{"id":924,"date":"2018-06-22T18:06:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T18:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=924"},"modified":"2023-01-03T23:29:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T23:29:15","slug":"career-exploration-3","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/chapter\/career-exploration-3\/","title":{"raw":"Career Exploration Assessment (Not Required)","rendered":"Career Exploration Assessment (Not Required)"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"post-773\" class=\"standard post-773 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n\r\nDeciding on a major\/career path involves understanding your interests, skills, and values, and what motivates you.\u00a0 Please complete the assessment below.\r\n<h2>Step 1: \u00a0COMPLETE THE INDIANA CAREER EXPLORER ASSESSMENT<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Instructions:<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Visit the Indiana Career Explorer home page at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indianacareerexplorer.com\/\">http:\/\/www.indianacareerexplorer.com<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 click on\u00a0\u201cnew users register here\u201d under the login information.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>New User Screen \u2014 click on the student button and select \u201ccollege freshman,\u201d then click continue.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Register Screen \u2014 complete the information required on this screen. \u00a0 You must use the calendar to select your date of birth, so use the arrows to scroll to the right birth date. \u00a0Create a user name and password, keeping this information in a safe place for later use. \u00a0Under school, select the Ivy Tech Community College campus where you attend. \u00a0At the bottom of the page, you must read through the terms and conditions of use, then click that you agree to them. \u00a0 When finished, click on the \u201cregister\u201d button.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You should now be in an Indiana Career Explorer screen which will direct you to many different options for use.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>In the middle of this screen are three different assessments. \u00a0Follow the directions and complete all three. \u00a0Save your findings. \u00a0You can also go into \u201cMy Portfolio\u201d at the top of the screen to check your results later.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Kuder Career Interest Assessment takes about 9 minutes to complete.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Kuder Skills Confidence Assessment takes about 7 minutes to complete.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Kuder Work Values Assessment takes about 4 minutes to complete.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Each of these assessments will guide you towards a career using different types of information.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>At the bottom of the page, explore the Hoosier Hot 50 Jobs. \u00a0Is your career choice one of these needed positions?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Print out<\/strong>\u00a0your results, or<strong>\u00a0Save the file<\/strong>\u00a0on your Computer where you can access it again easily. \u00a0This information will assist you with completing the career exploration worksheet.\r\n<h2>Step 2: \u00a0Complete the Occupational Exploration Worksheet below<\/h2>\r\nUse this information to complete your entry for the Discussion Board.\r\n\r\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/College+Success+2\/College+Success+Career+and+Interview+Project.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This can be downloaded as a Word doc by clicking here.<\/a>)\r\n<h3><strong>OCCUPATIONAL EXPLORATION WORKSHEET<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><del>View your assessment results. \u00a0Look under the Career Interest Assessment and identify your career interests. \u00a0What are your top three occupational groups? \u00a0Does this surprise you?<\/del><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nWhat is your \u00a0first area of interest? _______________________\r\n\r\nWhat is your second area interest? _____________________\r\n\r\nWhat is your third area interest? _______________________\r\n\r\n2. \u00a0Review the career information for your career choice of interest. Please use the following resources for your occupational research:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>O\u2019NET<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/online.onetcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/online.onetcenter.org<\/a>\u00a0(Click on \u201c<strong>Find Occupations<\/strong>\u201d )<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/Toolkit\/ACINet.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>America\u2019s Career InfoNet<\/strong><\/a>: http:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/Toolkit\/ACINet.aspx (Click on\u00a0<strong>\u201cOccupation Information\u201d<\/strong>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Occupational Outlook Handbook<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oco<\/a>\u00a0(Type in the occupation title you are interested in researching in the search bar)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ol start=\"3\">\r\n \t<li>After reviewing at least one website\u2019s information, answer the following questions about the career.\u00a0<strong>PLEASE CITE YOUR SOURCE(S)<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>What Education, Training, and\/or Certifications are needed to enter this occupation? (Associate Degree? Bachelor\u2019s degree? Master\u2019s Degree? Licensure?)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>What is the Salary Range (lowest to highest)? What is the Median or Average Salary?<\/strong><strong>What is the Employment Outlook? (Average growth? Faster than Average? etc..)<\/strong><strong>What is the Nature of Work? \u00a0Describe Specific Tasks Involved in this Occupation.\u00a0<em>(Is it people, data, things, or ideas related?)<\/em><\/strong><strong>Describe the Working Conditions (e.g., responsibilities, sitting at desk\/office, outdoors, public contact, etc\u2026)<\/strong><strong>What do you find appealing about this occupation? Any drawbacks? How does it relate to your key work values and skills?<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>What college major or program will you need to pursue this occupation\/career? What steps will you need to take in order to achieve your career goal(s)?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>After researching this occupation, do you think this career path is still an option as a long-term career goal? Why or why not?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Please list a potential transfer institution, and a link to the requirements for your chosen degree at your transfer institution.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<section class=\"citations-section focusable\" role=\"contentinfo\"><\/section>","rendered":"<div id=\"post-773\" class=\"standard post-773 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Deciding on a major\/career path involves understanding your interests, skills, and values, and what motivates you.\u00a0 Please complete the assessment below.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1: \u00a0COMPLETE THE INDIANA CAREER EXPLORER ASSESSMENT<\/h2>\n<h3>Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the Indiana Career Explorer home page at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indianacareerexplorer.com\/\">http:\/\/www.indianacareerexplorer.com<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 click on\u00a0\u201cnew users register here\u201d under the login information.<\/li>\n<li>New User Screen \u2014 click on the student button and select \u201ccollege freshman,\u201d then click continue.<\/li>\n<li>Register Screen \u2014 complete the information required on this screen. \u00a0 You must use the calendar to select your date of birth, so use the arrows to scroll to the right birth date. \u00a0Create a user name and password, keeping this information in a safe place for later use. \u00a0Under school, select the Ivy Tech Community College campus where you attend. \u00a0At the bottom of the page, you must read through the terms and conditions of use, then click that you agree to them. \u00a0 When finished, click on the \u201cregister\u201d button.<\/li>\n<li>You should now be in an Indiana Career Explorer screen which will direct you to many different options for use.<\/li>\n<li>In the middle of this screen are three different assessments. \u00a0Follow the directions and complete all three. \u00a0Save your findings. \u00a0You can also go into \u201cMy Portfolio\u201d at the top of the screen to check your results later.<\/li>\n<li>Kuder Career Interest Assessment takes about 9 minutes to complete.<\/li>\n<li>Kuder Skills Confidence Assessment takes about 7 minutes to complete.<\/li>\n<li>Kuder Work Values Assessment takes about 4 minutes to complete.<\/li>\n<li>Each of these assessments will guide you towards a career using different types of information.<\/li>\n<li>At the bottom of the page, explore the Hoosier Hot 50 Jobs. \u00a0Is your career choice one of these needed positions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Print out<\/strong>\u00a0your results, or<strong>\u00a0Save the file<\/strong>\u00a0on your Computer where you can access it again easily. \u00a0This information will assist you with completing the career exploration worksheet.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 2: \u00a0Complete the Occupational Exploration Worksheet below<\/h2>\n<p>Use this information to complete your entry for the Discussion Board.<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/College+Success+2\/College+Success+Career+and+Interview+Project.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This can be downloaded as a Word doc by clicking here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>OCCUPATIONAL EXPLORATION WORKSHEET<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><del>View your assessment results. \u00a0Look under the Career Interest Assessment and identify your career interests. \u00a0What are your top three occupational groups? \u00a0Does this surprise you?<\/del><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>What is your \u00a0first area of interest? _______________________<\/p>\n<p>What is your second area interest? _____________________<\/p>\n<p>What is your third area interest? _______________________<\/p>\n<p>2. \u00a0Review the career information for your career choice of interest. Please use the following resources for your occupational research:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>O\u2019NET<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/online.onetcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/online.onetcenter.org<\/a>\u00a0(Click on \u201c<strong>Find Occupations<\/strong>\u201d )<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/Toolkit\/ACINet.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>America\u2019s Career InfoNet<\/strong><\/a>: http:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/Toolkit\/ACINet.aspx (Click on\u00a0<strong>\u201cOccupation Information\u201d<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupational Outlook Handbook<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oco<\/a>\u00a0(Type in the occupation title you are interested in researching in the search bar)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>After reviewing at least one website\u2019s information, answer the following questions about the career.\u00a0<strong>PLEASE CITE YOUR SOURCE(S)<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>What Education, Training, and\/or Certifications are needed to enter this occupation? (Associate Degree? Bachelor\u2019s degree? Master\u2019s Degree? Licensure?)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>What is the Salary Range (lowest to highest)? What is the Median or Average Salary?<\/strong><strong>What is the Employment Outlook? (Average growth? Faster than Average? etc..)<\/strong><strong>What is the Nature of Work? \u00a0Describe Specific Tasks Involved in this Occupation.\u00a0<em>(Is it people, data, things, or ideas related?)<\/em><\/strong><strong>Describe the Working Conditions (e.g., responsibilities, sitting at desk\/office, outdoors, public contact, etc\u2026)<\/strong><strong>What do you find appealing about this occupation? Any drawbacks? How does it relate to your key work values and skills?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>What college major or program will you need to pursue this occupation\/career? What steps will you need to take in order to achieve your career goal(s)?<\/li>\n<li>After researching this occupation, do you think this career path is still an option as a long-term career goal? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li>Please list a potential transfer institution, and a link to the requirements for your chosen degree at your transfer institution.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"citations-section focusable\" role=\"contentinfo\"><\/section>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-924\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Career Exploration. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Ivy Tech Community College. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ivytech.edu\">http:\/\/ivytech.edu<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":96547,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Career Exploration\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Ivy Tech Community College\",\"url\":\"ivytech.edu\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-924","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":669,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96547"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1234,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/924\/revisions\/1234"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/669"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/924\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=924"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=924"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48x112-5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}