

Occupational Outlook HandbookEmployment, training and education needed earnings expected job prospects what workers do on the job working conditions http://www.bls.gov/oco