FOCUS 2 CAREER will guide you through a reliable career and education decision-making model to help you choose your major at your college and make informed decisions about your career. MyCareerPlanningReadinessandAcademicStrengthsMeasureyourinvolvementinselfassessment,careerexplorationandevaluateyourreadinesstomakeinformedcareerdecisions.Recognizingyouracademicstrengthswillbringyouonestepclosertopursuingasatisfyingareaofstudyandcareerpath. SelfAssessmentsCompletetheFOCUS2SelfAssessments.Thenexploreanddiscovermajorsandoccupationsthatmatchyourpersonalattributes.

Reviewyourassessmentresultstolearnhowyourpersonalattributesfitintotheworldofwork.Thenexploretheoccupationsandsupportingmajorspresentedintheresultsofeachassessment.

Clickonanyoccupationtolearnmore

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Tolearnmoreaboutanoccupationofinteresttoyou,clickonanytitleandreview:Overview:Adescriptionoftheoccupation.JobTasksandSkills:Tasksyouwillberequiredtodo.InterestProfile:Howdoyourworkinterestscomparewiththeworkinterestsoftheoccupationinthiscareerfield?Outlook:Whatemploymentopportunitiesareprojectedfortheoccupation?Earnings:Nationalmediansalarydetails.Advancement:Whatopportunitiesaretypicallyavailabletoapersoninthisfield?

Followingcompletionofeachassessment,youwillbepresentedwithalistofoccupationsmatchingyourassessmentresultsandsupportingmajorsatyourcollege.

AreasofStudy:Whataretheeducationcredentialsandareasofstudythataretypicallypursuedbypeopleinthisfield?ProfessionalAssociations:LinktoProfessionalAssociationsrelatedtothisfield.Saveyourfavoriteoccupationsandmajorswithyourcomments,questionsandrankings.Bysavingyourpreferredoccupationsandmajorsyouaremakingdecisions.

• Reviewandsaveatleast5ofyourfavoriteoccupationslistedinyourassessmentresults.

• Reviewandsave1-2majorsthatwillsupportthoseoccupations.

Reviewandsaveatleast5favoriteoccupations.Listyourfavoriteoccupationsthatyouhavesaved

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Reviewandsave1-2majorsthatwillsupportthoseoccupations.

Listmajorsofferedatyourcollegethatsupportyourfavoriteoccupations§ ____________________________________________§ ____________________________________________

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CombineAssessmentsNarrowdownyouroccupationchoicesbycombiningyourassessmentresultstoidentifyoccupationsthatoccurinmultipleassessmentsandnotetrendsinreoccurringmajors.

Arethereanyoccupationsthatappealtoyouthatmatchseveralofyourofyourpersonalattributes?Listyourfavorites.

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ExplorethePossibilities:Usethesetoolsforongoingcareerandmajorexploration.Explorationofoccupationsisakeycomponentofcareerplanning

What Can I do with a Major In…offered at your college? Select any major of interest to you to learn more taking note of the suggested majors that support your work interests type. Explore the occupations associated with a major of interest to you.

• Exploreanyareaofstudythatinterestsyou.• Exploreanyoccupationbytitle• ExploreoccupationsinthesameJobFamily.• Compare2occupationssidebysidetoseewhatissimilaraboutanoccupation

andwhatmaybedifferent.

ActionPlanningPreparearoadmapofyouracademicandcareerdevelopmentactivities.

• Recordandkeeptrackofyoureducationplansandexperiences• Recordandkeeptrackofyourprofessionaldevelopment.Thiswillhelpyouin

preparearesumeinthefuture.YourResultsandPortfolio

• Reviewtheoccupationsyouhavesaved.Edityourcommentsandmakedecisions.

• ClickonMySavedMajorsandselectyourtopchoicemajor.• Buildyourportfoliotoreviewallofyourreportsandresults.

SummingitUp:UseyourFOCUS2PORTFOLIOtoanswerthefollowingquestions.

Doyourpreferredoccupationsmatchyourpersonalitypreferences,careerinterests,skillsandvalues?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________WhatisyourTOPCHOICEMAJOR?Whyisthismajoragoodfitforyou?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Whatquestions/commentsdoyouhaveaboutthemajor(s)youareconsidering?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________HowdoesunderstandingyourFOCUS2selfassessmentresultsgiveyoucareerdirectionandguideyourdecisionmaking?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

InformedDecisionMaking

ContinuetouseFOCUS2asaresourcetohelpyoumakeinformed

decisionsaboutyourcareerandeducation.